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Gone are the days when a family would sit in front of a painter, a melancholy-looking greyhound sprawled out beside their feet. Gone too are the days when a family would pose so long for a photograph that no one smiled. We look back at our ancestors and wonder why they were so crabby. Family portraits have improved quite a bit since the days of sitting… and sitting… and sitting.
Now, a trip to the photographer, or even a quick click off your camera phone can become a family portrait worthy of the living room. Instead of having Walgreens blow up the photo for you, so you can find a frame and hang it above the couch, consider doing something extra special. We no longer have to sit for an oil-painter in a feathered cap, but we can have a beautiful canvas made with all our family’s faces on it. Canvas prints allow you to make that family photograph extra special.
It might not be a photo of your family that you want specially hung–you may want to hang your daughter’s art in a more commemorating format. You may want to hang those three stages of the orchid blooming that you took on your phone. You may want to turn one of those old family tintypes into a canvas for the wall, or you may want to grab that picture from your trip to Italy, the one of the bicycle and the bakery, and turn it into a gorgeous bit of home decor. Get your inner artist on and imagine! With online ordering, the canvas print options are just about unlimited.
Canvas prints come in multiple sizes. In addition, they come stretched onto a wooden frame, or rolled flat. You can have them framed or not. It’s easy to upload photos from social media, and you can print directly from Facebook or Instagram. The prints are museum quality and guaranteed for life. (That sounds like a great way to commemorate a family portrait!) The turnaround is only a couple of days, even though the canvases are made by hand. There’s also a photo retouching option, so red-eye gets corrected, images become sharper, and colors become more vivid. With real artists working on your photo, it’s just like having that special, talented guy in the feathered hat prepare a painting of your family… except no one has to sit for hours… and hours. Your whole family will enjoy seeing their faces, or their art, or their favorite vacation hung up on the wall. With great quality and a classier vibe, canvas prints are a great way to celebrate where your family’s been.
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