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  1. Photo tips to remember on 5th November

    Photo tips to remember on 5th November

    While the parties, outfits and tasty treats of Halloween offer a host of photo opportunities; the real camera spectacular comes just a few days later when Bonfire Night lands. The pop, bangs and splutters of fireworks look fantastic on canvas, so we’ve put together a three step guide to help you capture images of fountains […]

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  2. Snapping The Streets For Custom Canvas Creations

    Snapping The Streets For Custom Canvas Creations

    Thanks to smartphones and tablets, we’re perhaps snapping away on the streets more than ever before. Street photography is very much in vogue, so much so that author Jackie Higgins has published a new book paying homage to the genre. You can view some of the photographs in the collection online thanks to the Wall […]

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  3. Hair Photography Tips To Bring Your Salon Walls To Life

    You don’t have to wait until you are entering a hairdressing competition to reach for your camera and capture some scissor-work. Hairdressers are creative types, so why not extend your artistic abilities by photographing some of your best work to display on your salon walls? Before you start snapping and start creating your own personalized […]

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  4. Fashion Photography Ideas for Canvas Prints

    Fashion Photography Ideas for Canvas Prints

    With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, we’re thinking about all things a la mode here at the Parrot Print headquarters. Whether you’re a fashion obsessive or have a friend or family member who is a model in the making, fashion photography offers a great opportunity to get creative and create stunning canvas prints. And, […]

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  5. Fun Freshers on Photo Canvas Ideas

    Across the UK thousands of freshers started university this week. Along with standing in enrolment queues, getting lost en route to lectures and experiencing the freedom of being away from home for potentially the first time, these student newbies will likely find themselves the subject of many, many photographs. Here are a few ways of […]

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  6. Tips for arranging photos and canvas prints

     Whether you’ve bought a new home or you’re refreshing the décor, a picture arrangement can make a real difference to the feel of a room, particularly if you don’t get the placement right! If you’ve tried and failed to achieve the in vogue ‘haphazard’ arrangement, you’ll know it’s harder to put in place than you’d […]

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  7. Catching Falling Water on Canvas

    Catching Falling Water on Canvas

    It’s spread as far as North Korea and captured the imaginations of children and celebrities alike; the ALS ice bucket challenge has also resulted in some amazing moments being captured on film. While the aim of most is to film the challenge in full, there are a fair few accidental photographs and more purposeful (and […]

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  8. How To Hold On To Summer With Images on Canvas

    How To Hold On To Summer With Images on Canvas

    With summer beginning to wind down, we thought we’d take a look at how to keep all that Vitamin D goodness in your home through the cooler climes of autumn and winter. The brightness and warmth of certain shades can actually bring a smile to your face, so listen carefully to our top tips for […]

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  9. Creating a Red Carpet Canvas Print

    Creating a Red Carpet Canvas Print

    Inspired by the fabulous frocks, sentimental speeches and camera flashes galore at the Emmys and MTV VMAs this week, we’re taking a look at red carpet photography and having a little creative fun when creating a red carpet canvas print. If you want to pap like the paparazzi or prose like a pro, you better […]

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  10. How To Take Jumping Photos

    How To Take Jumping Photos

    As the holiday season gets into full swing, we are going over a few of the classic holiday shots and how you can perfect them. Make sure you start by reading our recent post on how to get the most out of your holiday snaps and then take a hop, skip and a jump into […]

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