Framing a photo

[tecboy]

How big the photo can you print, and what kind of frame do you use on your best photo?

 

[Light Guru]

How big the photo can you print, and what kind of frame do you use on your best photo?

You can print as big as your file will allow and still look good. You can print bigger if you are ok with it not looking as good.

I pick the frame that will match the photo. Just like photos have different styles frames have different styles. Pick a frame style that will match the style of your photo.

 

[TCampbell]

Printing is where the term "PPI" or "pixels per inch" comes from. An image at 300 ppi will look pretty good for most typical viewing distances. As you drop below that, it helps to not look so closely ... 150 ppi, for example, could start to look rough if you look too closely.

Billboards can have astonishingly low ppi. It could be as low as a mere 10 ppi. But since they're meant to be viewed from 100+ yards away, nobody notices.

Your 70D has a max resolution of 5472 x 3648. At 300 ppi, that works out to about 18 x 12".

 

[tirediron]

I don't print anything; the lab I uses will print up to 48x96, but as Tim points out, final size is dependant on file resolution. As for frames, I don't particularily like frames. I like metal prints and float wraps.

 

[KmH]

I mostly use Nielsen metal frames for photographs - Metal Picture Frames - Custom Metal Frames at Wholesale Prices - American Frame

I use museum quality mount techniques/materials and museum quality mat board.
99% of the time I separate the print from the glazing (glass or acrylic) with a mat or multiple mats.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I print my own but haven't done large prints; I mat and frame and do the same as Light Guru, choose a mat and frame for each photo. Otherwise if I'm submitting the photo I follow whatever guidelines are given for the exhibit, usually black frames (which I often use myself for B&W prints anyway).

 

[tecboy]

I just stopped by at the print shop on this afternoon, and Wow!, they have so many different kinds of printing materials. Especially the metal canvas. I looked the sample on display, it looks so nice with rich colors. The other displays look amazing. I will pick up my photo tomorrow and hopefully it will look outstanding.

 

[timor]

final size is dependant on file resolution.

One can always double the pixel count by interpolation. Good algorithm and no one will notice it. What for we have computers ?

 

[tecboy]

I pickup a print today at BayPhoto and turned out to be too dark. They use color correction on my print. Has anyone used color correction on your prints?

 

[spacefuzz]

Many industrial machines max out at 120" on the short end....so that can be a limiting factor.

Personally the largest I have printed is 50" on a fuji flex paper. Then for the showpieces I use custom italian framing and boy do they look amazing. A single print & frame can cost $300-$600 though.