How to Find a High-Quality Printing Company - Photos on Canvas

Are you ready to design and print beautiful, high-quality photos on canvas?

Are you ready to design and print beautiful, high-quality photos on canvas? There was a time when high-quality prints on canvas involved an actual artist copying the work onto the canvas. Photographs could only be transferred to the canvas through a professional specialising in photo press work. These days, it is much simpler for anyone to create beautiful pictures ready for printing on canvas.

Canvas printing is a process where refined digital printing meets premium canvas fabric that is stretched over a wooden frame. With a flawless print applied directly to the canvas using an inkjet printer, canvas prints are a great way to bring your dearest memories to life. With today's technology, you can print on canvas yourself. You can achieve high-quality prints on canvas using the correct software, canvas and printers. Here is a guide on how to print photos on canvas as well as what to look for when choosing a printing company.

What is Canvas?

Canvas is a durable and strong fabric that was traditionally created from hemp. As technology continues to pave the way for innovation in modern times, linen, cotton and poly-cotton mixes have now replaced hemp. In fact, most of the canvas prints that you purchase for your home make use of polyester and cotton, with the difference between the two being the whiteness. Whether you are looking to display a timeline of college photos, a special birthday or a family vacation, canvas prints are definitely the best way to go about it and show off some of your best photos. They are also artistic and are a great way of updating and livening up any space in your home. They can also be a great gift for that special someone on that special day.

A cloth made from cotton fibres will let colour seep inside it while the same colour on a polyester cloth will remain on the surface. That is why cotton prints last longer while polyester prints are more vivid. When choosing a canvas, most people are always torn between choosing a cotton canvas or a polyester one. However, it all depends on what exactly it is you are looking for. Cotton prints are known for being high-quality, durable and similar to what you would get in a museum. Polyester, on the other hand, results in bold and colourful prints and is much more affordable.

How to Print onto Canvas

If you want to create large prints, you need a camera that is capable of taking high-resolution images. The larger the print, the better the resolution needs to be. A printing company will help you to figure out how big of a print you can get based on the resolution of the image.

You need the subject of your photos to be in sharp focus. Consider what purposefully out of focus areas might look like when printed in large format to hang on the wall. Photos may look amazing on your computer screen, but when blown up, it may be pixelated and look awful.

When sized to 25% of your computer screen, an image that was shot with a high ISO might look good. However, this will be far from the truth when it is rendered in a large print.

Steps for Good Quality Prints:

• Cropping is one of the quickest and easiest edits you can make to improve your photos. You can crop to remove unwanted objects from the shot and to tighten the composition.

• If you share photos online you might just crop freehand, not worrying about the resulting aspect ratio of your image. When you’re cropping to print, using a fixed ratio that matches your canvas print is essential.

• To get high-quality prints, your photos need to be of a high enough resolution. Crop a photo too heavily and you’ll lose detail, and you might even end up with pixelated prints.

• For photos, you want to target a resolution of 300 dpi or above for maximum quality. You can get away with 200 dpi, albeit with a slight loss of detail if you look very closely. Anything below 200 and you can end up with a noticeably degraded print.

• Take the width of your image in pixels, and divide it by the width of your intended print in inches.

• Note that if the dpi is too low, resampling the image to make it larger won't improve the quality. You'd be better off printing at a smaller size, choosing a different photo, or re-cropping. Of course, you could also ask a professional (like RapidStudio) for help to try and get a decent result. It's not magic, but someone who knows what they're doing can often get a good result.

• Make Sure Your Photos Don’t Print Dark. One of the biggest complaints you’re likely to have about photo printing is that the images come out too dark. It can happen whether you’re printing online or at home.

  The main reason why it occurs is that the screen you used to edit your photos was not properly calibrated. A bright screen also makes photos look brighter. The best way to work around this is to calibrate your monitor. There are lots of very effective, free online tools that can help you do this. For more accuracy, you can also buy a hardware calibration device.

