Fine Art Prints And Symbolism With Lighthouse Pictures & Images Pictures of a Lighthouse

Pictures of a lighthouse are ubiquitous. Pictures of lighthouses range from serene sunsets to images of lighthouses in raging storms. Lighthouse pictures can show short squat lighthouses or shots of lighthouses that are tall, slender and majestic.

Most lighthouse pics are shot by tourists and show the lighthouse in the middle of the day, under placed conditions and with little or none of the splendor or majesty that they deserve.

Lighthouse Symbolism
Lighthouse symbolism is powerful, cross-cultural and universal in nature. We are ingrained from our early youth to see the lighthouse as a powerful source for good, and as such the lighthouse has become highly symbolic in a myriad of ways.

A lighthouse is a symbol of guidance and salvation, of hope and promise, and yet also of danger and risk. It can be used to symbolize the way forward, the future, and even a spiritual path.

Lighthouses in a Storm
Lighthouses are built to protect sailors and ships in storms, fog and conditions that are less than ideal. Picturing a lighthouse in a storm, that is creating an image in which the lighthouse is functioning in the element for which it was designed, accentuates its beauty as well as its symbolism.

A lighthouse storm with crashing waves and lashing rain is a much more dynamic visual and serves to both capture our attention and to drive home those concepts such as guidance, security, safety and the way forward. That lighthouse is going to bring us home safely and on a deep level we find it comforting and reassuring.

Lighthouse History
Though the first lighthouses were probably bonfires lit on the edge of sea cliffs, the Egyptians were the first ones to build them into permanent structures that used light to guide ships. They built the tallest lighthouse ever at 450 feet tall. That lighthouse is said to have lasted for a 1,000 years. It was built on an island in the port of Alexandria on the banks of the Nile.

The Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans also constructed lighthouses. Early modern lighthouses used wick lamps as a light source and their beams could only be seen for a few miles. It was in 1822 that a Frenchman named Augustin Fresnel invented the lens that was destined to change bringing the lighthouse into the modern era.

He devised a way to use prisms to magnify the light. It was in 1841 that the first Fresnel lens was installed in a lighthouse.

Unusual Lighthouses
Boston Lighthouse is an unusual lighthouse because, as the oldest light station in the United States, Congress has declared that Boston Lighthouse always be staffed. Boston Lighthouse is the only lighthouse that is not automated. It is the responsibility of the keeper to light the beacon at night and turn it off at daybreak.

Boston Lighthouse is the first lighthouse built in America, on Brewser Island, in Boston Harbor. First lit in 1716, the lighthouse was destroyed during the Revolutionary War and the tower that stands today was built in 1783.
Lighthouse Images

Lighthouse images can serve both as fine art decoration and as commercially important illustrations for advertising and promotion. Framed lighthouse pictures make great wall dcor for any room, while lighthouse photos, used in advertising and promotion, strike a familiar chord with everyone resulting in compelling messages. Lighthouse galleries can serve both commercial and fine art communities providing a wealth of material for any visual need.

Pictures of Lighthouses
Pictures of lighthouses differ somewhat from images of lighthouses. Pictures refer to simple snapshots where as images can be created and enhanced to emphasize important elements or parts. For example, in the lighthouse stock photos seen below, the storms are created and/or enhanced, the beacons added, and the impact and symbolism dramatically accentuated.

Images of lighthouses are created that could never be captured in a simple picture do to problems of visibility, safety and the limitations of reality. This is particularly true of lighthouse pics that portray night scenes. Lighthouses at night are quite challenging to capture on in a snapshot and can seldom if ever match the image we hold in our minds.

Lighthouse Pictures for Fine Art Use
Any lighthouse picture can be used for wall art and dcor, but given that there are so many incredible pics to choose from, why settle for the mundane? Through Internet searching it is possible to find the perfect lighthouse photo for a framed matted print, whether it is a lighthouse on a cliff, a black and white lighthouse photo, a lighthouse poster or a lighthouse background. When searching for lighthouse pix try using as precise a search description as you can to locate the closed existing image for your particular needs.

