The web is a source of great cricket pictures, if you know where to look. If the junior cricketer in your family just can’t live without the latest cricket wallpaper for his PC or mobile phone, or you need a great cricket poster for his room, then read on.
The best quality cricket pictures are taken by expert photographers using the right equipment. Getting a good action photo from the boundary takes great skill and a good camera, so be prepared to pay for quality. You might not always find this quality in the search engine images listings.
Size Matters
Look out for the image size. A 170 x 230 pixels image might look great on a web page, but any enlargement will reduce the quality – it certainly won’t look good on a T-shirt or a poster.
As a rough guide, an A4 print needs a picture at least 1024 pixels long. Try copying the image into your word processor then check that the enlarged quality is good enough for your purposes.
Cricket Magazines
Most major cricket magazine sites have cricket photo galleries which are quickly updated with the action pictures from the latest international matches. For example, BBC Sport, ABC Sport and Cricket365 all have top quality pictures of the latest action.
Cricinfo have just taken this a step further by publishing their "Latest Photos" cricket widget.
If you want to enjoy some great cricket pictures with a local flavour, try this
extra friendly web site.
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Is it Legal?
If you need an image for a particular purpose, be sure to check the copyright conditions before going too far. Many of the best pictures are copyright, but can be bought as digital images or paper prints. However, others are free for non commercial use, so watch out for the small print.
Going to Print
It’s easy to convert a digital image into desktop wallpaper for your PC. Just follow the instructions in
this link.
You could also have it printed on a T-shirt or converted into a poster. These
T-shirt retailers
and
imaging services
provide instructions on how to upload your picture, and then they will do the printing.
Alternatively, you can choose from the vast range of online suppliers of
cricket wallpaper
for mobile phones, screensavers and desktops. You can still find free wallpaper downloads for your PC, though mobile wallpapers are generally available for a fee.
You can also buy a T-shirt carrying your chosen cricket picture. You could use an uploading service, as above. Alternatively choose from an available range of pictures or logos, or even try a semi interactive service where you chose a combination of the design features available on the site.
There is a massive range of cricket pictures available on the web, which can be used for a multitude of purposes. This page suggests how you can get the best value from some of these resources. They are not all free, but I think there are some great products at reasonable prices that many junior (and senior) cricketers will enjoy immensely.