We all know that photo canvas prints can be used to transform any space from a dull bunch of walls into a vibrant, interesting place. Some people, however, aren’t sure how to use photos on canvas in their own home designs for one simple reason: they don’t think they take very good photos. After all, not everyone has a photographer’s eyes, and it’s common to worry that turning terrible pictures into canvas prints will just emphasise their awfulness.
While not everyone can be a professional photographer or an artist with their smartphone, that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the beauty and excitement of personalised canvas prints by using other people’s genius – because with the Internet and online canvas prints the world is very much your personal art gallery.
Canvas Prints: It Doesn’t Have to be Your Photos
This is perhaps the single strangest mental block people have when it comes to canvas prints for their home or office decorating: the photos you decide to print on canvas don’t have to be your personal ones. They don’t have to be of deceased pets or cherished holiday moments, your children or yourself. They can be of anything.
The trick is to start thinking of canvas prints for your home as works of art, more than a large-scale wall of memories. The idea is to beautify your home, office or other space, and if you lack the necessary wiring in your brain to be capable of spectacular photos, there are plenty of other sources of beauty and inspiration that you can borrow for your own personal use to beautify your home in interesting and unexpected ways. In other words, if your own font of visual inspiration has run dry, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using someone else’s!
Canvas Prints: Sources
So, if you’re going to give up on your own dreams of being a self-sufficient photographer who decorates their home with their own visual ideas, where can you find interesting photos that can be transformed into gorgeous canvas prints online? Here are a few suggestions to get you started on mining the world’s visual genius for your own design concepts.
- Stock Photo Sites. There are quite a number of stock photo sites that offer completely free stock photos that come with a license for personal (or sometimes even commercial use). You’ll have to read the rights text for your chosen photos, but generally speaking it’s OK to use any of these photos for private spaces. One great free stock photo site is stock.xchng (www.sxc.hu).
- Pinterest. Pinterest is like having someone be a curator for you. People are constantly gathering interesting photos and pinning them to their boards, where you can scroll through and choose the most interesting one for your own use. The same general rules apply as above – it’s generally okay to use these images for your own private purposes, not for public display or for sale.
There are infinite supplies of images out there. A few minutes of searching will bring you endless ideas and examples that you can turn into the interior visuals of your dreams. All it takes is a little time and effort and even those of us who lack an artist’s eye can transform their home with canvas prints!
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