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  1. The Seventies design resurgence

    The Seventies design resurgence

    We’ve talked about colourful stripes on the blog recently and it seems these aren’t the only on-trend looks from the past making a powerful resurgence. They say that everything comes back into style eventually, even looks that weren’t entirely welcomed the first time round! And true to form now the National Design Academy has tipped […]

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  2. Photography Youtubers you need to pay attention to

    Photography Youtubers you need to pay attention to

    In addition to photography books and blogs, there’s nothing we love more than relaxing with our tablet or smartphone and watching a bunch of photography YouTubers. From food to fashion, our subscription list is so long you couldn’t fit it on one of our canvas prints! Watching YouTube channels is a great way to see […]

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  3. An introduction to Feng Shui

    An introduction to Feng Shui

    When it comes to home interiors we’re not just about personalised canvas prints, although that is our speciality. Here at Parrot Print, we love giving you tips and advice on how to transform your house into a home. Today, we thought we’d share an introduction to feng shui, so you can master the art and […]

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  4. In Celebration of World Book Day

    In Celebration of World Book Day

    Today we’re celebrating World Book Day the only way we know how; by sharing some of our favourite photography books with you. Although we love creating canvas prints, there’s nothing better than spending an afternoon curled up with a good book and a cup of tea. We’re sure all you photographers will agree that reading […]

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  5. How To Avoid Flash Photography Mistakes

    How To Avoid Flash Photography Mistakes

    If you’re a novice when it comes to photography, then you’ll understand that mastering your camera’s flash can be harder than you think. Just like any intentional lighting set up, you’ll find that even when you’re experimenting with various light sources it can result in blurry images, flashbacks and worst of all, annoying red eye. […]

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  6. A Beginners Guide To Vector Art

    A Beginners Guide To Vector Art

    Vector art, also known as draw graphics, is a style of artwork that has been created using a vector graphics program, such as Illustrator, CorelDraw or InkScape. You may not have heard about Vector art until today, but we can assure you that you’ve probably interacted with it or seen it in action without even […]

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  7. What is HDR Photography?

    What is HDR Photography?

    HDR stands for high dynamic range and it’s an old style of photography that’s recently been introduced to smart phones, including iPhones and Andriod devices. The dynamic range is the difference between the lightest light and the darkest dark shade you can capture within a photo. Once your subject exceeds the camera’s dynamic range the […]

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  8. Light Painting Photography- An Introduction

    Light Painting Photography- An Introduction

    An Introduction to light painting Let’s start the new year with a new photography technique; light painting photography. Light painting or light drawing is a photographic style where a photographer introduces a variety of light elements during a single long exposure in a dark environment. Any piece of equipment that emits light can be introduced […]

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  9. Transfer pictures on to canvas prints to help reach your goals

    Transfer pictures on to canvas prints to help reach your goals

    A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, where a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something nice that affects others. It’s a common tradition it most places across the world, but believe it or not, it originally started in Babylon. The Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start […]

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  10. Illustration competitions for you to enter in 2016

    Illustration competitions for you to enter in 2016

    Let’s start 2016 with a bang, and when we say bang we mean by winning a photography competition. Whether it’s one of your New Year’s resolutions or something you’ve just always wanted to do, 2016 could be the year your photography gets the credit it deserves, not to mention be seen by thousands of people. […]

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