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Bet you never imagined that photo of the Eiffel Tower taken last summer on a romantic trip to Paris could be transferred onto a fleece blanket to snuggle under on chilly nights? Or what about turning nine of your favourite Instagram snapshots into a funky wall collage on stretched canvas?
This kind of creative thinking is the driving force behind Playground for Photography, a new Blacks concept store in Place d’Orléans.
“The whole point is to inspire people to do more with their photos,” said store manager Amanda Hendren on a recent tour of the newly renovated retail space, located at the east end of the mall next to Target. “They just sit on your phone or computer. It’s time to liberate them.”
Gone are the black walls, moody lights and glass display cases, signature features in close to 100 Blacks stores across Canada. In their place are bright overhead lights, contemporary sofas and wall-to-wall white shelves showcasing the many ways a simple photograph can be transformed into a lasting keepsake, kitschy gift or stunning artwork.
Options range from custom greeting cards, computer mouse pads and fridge magnets to hardcover photo books, oversized posters and desktop calendars. You can even have your photos printed on thin sheets of metal and aluminum or sandwiched between a thick slab of acrylic resin and cardboard backing.
“The biggest mistake is not doing anything with your photos,” said Hendren, who encourages customers to take the samples off the wall and arrange them on the floor to find a layout that works for them.
For those you want to print photos directly from their smartphone, eight-by-eight-inch stretched canvas cubes are available starting from $29.99. Prints on aluminum are priced from $64.99 and full-colour photo books range from about $30 to $100.
Six self-serve kiosks are available for printing off digital photos, as well as two iPads for placing orders. Along one wall, there’s also a wide assortment of fully operational digital phones and cameras for customers to test.
“They’re all live so you can take them off the shelves and try them out. You can actually play with them to see if they meet your needs,” Hendren said.
Designed as a place to “explore, play, learn and create,” six Playground for Photography stores are now open across Canada. For more information, go to blacks.ca.
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This kind of creative thinking is the driving force behind Playground for Photography, a new Blacks concept store in Place d’Orléans.
“The whole point is to inspire people to do more with their photos,” said store manager Amanda Hendren on a recent tour of the newly renovated retail space, located at the east end of the mall next to Target. “They just sit on your phone or computer. It’s time to liberate them.”
Gone are the black walls, moody lights and glass display cases, signature features in close to 100 Blacks stores across Canada. In their place are bright overhead lights, contemporary sofas and wall-to-wall white shelves showcasing the many ways a simple photograph can be transformed into a lasting keepsake, kitschy gift or stunning artwork.
Options range from custom greeting cards, computer mouse pads and fridge magnets to hardcover photo books, oversized posters and desktop calendars. You can even have your photos printed on thin sheets of metal and aluminum or sandwiched between a thick slab of acrylic resin and cardboard backing.
“The biggest mistake is not doing anything with your photos,” said Hendren, who encourages customers to take the samples off the wall and arrange them on the floor to find a layout that works for them.
For those you want to print photos directly from their smartphone, eight-by-eight-inch stretched canvas cubes are available starting from $29.99. Prints on aluminum are priced from $64.99 and full-colour photo books range from about $30 to $100.
Six self-serve kiosks are available for printing off digital photos, as well as two iPads for placing orders. Along one wall, there’s also a wide assortment of fully operational digital phones and cameras for customers to test.
“They’re all live so you can take them off the shelves and try them out. You can actually play with them to see if they meet your needs,” Hendren said.
Designed as a place to “explore, play, learn and create,” six Playground for Photography stores are now open across Canada. For more information, go to blacks.ca.
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