Does this seem right? Photo Shoot Result

[BigMike1911]

My SO paid for a make over and photo shoot and she bought 10 pictures on CD for about $150.

She sent them to me and I was a bit shocked at the resolution / file size.

As an example:

0.2MB JPEG file with a resolution of 1463*2048 @240 DPI.

The images seem to blur with pretty much any level of zooming in.

All 10 images are about 3MB altogether - I was expecting about 3 or 4 mb per file!

Does this seem right/normal or are my expectations too high?

Thanks.

Mike

 

[480sparky37 37]

If you were given low-resolution copies of the originals, that may well be SOP for the photographer........ to keep you from violating copyright laws.

 

[BigMike1911]

She was told that she could make prints of the pictures that she paid for, so I would expect better resolution that that right?

 

[480sparky37 37]

Do you have any written contract, especially one concerning the images you received?

 

[bunny99123]

Yes! You got riped off. You should have received sharp high resolution photos. Take the disk back to the person, and have her look at the disk in front of you if possible. When, I give a disk to someone, it is their's to do as they wish, and they print very well. That is why you bought the disk. To me that is a lot of money, so I would demand money back, because a conflict with photographer does not lead to a good reshoot, IMO. Good luck

 

[BigMike1911]

Not as far as I know, I'd have to check with her.

 

[KmH]

1463*2048 is the pixel dimensions. The 240 PPI can be changed by the lab that makes a print.

But at 240 ppi a print would be 2048 pixels / 240 ppi = 8.5 inches on the long side and 1463 pixels / 240 ppi = 6.09 inches on the short side.

At 100 ppi it would be a 20.48" x 14.63" print.

I charged $750 for 10 high resolution portrait files on a disc.

 

[jake337]

1463*2048 is the pixel dimensions. The 240 PPI can be changed by the lab that makes a print.

But at 240 ppi a print would be 2048 pixels / 240 ppi = 8.5 inches on the longe side and 1463 pixels / 240 ppi = 6.09 inches on the short side.

At 100 ppi it would be a 20.48" x 14.63" print.

I charged $750 for 10 high resolution portrait files on a disc.

So the images on the disk will print just fine by a lab but the photographer made sure that they couldn't be used for any other purposes? Correct?

 

[jake337]

Yes! You got riped off. You should have received sharp high resolution photos. Take the disk back to the person, and have her look at the disk in front of you if possible. When, I give a disk to someone, it is their's to do as they wish, and they print very well. That is why you bought the disk. To me that is a lot of money, so I would demand money back, because a conflict with photographer does not lead to a good reshoot, IMO. Good luck

Just because you give the client the right to use the images on the disk as they want doesn't mean every other photographer should.

 

[pixmedic]

all the pertinent information should be in the contract. it should have detailed exactly what the client was getting on the disk, the quality of the images, and what they were allowed to use it for.

 

[KmH]

1463*2048 is the pixel dimensions. The 240 PPI can be changed by the lab that makes a print.

But at 240 ppi a print would be 2048 pixels / 240 ppi = 8.5 inches on the longe side and 1463 pixels / 240 ppi = 6.09 inches on the short side.

At 100 ppi it would be a 20.48" x 14.63" print.

I charged $750 for 10 high resolution portrait files on a disc.

So the images on the disk will print just fine by a lab but the photographer made sure that they couldn't be used for any other purposes? Correct?

They could be used for other purposes.
The PPI value is meaningless for electronic display. My 22" computer display is 1600 x 1200 pixels.

The client can change the PPI too, and print the photos themselves.

Another issue is going to be the aspect ratio of the image on the disc and the aspect ratio of the desired print size.

2048 x 1463 is a 7:5 aspect ratio. 2048/1463 = 1.4
5x7 is a 7:5 aspect ratio - 7/5 = 1.4

8x10 is a 5:4 aspect ratio - 5/4 = 1.25
Most DSLRs deliver a 3:2 aspect ratio image - 3/2 = 1.5

 

[jake337]

1463*2048 is the pixel dimensions. The 240 PPI can be changed by the lab that makes a print.

But at 240 ppi a print would be 2048 pixels / 240 ppi = 8.5 inches on the longe side and 1463 pixels / 240 ppi = 6.09 inches on the short side.

At 100 ppi it would be a 20.48" x 14.63" print.

I charged $750 for 10 high resolution portrait files on a disc.

So the images on the disk will print just fine by a lab but the photographer made sure that they couldn't be used for any other purposes? Correct?

They could be used for other purposes.
The PPI value is meaningless for electronic display. My 22" computer display is 1600 x 1200 pixels.

The client can change the PPI too, and print the photos themselves.

Another issue is going to be the aspect ratio of the image on the disc and the aspect ratio of the desired print size.

2048 x 1463 is a 7:5 aspect ratio. 2048/1463 = 1.4
5x7 is a 7:5 aspect ratio - 7/5 = 1.4

8x10 is a 5:4 aspect ratio - 5/4 = 1.25
Most DSLRs deliver a 3:2 aspect ratio image - 3/2 = 1.5

Ok. So what might the reason be for small file size? To negate the client from re-editing to their own tastes(spot color perhaps)?

I am pretty clueless on the subject so I am just asking.

 

[KmH]

HowStuffWorks "How File Compression Works"

HowStuffWorks "Why are my digital photograph files so huge while photos on other Web sites are much smaller?"

 

[bunny99123]

1463*2048 is the pixel dimensions. The 240 PPI can be changed by the lab that makes a print.

But at 240 ppi a print would be 2048 pixels / 240 ppi = 8.5 inches on the longe side and 1463 pixels / 240 ppi = 6.09 inches on the short side.

At 100 ppi it would be a 20.48" x 14.63" print.

I charged $750 for 10 high resolution portrait files on a disc.

So the images on the disk will print just fine by a lab but the photographer made sure that they couldn't be used for any other purposes? Correct?

They could be used for other purposes.
The PPI value is meaningless for electronic display. My 22" computer display is 1600 x 1200 pixels.

The client can change the PPI too, and print the photos themselves.

Another issue is going to be the aspect ratio of the image on the disc and the aspect ratio of the desired print size.

2048 x 1463 is a 7:5 aspect ratio. 2048/1463 = 1.4
5x7 is a 7:5 aspect ratio - 7/5 = 1.4

8x10 is a 5:4 aspect ratio - 5/4 = 1.25
Most DSLRs deliver a 3:2 aspect ratio image - 3/2 = 1.5

But, why? I do agree it should be put into a contract for sure, but if you buy the disk, and the understanding it is your's to do as you please. Then why would a photographer limit the printing size and resolution. Let's get real...in the real world some people scan and make extra photo's in which I do not agree with. If I bought a disk from a photographer, and was told that I could print photos from it, then decent resolution photos should be on there. I think it is greed. I know how expensive it is to be a photographer, and the time spent in pp, but treating people decent has to be in the business, because Photography depends a lot on "Word of Mouth" for most.

 

[480sparky37 37]

But, why? I do agree it should be put into a contract for sure, but if you buy the disk, and the understanding it is your's to do as you please. Then why would a photographer limit the printing size and resolution. Let's get real...in the real world some people scan and make extra photo's in which I do not agree with. If I bought a disk from a photographer, and was told that I could print photos from it, then decent resolution photos should be on there. I think it is greed. I know how expensive it is to be a photographer, and the time spent in pp, but treating people decent has to be in the business, because Photography depends a lot on "Word of Mouth" for most.

Perhaps there's no written contract (that's my vote), and the OP was told the CD would be lo-rez images that could be posted on FaceSpace and MyBook... but he/she just either just didn't hear that part or refused to believe it.