Using the New Panorama for Your Canvas Prints

With the excitement over the new iPhone 5 and that of growing line of Google Android phones, the ability to make custom portraits for the home grows. Canvas prints, for example, are a fun and expensive way to decorate a home or room with images of your favorite places, favorite people, and favorite things.

Smartphones have grown in popularity, with the advantage in mobility, which have been even greater than that of laptops. The technology has grown to the point where we can get the uniqueness and personalization that can only come from that of a mobile device.

Both the iPhone and the Google Nexus offer smartphone owners the ability for panorama picture taking. This allows for would be photographers to get a wider shot of a particular scene; these types of shots are great for the perfect landscape or scenery from a destination. Vacation shots can now seem like they can be shared with everyone by placing them up on the wall for the world to see. Group shots won’t be so crammed so you’ll be able to get everyone for one picture.

In terms of being able to display these great scenes within your home, canvas prints are the best way to hang. Here are some of the steps to getting those great panorama shots up on your wall.

The first thing you need to do is of course try taking a panorama picture. On both the iPhone and Nexus phones, this can be done through the camera app on the phone; follow your phone’s user guide for best practices when taking panoramic photos.

Once you have the photo you want, you’ll need to decide what size of canvas you want to display it on. There are of course several types of canvas frames that a person can chose from – choices can be from the small to the very large. Many canvas print companies will suggest a certain size for these types of portraits, with the most common being 16×76”, 12×57”, or 8×38” which will give life to that of your panorama.

If you take the photo on your phone, you will need to find out how the print provider will be able to take your custom photo. This will of course require some investigation, as well as research in to seeing how much the process will cost. Some print companies will allow you to send the photo from your iPhone or Android device or you can email them from either your phone or computer.

From there, depending on the website and the company, you can choose which layout you want for your picture. Choices are from single panel, two panels, three panels, and four panels. Again, these layouts also have their own size chart, so that you can be unique even in the size of your layouts.

Once the company has the panorama, you will also be able to change how deep you want the frame.

You can also bring in the picture to a local office and have everything done within the shop. The companies look closely at a chosen photo in order to get the exact color and tone, which ensures that the print is as close to the photo as it can get. The printing machine creates a larger image of the photo on the canvas; the person, going from the smallest available to that of the largest, can choose these sizes. When complete, you will have a canvas version of your favorite picture.

The biggest step of course is trying to decide which panorama you want to showcase on your walls. There are many different styles and scenes that a person can take and the only limit is really what is around your area and where you decide to have a vacation. As with any decision involving the purchase of a portrait, the next question becomes do you want to see this scene every single day for, well, a very long time?

By using canvas prints and the new panorama feature for newer smartphones, you can show off a stylish and beautiful piece of art, without spending a lot of money and with the added point of having a picture all your own. Don’t forget that the holidays are right around the corner and perhaps friends and family would enjoy sharing in your scenic experience.

Canvas prints also make great gifts, so be sure to inquire if the company  keeps a record of the images that a customer has requested or has had personalized, in the case that you want to order a second panoramic.

Geoff Jackson published this on behalf of Fotoviva who are leading stockists of beautiful canvas prints and wall art for the home or office.