This Father’s Day, may your taste in awesome-looking art surpass your taste in spiffy neckties. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16th. Order by June 3rd for arrival by Father’s Day with standard delivery (US only), and use code DADSROCK to save 20% off your entire purchase! Shop our ‘Gifts for Him’ collection:http://bit.ly/ICgiftsforhim ________________________________________________________ ARTISTS: Want to make some SALES this month? Share this photo along with a link to your gallery, and tell your friends & followers to use the code DADSROCK for 20% off Father’s Day gifts! Tip: If you have our iPhone app, use it to create a special Father’s Day Gift Collection, then use the promotion tool to share it along with the DADSROCK discount code. If you do not have access to our app, log into your gallery manager at http://my.instacanv.as, then click + drag the shots you want to sell to the top of your gallery. Good luck and good selling!  High-res

This Father’s Day, may your taste in awesome-looking art surpass your taste in spiffy neckties. 

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16th. Order by June 3rd for arrival by Father’s Day with standard delivery (US only), and use code DADSROCK to save 20% off your entire purchase! 

Shop our ‘Gifts for Him’ collection:http://bit.ly/ICgiftsforhim

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ARTISTS: Want to make some SALES this month? Share this photo along with a link to your gallery, and tell your friends & followers to use the code DADSROCK for 20% off Father’s Day gifts!

Tip: If you have our iPhone app, use it to create a special Father’s Day Gift Collection, then use the promotion tool to share it along with the DADSROCK discount code. If you do not have access to our app, log into your gallery manager at http://my.instacanv.as, then click + drag the shots you want to sell to the top of your gallery.

Good luck and good selling! 

You know that lovely person in your life with a birthday coming up? Whether they’re 80 years young or 12 going on 30, they deserve a card that will make their eyes light up brighter than a box of trick birthday candles. Browse our selection: http://bit.ly/ICgreetingcardsOr enter our Birthday Card contest on Instagram:http://bit.ly/IConinstagram High-res

You know that lovely person in your life with a birthday coming up? Whether they’re 80 years young or 12 going on 30, they deserve a card that will make their eyes light up brighter than a box of trick birthday candles. 

Browse our selection: http://bit.ly/ICgreetingcards

Or enter our Birthday Card contest on Instagram:http://bit.ly/IConinstagram

A beautiful night sky is the stuff of dreams- Amazing to gaze up at, but a little tricky to capture on camera. Today’s Instagram challenge gave our community a chance to show off their skills in the dark.. and yes, we mean photography skills, you cheeky monkeys.

Visit the galleries of the artists most likely to be seen prowling around after midnight with a camera (from top left): @sean_e_, @kevturner007, @slvrlyt, @poeticjas, @vincentwestberg, @yhabril, @adam__ko & @preservedlight. 

Join us for tomorrow’s challenge!

Blending- not just for margaritas anymore! Today’s photo challenge theme on Instagram was all about blending 2 or more images together, otherwise known as an overlay. This effect can be achieved using a variety of apps, including Art Studio, Layover, and Blender. Featured here are 9 artists who have really mastered this technique (from top left): @joshbphoto, @samrobbins23, @thetonypaul, @iamemma_, @mexinaca, @luiseag, @arepnov, @bellacasia_xo, & @phxtarin. 

To browse through more supercalifragilistic photos, visit our site!

Trees are magnificent things. They possess a certain stillness, they’re on a trek ever upwards, they blossom every Spring, and you can even climb them! Thankfully for us, our artists just love taking pictures of them, as you can see from our favorite shots from today’s #ictrees photo challenge on Instagram. 

Check out more work available from the artists featured here (from top left): 

@garrettcooper_

@kanuku808

@littlecoal

@elgrecogrande

@jakeharris01

@odairu

@christybrug

@sim1b

@annaleeblysse

Take in the warm glow of the winning submissions from our orange-themed photo challenge on Instagram today… it’ll boost your mood, according to the wonderful science of color psychology! 

Visit the galleries of the artists featured here, from top left: 

@deisauce @iajit @thaikrub

@hiyapapayaphotography @danfieldsphotog @rickiewklee

@rachel_joanne @atomwatt @magicunicorn

Orange you glad it’s Friday? 

Instacanvas Artist @slvrlyt on Why Mobile Photography Will Set You Free

This week, we talked shop with native Californian and L.A. enthusiast @slvrlyt, otherwise known as David Roberts. This darkroom photography teacher made the switch to digital in 2004, and has since made a phone his weapon of choice. Pull up a chair, strike your best listening pose and find out what makes this Instacanvas Artist tick!  

How do you think mobile photography is changing the game, and how has it affected you as an artist?

Having the ability to “shoot as you go” opens a creative realm that many people would never have the opportunity to experience if mobile photography were not available. I own a Canon 7D and love it, yet it is not practical for me to ride my bike and carry an expensive DSLR around. Being able to pull over on my bike, set up a shot, snap away, and ride on is a very liberating experience as a photographer.

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Ride on, brother. Any tips you can give to Instacanvas artists who want to take better photos?

By capturing images in a way that someone else might not, through framing, composition, added meaning such as humor, and most importantly through proper lighting, your images have more chance of standing out. I might see a background or street art image I really like, but if the wall is not properly lit, I won’t shoot it. If the wall is facing east, I’ll shoot it in the morning, if facing west or south west, I’ll shoot in toward the end of the day. Plotting your route based on available light also adds an element of creative and conceptual freedom when shooting.

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Your bike makes pretty consistent appearances throughout your gallery- in fact, it’s almost like a character. How did that come to be?

By adding my bike to my photos, I was able to give each image a new meaning, and the added subject soon created a narrative. It’s gotten to the point where if I post an image without the bike, people ask where it is. It seems to have become my muse so to speak. Riding around has allowed me to absorb my surroundings and experience LA on a whole new level.

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Check out more of David’s work available in his gallery: http://instacanv.as/slvrlyt

With the digital space being flooded with more images than ever before, what are your thoughts on developing your own unique style as a photographer? Comment and let us know!

Where there’s light, there are also shadows- not to mention all of the drama, perspective and depth that comes along with them. Check out our favorite entries from today’s #icshadows challenge on Instagram, and join us tomorrow for another round! 

Check out other pieces available in the Instacanvas galleries of the artists above (from top left): 

@nileshsoni @kelly4nia @carlaeez

@rebeas @hello_persimmon @randomart

@pguirado @katz_alex @tinokla

Our favorite submissions for today’s #icnicewheels hashtag challenge on Instagram! Connect with us and tune in for tomorrow’s theme. 

Visit the winning galleries, in order of appearance: 

@robertarobedeau

@grella

@drewbix_cube

@holyshitaki

@jacunaxy

@jrperruccio

@slvrlyt

@spatari

@toma10

@tylerlinahan

Here’s what some of this week’s coolest Featured Artwork would look like hanging on your wall. 

If you’d like to see your photos hanging on the walls of the world, open your gallery here and click the Get Featured tab from your gallery manager. Let ‘er rip!