Photo Sizing Question

[SaraJantsch]

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[DDGphotos]

try 2592 X 3888 it works very well for me with Art Galleries, Print shops, and Publications

hope it helps

 

[tirediron]

Okay, put down the camera and walk away from the camera. You're clearly not ready to take on paying clients. Image editing is as integral to photography today as the wet darkroom was when I started *cough* a few years ago. You may be a stellar camera operator, and you may know every feature of your camera. You may even be a lighting expert, but if you can't deal with even the basics of post-production, then you're in over your head.

I would suggest passing on both of these gigs and contacting your local adult ed facility and signing up for business ed/entrepreneurship courses as well as whatever "Photoshop" training they offer.

 

[KmH]

I have recently been asked to photograph two different gigs: engagement photos and an office space. For the engagement photos - I will be shooting in raw, but what is a good size to edit them to in order for the couple to make nice prints? For the office space - they plan on using them in their portfolio - so a good size for that?

I am confident in capturing what I need to capture with my camera - but I am lost with editing. If anyone could point me to a good how to for getting the photos from the camera to ready for the clients, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Print size is determined by the image pixel dimensions, and the pixels-per-inch (PPI) assigned the the image. For electronic display, the only numbers that matter are the pixel dimensions.

DDGphotos recommends 2592 x 3888 pixels. At 100 PPI, 2592 x 3888 would print as a 25.92 inch by 38.88 inch print. (do you follow the math there?).

At 200 PPI the same 2592x3888 pixel dimension image would print at 12.96" x 19.44", and at 300 PPI would print 8.64" x 12.98 inches.

Now lets think about print aspect ratios. The pixel dimensions - 2592 x 3888 - has a 3:2 aspect ratio. Most DSLR cameras make 3:2 aspect ratio photos and print at sizes like 4x6, 6x9, 8x12, etc. Some of the popular print sizes have different aspect ratios. 8x10's have a 5:4 aspect ratio. Wallets and 5x7's have a 7:5 aspect ratio.

So a 3:2 aspect ratio photo has to be cropped, to some extent to be printed as either an 8x10, or a 5x7.

Then there are issues like: what file type? what color space?