{"id":198,"date":"2014-01-03T22:44:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T22:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2016-08-24T21:14:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T11:14:39","slug":"power-canvas-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/power-canvas-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of the Canvas Selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re all more or less taught throughout our lives that a surfeit of self-regard is a terrible personality trait, and that we should be self-deprecating and avoid the spotlight. And in general, it\u2019s true that a bit too much self-regard can be off-putting \u2013 but there\u2019s a time and place for everything, and there\u2019s a grand tradition of self-portraiture in both classical and contemporary art. With the advent of cheap canvas prints<\/a> and other digital photo printing services, the deprecated \u201bselfie\u2019 can be elevated from whimsical moment into true art.<\/p>\n

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Taking a great self-portrait or \u201bselfie\u2019 isn\u2019t something to be left to chance. The in-the-moment, spontaneous selfies are the ones that should never be on your wall as canvas prints or anything else. But if you approach the self-portrait as a serious expression of individuality and artistic sense, it can be the most powerful moment of your interior design.<\/p>\n

Self Portrait Canvas Art Tip #1: Be Serious<\/h2>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s difficult to be serious when you turn the camera on yourself. It can feel unnatural, and all the old rules about taking yourself too serious rise up and make us afraid \u2013 we don\u2019t want to be accused of being pretentious or self-involved. That\u2019s why most people make silly faces or strike odd poses when the camera is turned on them.<\/p>\n

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Resist! Plan your selfie. Choose your clothes and groom yourself as you want to be presented. While there\u2019s no need to be overly serious in your facial expression or tone, there\u2019s also no need to go silly. A good approach is to pretend you\u2019re being photographed by historians for an encyclopaedia article about yourself \u2013 try to convey who you are.<\/p>\n

Self Portrait Canvas Art Tip #2: Plan Ahead<\/h2>\n

One main reason most selfies look awful is their spontaneous nature. Instead, plan your selfie. Choose what you\u2019ll be wearing. Choose the background \u2013 you can find a nice blank wall to give your selfie a more clinical look, or choose a spot that conveys something about you to serve as a background.<\/p>\n

Think about your pose, too. Not all self-portraits have to be just the neck and head \u2013 you can go wider if you want. Think about the composition; a slightly off-centre selfie can bring drama and movement to an otherwise static had shot. A final aspect to think about is your eyes \u2013 should you be gazing directly into the camera, which can be a bit challenging to people as they walk into a room, or should you look away, adding a bit of mystery to the shot?<\/p>\n

Self Portrait Canvas Art Tip #3: Uses<\/h2>\n

The Self-Portrait canvas print doesn\u2019t have to be just you. Consider making your next family portrait a series of self-portraits, rendered as canvas art and hung together as an art piece, with each individual family member able to express their creativity while showing themselves exactly as they wish. You can set a few basic ground rules regarding clothing, grooming, and background in order to keep the picture cohesive, but the final effect could be amazing.<\/p>\n

Or, think about the utility of a great selfie: The self-portraits, turned into bold canvas art, could be hung on the doors of children\u2019s rooms to denote whose personal space it is. Smaller prints could be made for use on key chains, backpack fobs, or anything else where kids dispute ownership or declare privacy.<\/p>\n

The \u201bselfie\u2019 is the ultimate expression of personality and individualism. Don\u2019t avoid it \u2013 use it! And when you\u2019ve taken the most amazing self-portrait in the world, click here<\/a> to send it our way and we\u2019ll turn it into something you\u2019ll be proud to hang on your wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re all more or less taught throughout our lives that a surfeit of self-regard is a terrible personality trait, and that we should be self-deprecating and avoid the spotlight. And in general, it\u2019s true that a bit too much self-regard can be off-putting \u2013 but there\u2019s a time and place for everything, and there\u2019s a … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canvas-wall-art"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4692,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/4692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}