By Lisa Dutton
This past fall I rounded up my brood for a good ol’ family photo shoot. Outfits coordinated, faces clean, hair combed – as moms we know these family photo shoots aren’t as “smiley” as they appear! We drove to our beautiful university campus to meet the photographer. The second my 2 year old got out of the vehicle he tripped and fell flat on his face and cut his lip – blood dripping all over his cable knit ivory sweater. We’re off to a great start!! (I ended up turning the sweater around, yes, my son is wearing a backwards sweater in our Christmas cards.)
As chaotic as the shoot may sound, we got some beautiful photos out of it. Our photographer was awesome, and handed me a disk full of amazing images of our little family. One photo in particular really captured my heart. It is a stoic shot of my oldest son. I look at it and can almost see the “man” my little 7 year old will become. I knew I wanted to do something special with this photo.
I recently headed to canvasfactory.com/ca to see what they had to offer. There were several options: single canvas prints, canvas split images, wall displays, even collages. Canvas Factory also offers modern acrylic and aluminum prints. I felt the best option for my photo was a traditional single canvas print. I went with a 16”X20” (40X50cm) and the quality of the image is stunning! Ordering my print was just a few clicks of a mouse. All I had to do was pick the size, upload the image and select the trim (I went with a “wrap” edging).
The prices are very reasonable, especially compared to what many professional photographers charge for mounting an image (yikes!) *I have since noticed the site also has frequent specials. Shipping to Canada is capped at a fair rate, and is FREE for orders over a certain amount.
Find your favourite photo and visit www.canvasfactory.com /ca
One of our readers is going to win a $150 GC from Canvas Factory to create their own 16×20 canvas!
This would be an awesome prize for our newly-bought home. Something to make it feel like “home”
I would love to get a canvas done for my parents with all 5 of their grandbabies 🙂
I have a really nice photo of my mum on a beach that I’d love to have made into a larger print. She passed away in 2007.
I would use a photo of some bright peonies in our yard. I love nature prints!
I always get so stressed about which picture to print! I have a recent one of my son from the splashed which I would love to print!
Yes I want to have the picture of the family that was taken at my daughter’s wedding, it’s a beautiful pic
I think I would have a family photo done up, capture memories of our little guy while he’s still little.
I have a beautiful sunset picture from our trip to Florida that I would like to have done.
I would choose a special photo of my grandchildren!
I would love to get a photo done on canvas of my families first photo shoot we did
I need a new photo for my new office. Would love to win something like this to make a big statement.
I would get one of our vacation pics done
I have four little grandsons and I would love to create a canvas with a picture of my four littles!
I would get the photo with my kids, dogs and cat in it.
I have one in mind. A beautiful sunset my husband took. I love them.
my daughters grad pic I think so that when she finally gets that job and moves away from home a second time, I’ll have a pic of her to remind me
I would get a pic of the beautiful scenery in my town put on it.
I would have a scenic overlook of my home town put on canvas.
I have a photo of my son and granddaughter that is so precious and natural, I’d love to see that on canvas and surprise him with it as a gift!
I would use a photo of my son from when he was much younger. One of my favorites. He is on a swing. It is fall time and the trees in the background are a perfect color setting with his sweater. Oh I would just love that into a canvas.
My project this summer is to organize all of my pics, and I have a few in mind already that would be great!
I want to get canvases done of family photos and photos from our Europe trip.
a recent photo from our trip to St. Lucia
Spring family photo needs printing still!
I have one from our trip to California in 2014 that i would love to have on canvas.
I would turn a picture of all the grandkids into a canvas print for my mom.
yes my daughter graduating
I have a photo from about 13 years ago with me and my oldest 2 boys walking on a rock beach collecting rocks. You don’t see our faces, its shot from behind, but I’ve always really loved that photo and the colours of the rocks on the beach. I would get that one done up.
I would get one of of my children together.
maybe our last family get together
I would choose one of the pictures I have of my grandchildren.
I’d choose a photo of my partner and I with Spain in the background.
I got a fantastic winter photo of my kiddos that would look beautiful on canvas!