Framed Lighthouse Pictures
When choosing a framed lighthouse picture, or a lighthouse pic for use in an advertisement or promotion, or even as a lighthouse calendar or greeting card, it is important to choose images for which the rights are clearly available. You will also need to be sure that the image you choose has the necessary resolution and quality for the intended use. Creating a lighthouse poster will require far more in file size than for a simple post card use.

Lighthouse Galleries
Whether your final desired image is of a lighthouse in a storm, a lighthouse in a sunset, a lighthouse sending its beacon out through heavy fog and mist, or just a lighthouse background, if you search thoroughly and choose carefully you can be sure that the right lighthouse galleries can be found for your intended purpose, with lighthouses of appropriate symbology, and of a size and quality that can deliver your message, or viewing experience, with a strong and satisfying emotional connection.

Personalising Gifts With A Unique Photo Collage

Creating A Photo Collage Yourself
Creating a photo collage is a surprisingly simple process, although the results will depend on your design abilities as well as the selection of photos that you incorporate into the collage. Use software like Publisher from Microsoft, which is even included in their popular Office suite, select the appropriate size of document, and then import your chosen pictures. Once imported, the pictures can be stretched and shrunk or they can be rotated and placed anywhere on the page in order to create highly unique photo collages that have exactly the appearance that you want them to have.

Using A Professional Designer To Create The Photo Collage For You
An alternative to creating your own photo collage is to have one designed for you by a professional designer. This gives the benefit of ensuring that you enjoy the best looking results when the photo collage is transferred to the design of a photo gift and printed. The image is usually printed directly onto high quality satin and HD Satin canvas to ensure the best photo reproduction so getting the collage itself just right is critical to the process

Adding A Photo Collage To Personalised Photo Gifts
Canvas prints are very popular photo gifts and they offer you the chance to print a single picture on the high quality HD satin canvas that is now used. Alternatively, you can use the opportunity to print your professional looking photo collage and enjoy excellent looking results as well as customisation options that other items simply do not offer. Many items can be personalised in this same manner; through the addition of a single photo or a photo canvas.

Montage Photo Gifts '“ Canvas Prints And Posters
The canvas print comes in bespoke sizes and dimensions so if there isn't a standard size to suit your needs you can still enjoy a great looking, personalised item. Posters, like canvases, make great additions to any wall and when combined with the professionally designed photo collage they can be used as superb gift ideas or to decorate one's own home.

Montage Photo Gifts '“ Cushions And Beanbags
Cushions, floor cushions, and beanbags can also be customised with photos and other pictures. The cushion offers the use of your design on the front and the choice of a single colour on the reverse but for a little extra you can add another or use the same design on the back too.

Montage Photo Gifts '“ Duvet Covers And Bedding
Bedding, which includes duvet covers, pillows, and blankets can look great when personalised and spread on the bed. Again, the standard design is to choose a single picture for the front and a colour for the reverse but you can include a second design to make it even more personal.
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Image Hosting - How To Choose A Host Depending On Purpose

Taking photos has been done either for personal use or for business purposes. People like to take photos when they go on vacations. Businesses use photos for their advertisements. Whichever purpose you have, storing your photos is necessary.

People usually store their photos on their computer. But your computer's hard disk could get full, and thus be unable to store any more photos. If this happens, you'll have look for other ways to store your photos.

One good way of storing your photos is to burn them on a disk. A CD can give you 700mb of disk space while a DVD can give you about 4.7GB of disk space. Disks are pretty cheap nowadays, so storing your photos in it is a good idea. But these disks are easily damaged, so if you don't take care of it, it might have scratches and might no longer be readable by your CD-rom.

So if you don't want to take such risks, then getting your images hosted on a website is your only option. An image hosting website allows you to upload the photos and make it available to the public. An image hosting services are either paid or for free. The difference between the two is the image size allowed and the bandwidth per user.

