100+ Resources that will change your photography forever

At Brilliant Prints we are all passionate about photography. We have a number of skilled photographers on staff (so the discussions can sometimes get pretty heated).The following resources represents a distillation of our collective wisdom. They are an eclectic selection of communities, discussions, resources and portfolios that have helped inspired us in our own search to become better photographers.

We believe every photographer (no matter how advanced) can take something away...

Making the Right Choice: How to Pick the Best Canvas Printing Company

Turning your photos into canvas prints can be an expensive investment. The process is made more difficult by the number of canvas printing companies who claim they offer the best product in Australia.

To help you make the right choice - we've created this quick checklist. Even if you don't choose to purchase from BrilliantPrints - make sure that the company you use meets all these criteria.

Top signs of quality canvas...

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Canvas Printing Glossary of terms

Note: If you find a term on our website that you don't understand - please let us know and we will add it to our canvas printing glossary.

Black and White Printing: With the advent of digital technology any image can be printed as a black and white canvas print. Many commercial canvas printers offer black and white printing on coloured inkset machines. This results in a poor-quality, non-neutral print that can...

5 minutes digital makeover (continued 2)

Part 3 - Adding the final touches

Already you should be noticing a lot of difference between your original image and your new one, and you may feel it is ready for printing but there are still a couple of final touches we can add to really bring the life out in them. First of all we can adjust the colour balance of the picture, and we can also adjust the...

5 minute digital makeover (continued)

Part 2 - correcting some basic problems with your images

In our last article we showed you how to set up your images to get them ready for editing. We are now going to cover some techniques to get the best out of your pictures.

Sometimes when we take a photo, we have the camera at a bit of an angle, or we might have it on its side to get a...

5 minute digital makeover – don’t let your photos out without it!

Part 1 – Getting started

Digital cameras are a marvelous invention, and something that is increasingly common. However, using them to take great photographs is a much more challenging proposition (see this article). If you are going to spend money on getting them printed on canvas you want to make sure that your pictures are perfect – including things like great colour and a strong central focus. In this three-part series...

Making money as an artist: giclee canvas print reproductions

If you are an artist you will be familiar with the complex blend of passion and frustration that is central to your craft. All artists seek to express a deeper artistic truth to those who view their work. However, achieving financial return can be far more difficult.

In this article, we will discuss one of the ways that BrilliantPrints can help you achieve a commercial return...

How to choose the right file format for your photos?

When saving your picture it can be hard to know which format to choose. There are so many formats to save in, but which one is best for you? Do you want quality or a small file size? We are going to cover some of the most common file types and the reasons behind choosing them.

It seems a simple decision – but making sure you choose the right combination of...

Composing better photos: Why expensive cameras aren’t enough

Regular readers of camera catalogues could be forgiven for thinking that the secret to improving your photography is to buy a bigger or better camera. However, the well-known photographer Ansel Adams often said to students, "You don't take a good photograph, you make a good photograph." This remains true even in the era of automated photography and digital cameras.

Capturing that perfect image takes more than the press of a button,...