I have one I took of a sunset at the beach that I would like to get done for our living room.
We have a nice picture of a sunset with different colors.
I would get a picture of my kids printed
I’d like to get a family picture, or let my husband choose one of the photos he’s taken recently.
a beautiful family photo we took at the pumpkin patch last fall!
I have a very nice scenic picture that i would get done
If I won, I’d get my wedding pictures done up. I’ve been married almost two years and zero wedding pictures on my walls LOL
one of my pics from St Maarten
I have a picture of my kids and my niece together I would want on one. It would make a great gift for my Mom.
Oh yes I in fact have three ideas, my grandkids, my dogs or one of the many scenery pictures my daughter has taken!! These are so awesome!
one from our trip to Cypress Hills and camping.
I would use a photo of our pup from the first day we brought her home
I have so many pictures would be hard to choose. I would probably pick one of my Macro pics.
I have a photo of my son at the beach that I’d love to put on canvas.
I would choose a photo from our recent trip to San Francisco. I have some nice coastal shots. Thanks for the giveaway.
I know exactly which photo I would canvas -its a beautiful pic I took a couple years ago at the cottage , t of the lake as the sun was setting, beautiful reflection on the sunset in the lake
I have a beautiful picture I took in Venice that would look fabulous
This would be a wonderful excuse to have new family photos taken!
I have a really nice photo of my daughter the day she got married
I would probably get my son’s smiling Kindergarten pic!
There is one of my granddaughter playing at the beach that I would have put on canvas.
I would choose a photo of my daughter! There are so many to pick from, I am not sure which one!
pictures of my siblings and I for a gift to my parents!
Vacation pictures
A picture we took in the Algarve
I would print a family photo from my sister’s recent wedding
I think i would get one of a picture I took of the beach
I would love to have a photo done on canvas of my families
I’d love to have a great picture of our family taken and then use that
Oil would get one of all four of my children.
I would get the photo I had done of the kids and dog last fall.
I have so many in mind ….I am not sure.
I have a great picture from my last vacation that I would love to get printed on canvas!
I have several family pics in mind that would be great as a canvas print.
i definitely have a recent family portrait in mind taken last fall with all the gorgeous red, yellow and orange leaves!
I haven’t decided which picture yet – a family picture, or one of many, many that my husband has taken.
of sunflowers in bloom
I would find a photo of our whole family
I would probably go with a recent family portrait.
I would use a picture of Pisac mountains in Peru that I took a few years ago.
I would definitely pick a family photo of all of us!
I get one of all the grandkids for my mom for a nice suprise
I would canvas a family photo of us in the park.
I have photos of my grand daughters that would look fabulous wrapped in canvas!!
I need to get a photo of my grandkids to hang on my wall. I do have one in mind. My daughter in-law took pics of them in TMNT outfits. Turned out awesome! I would love to get a canvas of it.
I would get one done of my son and his family.
no, but my daughter is a fabulous photographer; i would leave it up to her to choose one of her photos!!
We just had professional family photos one. I would choose a picture from that to have enlarged on canvas.
I have been wanting to do a canvas of a photo I took of the Cherry Grove Pier in South Carolina.
There is a few from when we were on vacation in Costa Rica I would love to see on a canvas
I would use a picture of the boats in Tofino Harbour!
Either a family portrait or landscape of the mountains
I would love to surprise my daughter with a canvas of our family’s pet Husky. She would be thrilled!
I would take a new family photo to put on canvas
I have a picture of my son looking very handsome, I’d get this one made into a canvas!
I would love to get the family photo that we just took made up into a canvas!
I have so many ideas!! so. Many. IDEAS. Can’t choose just one 🙁
We have some killer sunset shots. I would print that up.
would choose a special photo of my grandson
It’s a toss up between two of recent pictures of my daughters, it the pooches lol…they’re both darling!
The photo I would love to get done is one of my son and grandson at my grandson’s graduation.
I have a beautiful picture I took in mexico of my son and my brother standing next to the ocean at sunset with their surfboards. It would look beautiful on a canvas
I’d use a photo of my three kids that my daughter’s newborn photographer took.