What to Look for in a High-Quality Printing Company to Print Your Canvas

Choose a company that has good printing options and if possible, easily accessible online. Here are some factors to consider when choosing a company for printing your canvas photos:

• They should allow you to choose from all sorts of sizes, from A4 to A0.

• The company should allow you to choose different types of canvas wraps, for example, plain black and white, mirrored and an image wrap that extends the photo onto the sides of the canvas.

• They should allow you to choose a variety of frame depths. For my smaller prints, this includes shallower sizes like a 20mm depth, or even 6mm (often referred to as skinny or shadow canvases). The sizes should have a good visual, without looking too chunky.

• They should provide a selection of different canvas finishes, for example, substrates - like cotton or polly-cotton, as well as a variety of image effects to give your canvases a completely different personality.





• They should allow fast shipping, and a money-back guarantee if something isn't quite right.

• The people doing the printing must have a particular skill for adjusting the saturation, sharpness and contrast of an image in order to preserve the captivating appeal of the image without distorting it. The canvases should be made from fine-art canvas and the wooden frames should be handmade.

• With the best canvas printing services, you can convert virtually any photograph, drawing, painting or image into artwork that has the appearance of a hand-painted original.

• If you’re a beginner in photography, you may need a little help. Choose a website that has the contact details of a customer support expert who can help you and guide you every step of the way. If more information on products or pricing is required, this should be easily available to you at your convenience.

Factors to Avoid:

• You should try to avoid companies that use factory assembled canvases and low-level printing technology to simply duplicate an image onto the canvas surface.

• Avoid canvases with a backing board, backing boards are a "quick and nasty" way to get away with poor craftsmanship when it comes to making the frames, the longevity and rigidity of the frames and the craftsmanship of stretching the canvas.

• Avoid online companies that are not reputable and cannot guarantee you the best quality. Look at customer reviews and accredited sightings on their websites before purchasing.

• Avoid companies that charge you a lot without a variety of options available for frames or printing. Always ensure that you get good value at a good price.

Rapid Studio: A high-quality Printing Company to Print Your Photos on Canvas

Photographs deserve to exist as more than just digital pixels, but despite how easy it is to order a print online or in-store, if you don't make use of the experts, getting a good quality result is not always guaranteed. When moving from digital to print, a photo can take on weird colours, lose detail, gain unexpected borders, and more.

A good company would stick to the interior design trends in an office and home space. The purpose of the décor is to fill a space with personal photographs, motivational quotes or inspirational photography that are printed on canvas. Their photos will add a touch of creativity to your space and also a cost-effective décor solution. Canvas prints are a gorgeous, eye-catching and cost-effective way to add style to any space. Our canvas prints can be designed to meet your requirements and are available in a variety of styles and finishes.

With RapidStudio, you're guaranteed high-quality prints, every time. Give the amazing images of your precious moments and memories the treatment they deserve. Canvas prints will transform your quality images into works of art. Every canvas we create is given special artisan treatment, so you can be confident of gallery quality. RapidStudio prides itself on rigorous standards, ensuring each canvas is constructed with unrivalled durability, fantastic colours and outstanding textures. Canvas prints make perfect gifts, but be warned, once you see how good they look, you'll be wanting to hang them on your own wall!

Create Easy Canvas Prints:

If you want your very own canvas print adorning your wall, follow these simple steps:

• Choose the canvas style that will suit your needs below, whether it is a Box-mount, Skinny, Floating or Contemporary design.

• Click the order online button (on the next screen) and select the size and orientation that you need and then continue to the online editor.

• Upload your photo(s) (remember to play around with the different layouts we offer), add some text if you want and then add your canvas to the cart.

• Have a look at the extras we offer in the cart, such as easels, stands and free colour correction. Once you've made your selections, continue with the checkout process.

• Make a payment online securely via Payfast, using your credit card or EFT.

Our canvas printing prices are not only affordable, but we also we offer the best quality prints! So, for a high-quality canvas print in South Africa, contact us today!