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Choosing a Photo

Choosing the right kind of photo

For the best portrait on canvas results send us the highest quality digital or print photo you can manage. Take enough shots to choose the best photo for our painters to work with. Before they start painting, our professional artists review every photo submitted to obtain the best possible results.
Following are examples of Best, Reasonable, and Poor photo choices:

Best photos - work very well in all styles

These shots are crisply in focus and the subject fills up most of the frame. As you can see from zooming in on facial features there are plenty of details for our portrait artists to work with.

	Sharp focus throughout the frame
	Subject fills most of the frame
	Clarity of details

Reasonable photos - work in most styles

These shots are acceptable but don't have the clarity or focus of the best shots. When you zoom in on details the lines are not so sharp. Our graphic department could work with these to improve them before passing them to the painter. (The graphic editing is free of charge.)

	Almost clear focus, especially on subject
	Subject fills most of the frame
	Medium clarity of details

Poor photos - won't work well in most of the styles

These shots would not give good results. If you have a one-of-a-kind digital or print photo that you really want made into a photo on canvas, send it to us and our expert editors will advise you of the feasibility.

	Out of focus, blurred, or foggy
	Subject too close, too far away, or not centered in the frame
	Poor clarity of details due to over/under exposure or low digital resolution