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Canvas Print

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Artists have long been struggling to find easy ways to reproduce their works-without needing to mass produce them-fast, without compromising quality. Originally, they used inkjet printers in doing so. However, professionally produced inkjet prints are much more expensive on a per-print basis than the four-color offset lithography process traditionally used for such reproductions. This is why, ever since its development in the late 1980's, giclee printing has always been used by various artists around the globe. The term giclee comes from the French "gicler" meaning "to squirt". It can also mean "a spray or a spurt of liquid," because this is the mechanics by which inkjet printers work. The term was coined in the 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working at Nash Editions, who was looking for a term name for the new type of prints they were producing on the IRIS printer, a large-format, high-resolution industrial prepress proofing inkjet print...

Use Stock Images for Marketing Content

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Web content is never complete without appropriate visual aids. Research has shown that humans respond better to visual content. Pictures make the text interesting; it gives a general idea of what to expect, piques the curiosity and also influences thoughts. Most marketers influence customers to their advantage by using the right kind of images. This article is all about using Stock images for web content and the appropriate manner in which to use them. Stock photos are professionally created images that are licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the creative requirements of individuals where they need not hire the services of a professional photographer. Instead, high resolution images from Stock libraries can be bought at affordable rates. Here's what you have to remember while using stock images: Stay away from Cliche images or overused images: Marketing material survives on unique content both text and visual. A search for images on regular topics l...

Let's Talk About iPhoneography!

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There is photography, there is videography, and now there is iPhoneOGRAPHY! Compared to a DSLR, iPhones are less bulky and more convenient to carry around. We always carry our phone around nowadays. Other than calling and text messaging, every modern day handphone has a camera for us to capture our beautiful memories. Be it iPhone, Samsung phone, Nokia phone, most handphones now have a good quality camera for us to play around with. Now, you can forget about your bulky, inconvenient camera gears and complex photo editing software! This is because you have the iPhone, a convenient tool to shoot and edit a photo with just a few clicks. Who says iPhones cannot shoot unique photographs? Today I am going to give you a few tips on iPhoneography... Let's begin. Tip #1: Keep your photos simple "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci Do not over-complicate things by having too much going on in the background. Simplicity is key. Ke...

First Travels by Werner Forman

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Czech-born art and antiquities photography specialist Werner Forman got his first big publishing break when he photographed Chinese art in Czech collections with a text by the editor of Novy Orient, Lubor Hajek, in 1954. Barbara Heller, Director, Werner Forman Archive, says, "The book became an international bestseller and it was reissued several times. Forman's photography impressed the Chinese authorities and in 1956 Werner and his brother, Bedrich, a graphic designer, were invited to spend two months visiting museums and holding seminars for Chinese photographers." At this time, visiting China in the aftermath of the Chinese Revolution was difficult to arrange and it put the Forman brothers on the map as intrepid travellers who could get into collections that were off-limits to most non-Chinese. A trip to Mongolia followed when the brothers met up with the last Master of Ceremonies of one of the very few surviving Mongolian monasteries. The Tsam dance - a...

Green Screen Photo Booth Is the New Trend at Parties and Events

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Green screen photo booths are trending and how With the advent of smartphones and brilliant picture quality that the cameras installed in them offer, the trend of clicking pictures has reached a whole new high. People are capturing almost any and every moment in the hopes of remembering good old times when they want to walk down nostalgia lane in the future. The addition of effects is becoming popular by the day and there are a number of ways in which various kinds of effects can be added to pictures to make them look more striking, beautiful, fun or catchy. One of the most commonly used ways of having a fun element added to pictures is by using green screen photo booths. The technique of using green screen photo booths is also called chroma key composting and it basically adds any kind of background to the real photograph which is captured against a specially constructed green backdrop. This method was first started to be used in Hollywood film making in the 1930's and t...

How To Properly Care And Handle A DSLR Camera

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A DSLR camera is an expensive gadget that requires proper handling and caring to make it last for years. Even if it is safely kept in a back pack as you travel, dirt can still manage to reach in its parts. Listed below are some tips on how to take care of your DSLR camera. Cleaning the lens This is the first step to keeping the camera in good condition. Camera lenses are expensive accessories that need to be taken care of. A very soft cloth must be used to clean the surface of the lens to avoid scratches. Only use products that are specifically made for lens cleaning; never use a tissue or the bottom of your shirt to wipe the lens. It is better to stick to cleaning materials that are recommended by the manufacturer. These are available in a reliable camera shop or photography establishment. Always make some time to clean the lens using a lens cleaning solution and special cleaning tissues. Make it a habit to apply the solution on the cleaning tissue instead of pouring...

A Complete Photography Tutorial - Quick Click Tricks That'll Leave You Spellbound

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Today, photography is a lot easier than what it was a decade back. The modern digital cameras provide amateurs with the same techniques that experts use for generating top-quality images. With the passage of every year, these cameras are becoming more and more efficient. Thanks to high-storage memory cards, you can save up to 500 pictures in your clicking gadget. They offer all the tools and options that you need for taking sharp and crystal-clear photos. Besides, you have digital editing options that work as an implied darkroom on your PC. Thanks to advanced technology, several aspects of camera work have become automated for you. The gadget focuses for you, settles on the exposure and determines the color balance. A few of them even fine-tune for your shaky hand, or recognize the faces of people in a snap. At the same time, it's crucial to remember that photography is beyond mere high-tech equipment. After all, it's not your camera that takes excellent snaps - just ...