Choosing between the paid photo hosting service and free photo hosting service can be quite difficult. So if you are having a hard time choosing one, then you should consider the purpose of getting your photos hosted. You need to know the purpose of those pictures - is it for personal use or for business purposes? There is a difference between bandwidth, licensing and download requirements a host issues for a business customer and a teenager. One of the various websites available might suit your needs. Depending on your purpose, looking for websites that offer slideshows feature, flash enhancements and avatar features might be needed. Knowing the purpose is definitely important when choosing an image hosting service. How can you choose a good photo hosting service depending on the purpose? Let's find out.

If the photos are simply for personal use, then try using photo hosting websites such as Flickr, Slide and Photobucket. These websites can give you the opportunity to upload thousands of photos. They also have a variety of editing tools which you can use to make your photos look even better. An assortment of slideshows and flash enhancements are also available for you. They also allow you to share the pictures you uploaded on social networking sites. There are also privacy controls available which prevents peeping toms from viewing your photos.

If the photos you want to upload are for business purposes, then you have to know the type of business you have before uploading the pictures. For example, an auction business would need a large amount of storage for the pictures of items they sell. A pro-am photographer would need copyright protections for the pictures they upload. Knowing what type of business you run would help you know which image hosting service you need

Newsweek Elephant Stampede Cover Photo - Successful Stock Photography

I just found out that one of my Getty Images, a herd of stampeding elephants, is on the March 1st Cover of Newsweek. Fame for a week! What is really amazing to me, and what continues to amaze me, is how easily the market can accommodate multiple uses of an image. Had it not been for Charlie Holland, and a couple of others who pointed it out to me, I would never have known the image was a Newsweek cover.

Stampeding Long Horn Cattle and a Need to Get out More
I have images that have been used hundreds and hundreds of times and have never seen them in use! A couple of months ago Time used one of my elephant images in a spread'never did see a copy of that! Another 'œstampede' image, a herd of stampeding longhorn cattle, has been licensed more times than I can count; yet I have never actually seen it used.

Amazingly, it is very rare that I ever see any of my photos in use. It has only been about a half-dozen times over twenty plus years that I have actually just 'œhappened' on one of my stock photos being used. Maybe I need to get out more!

The Devil, the National Enquirer and Maxim
A photo of me as the devil was used in the National Inquirer'and no I didn't see it while standing in line at the grocery store'someone else did and alerted me to it. The same image was once also used by Maxim magazine. I set a pretty high standard with my self-portrait!

In another case in which someone else alerted me to the use of one of my images, a shot of a fisherman on Inle Lake, in Myanmar, was used on the paperback copy of Amy Tan's Saving Fish From Drowning. The publisher used an image shot by my friend and colleague Nevada Wier (great blog by the way), for the hardcover version. Oh well'

A New York Street Artist
I do remember one time when I personally saw one of my photos being used. I was perusing a sidewalk gallery in New York where street artists were selling their wares. One of them was selling photo prints, including one of my silly animal images. Close inspection revealed it to be a rather poor color copy of one of the greeting cards. I chose not to pursue the matter.

A Lighthouse in a Storm and Success
Another time I was photographing an executive for an annual report. He wasn't being exactly cooperative, until I pointed out that the poster on his wall, a shot of a lighthouse in a storm in a "Success" poster, was one of my photographs. He must have really liked that poster because his whole attitude changed and suddenly he couldn't have been any more cooperative!

Image over Use and Micro Stock
It is with the above in mind that I rarely, make that never, worry about an image being over-used. Of course, over-used is better than over-emulated (using a 'œnice' word there). One thing that would make me crazy if I were in micro stock would be the option people have of seeing which images are best sellers.

I don't think that is good for the company, for stock shooters, or for clients. It has to have some limiting factor on the diversity of a collection. But I digress. I think I will go back to enjoy my brief pleasure at seeing one of my photos on the cover of Newsweek!