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04/14/2002 08:51:51 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by Mousie:
I just go to the local Bloodbath and Beyond, pick up a picture frame, and frame it like a regular photograph. If I take a better picture and I'm not feeling lazy, I just chuck one of the the old ones (or file it away) and replace it, since I can always print a new copy of it later! What's wrong with a rotating display of your new work? I'm sure guests would love it.
I'm usually buying cheap frames like that too. What I spend a bit of time doing is custom cutting matts to put over the picture. I've found otherwise the prints start sticking to the glass after short while and it messes them up.
I've also given a couple prints that were mounted but not in a frame to friends as presents. They can then buy a frame they like, rather than being stuck with my choices.
* This message has been edited by the author on 4/14/2002 8:52:10 AM. |
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04/22/2002 01:19:29 AM · #27 |
When I first saw the subject I thought somone was leaving.
You deffinatly need a newer camera to think about printing. The one I use is a 1.5-MegaPixel at 300dpi on a good thermal printer I get a "looks like a photgraph" up to about a 5x7 size. I have no idea how a 1536x1024 image would do on an inkjet these days.
One of the nice things I like about DPChallenge. The 640 by either 480 or 427 is something that allows me to take some decent pictures and still make them look good for the contest, or look better anyway.
I laud the moderators for choosing the 4x6 aspect ratio size in addition to the standard PC size of 640x480. It makes printing easier and adds variety in cropping.
After working with printing of digital images for the last couple of years Ive learned a few things... please feel free to add to these. or to fix any spelling mistakes
1) the larger the image resolution and higher the quality of the orriginal (not enlarged in software) the better the picture will look when printed out.
2) Keep your orriginals and edit copies, because once information is edited out its damn hard to put it back as clearly.
3a) Quality and Life: The technology you print with and the paper you put it on has a tremendous effect, as do moisture and sunlight.
3b) Inkjet printers deffinatly benefit from glossy paper as the ink adheres rather than sinking in and spreading out like it does on regular paper
4a) If going with inkjet try to buy one with seperate cartridges because you will run out of one color faster than another.
4b) If you want to go with refillables be aware that the print head does deteriorate after extensive use as the workings wear out.
---- yes all of my posts are long
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04/22/2002 04:14:05 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:
So far I've found that even on broadband it's a real pain to upload images good enough to do get good prints from. I've done this a couple of times to get 16x20 prints and the files end up somewhere around 20Mb which is pretty damn slow, even on a business contract cable modem.
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I don't seeing it being that hard... (Then again, I suppose it depends on the individual camera as well... I can print up to an A3 photograph (I'm not sure what that translates into inches... any ideas?? Around 11x16 maybe?) comfortably from the origional JPG off my camera. (around a 1.8MB file) and it will still come off looking photographic quality.. and 2MB isn't a big file at all. I get a better print (obviously) from a RAW file (3.5MB) converted into a .TIF But at the same time 3.5MB isn't a big file to download either. |
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04/22/2002 06:23:42 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by insipidangel:
Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:
So far I've found that even on broadband it's a real pain to upload images good enough to do get good prints from. I've done this a couple of times to get 16x20 prints and the files end up somewhere around 20Mb which is pretty damn slow, even on a business contract cable modem.
I don't seeing it being that hard... (Then again, I suppose it depends on the individual camera as well... I can print up to an A3 photograph (I'm not sure what that translates into inches... any ideas?? Around 11x16 maybe?) comfortably from the origional JPG off my camera. (around a 1.8MB file) and it will still come off looking photographic quality.. and 2MB isn't a big file at all. I get a better print (obviously) from a RAW file (3.5MB) converted into a .TIF But at the same time 3.5MB isn't a big file to download either. [/i]
Download isn't the big deal. the problem is upload - typically your cable modem might give you 1Mbit/sec download, but maybe about 128kbit/sec upload speeds. 10 times slower is quite painful, especially if you are doing several pictures at approx 10MBs each.
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