| If you have a family, then no doubt, you have a | | | | well after they have been taken. We recommend |
| family photo stuck up on the wall somewhere. It's | | | | using shots where the contents don't ‘date' |
| lovely to see every member of the family, from | | | | the photo … so you probably wouldn't sepia-tint |
| biggest to smallest, all professionally lit and looking | | | | a picture of your ten-year-old playing Xbox! |
| scrubbed and beautiful. However, there really is | | | | Nature shots and close-ups are usually most |
| very little originality in the standard family photo! | | | | appropriate |
| We love family photos on canvas prints for their | | | | Birthday suit shots |
| durability and individuality. Today we check out | | | | If you have the type of kids that hate being |
| some very cool, very innovative family photo | | | | enclosed in clothing, this will be an easy and sweet |
| ideas that can help make the most of that artistic | | | | shot to take. There are plenty of ways to make |
| feel that comes along with printing photos on | | | | birthday suit shots tasteful, and the example |
| canvas. | | | | above is a wonderful one. Side or back shots are |
| | | | easier to keep ‘displayable', and just so |
| Mother and Daughter, Father and Son | | | | blurt-able! |
| You don't need everybody in the same family | | | | Black and white family photos |
| photo, all at once. In fact,, having two family | | | | Just as with the sepia-tinting, you can choose any |
| members that look very similar, and posing them | | | | of your existing family photos to turn black and |
| similarly, can be extremely effective … as you | | | | white for canvas printing. Choose photos that |
| can see! This idea works well with mother and | | | | won't ‘date' easily, as with your sepia shots. |
| daughter or father and son; however if it happens | | | | As an added bonus, if you aren't using a full range |
| that your daughters look more like their Dad, and | | | | if colour inks there may be discounts available |
| sons more like their Mum, you'll get the same | | | | from some canvas printers. |
| effect by changing it round. | | | | Three-generation family photos |
| Night time portraits | | | | Personally, some of our most treasured family |
| Night time portraits are among the most stunning | | | | photos are the few we managed to take with |
| – but you really need to set a scene, and you | | | | three generations of women from the same |
| definitely need to hire a photographer that is | | | | family, before the oldest lady in the shot passed |
| experienced in taking these shots. Otherwise you'll | | | | away. Memorialising your family across the |
| end up dressing up and dragging the kids out, | | | | generations is especially suitable for canvas |
| night after night, only to turn out hordes of under | | | | printing because of the ability to split frames – |
| exposed or blurry shots. If you have some | | | | taking a single photo and creating three separate |
| decent photographic equipment, though, you may | | | | frames from it. A wonderful look! |
| be able to get some nice shots yourself. Make | | | | Feet photos |
| sure you use a tripod, and the longest exposure | | | | |
| setting possible. Night-time shots are much more | | | | Neat idea, isn't it? We love the feet photo look, |
| suitable when your kids have grown up enough to | | | | especially when it's paired up with a sepia or black |
| sit still for several seconds … toddlers usually | | | | and white tone technique. You don't have to do |
| just come out a blur! | | | | this one in a bed – the beach or the back |
| Sepia tinted shots | | | | lawn would be just as beautiful. |
| | | | Canvas printing is a wonderfully detailed, great |
| Sepia tinting your shots gives them a timeless | | | | quality way to display your best shots … and |
| quality … and the best thing is that with the help | | | | hopefully these tips give you the inspiration to go |
| of Photoshop (more just about any other photo | | | | create your best! |
| editing program), you can sepia-tint your photos | | | | |