We recently had the pleasure of producing canvas prints for the monthly winners of the cazenove+loyd Leica travel photographer of the year 2011 competition. The canvas prints will be exhibited in a central London venue at the end of February, where the overall winner will also be announced.

The winning prize is a Leica X1 camera with accessories, worth over £1700. 

Everybody's welcome to cast their vote - but hurry as it ends soon. The monthly winner's gallery is available at cazenove+loyd. There is also a prize of a case of champagne for a lucky voter. 

cazenove+loyd is a pioneering specialist tour operator, focussing on designing the very best tailor-made holidays in three regions: Africa+Indian Ocean, Central+South America and South+South East Asia. Based in the UK but with Clients from around the world, nothing is impossible and every holiday c+l create is unique.

To find out more, please visit  www.cazloyd.com

We were contacted by Help For Heroes asking if we'd be able to help them with their decoration project at recently acquired Tedworth House. There was only one answer possible - YES, with pleasure and honour. Tedworth House is being renovated and once complete it will help with the recovery process of our wounded, sick and injured troops. Here is some more information - Tedworth House project.

There has been a tremendous amount of effort and work put into the work so far.

We are very proud to be able to help with an interior decor by producing canvas prints.

We have made 48 canvasses in total (so far) . They have been used in the future dining areas of the house. 

We have received this message from Help For Heroes:

'I cannot express enough how pleased and delighted we are with the canvas prints that arrived yesterday afternoon. You've done an amazing job.

All of us here at Help For Heroes really appreciate your generosity and the prints are going to look amazing in the main dining areas of Tedworth House.

Everyone's saying how amazing they look!'

Latest Espon 9890 printers were launched in UK in January 2011. We always make sure to use latest technology in order to provide excelent products to our customers. Printers have arrived today and after initial calibration and test will be used for all new prints shortly. First differencies between our 'older' 9880 models are in size and weight but also - new printers are very quiet which is a nice change :)

We are also very excited to be joining Epson's Digigraphie program in the near future. It is the installation of the latest 9890 models which allows to create prints which can achieve highest quality and can be signed as a Digigraphie.  There are simple rules that need to be followed to create Digigraphie:

- the use of selected Epson printers using Ultrachrome TM inks,

- using selected and certified media

- prints must be authenticated, numbered, signed by the artist and also embossed with relief stamp.

There are also moral obligations that all of the steps above are always fulfilled.

Digigraphie is in some ways similar to the idea of creating limited edition prints wre added value is certainty that they are created by well experienced printmakers using the right technology/materials.

Are you looking for that innovative approach to beautify your house?  Do you want to bring out that modern yet ethnic look to your pictures and family photographs?  Is digital canvas printing running in your mind for the same?  Well, you surely are on the right track if you really think that digital canvas printing is one possible and reasonable way to give your home a look of a masterpiece. However there are certain areas which you need to expound first before heading for the service.

No wonder digital canvas printing is a big industry in itself and has plenty of professional services available both online as well as conventionally. These services are effective and have a team of experts working with them that get the vibes of what you really want to make your dream home come in to reality. Just pay attention to some few important tips for a clever approach.

1. Get your ideas clarified

It always pays off well when you are clear about your needs for that innovative look to your pictures and photos. Do you want them with an ‘ethnic touch’ or simply ‘ultra modern’?  Should the frame be very traditional or too glamorous? Your communication with the professional service provider should be pristine and should portray a clear picture in his mind to produce his results with ease and with less complexity.

1. The picture resolution

Look for the service that provides a better resolution picture. For that it’s important to check their samples that they keep for customers to be shown. The picture should be clear and not blurry especially the pixels should not be large enough to be seen easily. This will mar the originality and quality of the picture.

1. Price comparison

Make sure that the price that the services demand is reasonable and fits in your budget. This should include the picture size, framing and composition of the colours used. Preferably go for the one which is a well-established in his profession and not a novice.

1. Range of services available

There are plenty of latest trends and styles that have captivated the market. Is your service provider one amongst them?  An ability to provide an artistic spice to the otherwise boring corner, expert advice and guidelines, reasonable services at low costs and better quality, heavyweight artist canvas, quick delivery and free complimentary items such as home decor magazine or time to time notifications on latest innovations are features that should come tagged along with their services.