Please critique these before I print.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/08/2011 10:06:08 PM · #1

I took some photo's of my girls today. I bought some 16x20 frames to put them in. I am planning on having them printed at canvasondemand.com.

Will a few of you please take a look at these final edits, and let me know if there is anything I have missed, or that could be improved upon.

They will be right next to each other on the wall, and I wanted a uniform look, hopefully I have achieved that.

I know they are oriented differently, I thought I would put the landscape oriented one in the middle.

kenskid

Nikon D700

03/08/2011 10:14:24 PM · #2

Nice job with the lights and subject poses. IMO you are ready to print. The only thing I would do is clone out that round bright spot to the right in the middle photo. It may tend to draw an eye or two towards it !

Originally posted by sjhuls:

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

03/08/2011 10:52:05 PM · #3

Thanks, good suggestion I will tone down that button. Also I took a look at them again and I think the face on

is a little darker than the rest, I am working on correcting that now.

Silent-Shooter

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

03/08/2011 11:14:45 PM · #4

Originally posted by sjhuls:

I know it is small and petty but there is a hair on the black jersey / jumper / top on the left shoulder (Left as we look at it). I saw it straight away and did distract me.

curtpetguy

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon

03/09/2011 12:15:19 AM · #5

Jennifer, first how cute are your girls, just lovely. I like the processing, and the lighting, I might have used less dof to blur those bricks a bit. But again I love the pics. Let me know what they charge you for 16 x 20's.

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

03/09/2011 03:12:25 AM · #6

Originally posted by sjhuls:

Thanks, good suggestion I will tone down that button. Also I took a look at them again and I think the face on
is a little darker than the rest, I am working on correcting that now.

Jennifer, I think Ken meant a small bright spot in the wall.

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

03/09/2011 09:21:32 AM · #7

Thanks guys such good suggestions from everyone. I am in the process of fixing all those little things I didn't catch the first go around, I will repost when I have them finished.

I also purchased my groupons for canvasondemand.com, but I can't use them until next week. Hopefully they will let me use all three, if not my neighbors will have to be buying my prints for me.

timfythetoo

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

03/09/2011 10:07:04 AM · #8

Originally posted by sjhuls:

I don't think they will let you use more than one at a time from a specific groupon deal.

On a different note, please let me know how your framing works out. I had thought about doing that myself - getting the thin canvas and buying my own frames - but havent gotten around to doing it yet. I have a canvas in each of COD frames (except for the floating frame) but would like to do my own on the cheap.

vikas

Apple iPhone 13

03/09/2011 10:21:30 AM · #9

As much as I like these .. and they would all look great as a huge canvas, my honest opinion I prefer the ones in color (I know you didn't ask for those)

Maybe a reshoot for the second one without her toes cut.. or all three girls with the same perspective as the first one - that one is priceless, her expression, colors are all amazing!
Sorry if I added to the confusion!

MinsoPhoto

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

03/09/2011 10:35:36 AM · #10

I think you did an excellent job. I am curious as to how you will be displaying them? Is there a reason you chose two in portrait orientation and the third as landscape?

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

03/09/2011 10:39:28 AM · #11

Originally posted by vikas:

As much as I like these .. and they would all look great as a huge canvas, my honest opinion I prefer the ones in color (I know you didn't ask for those)

Maybe a reshoot for the second one without her toes cut.. or all three girls with the same perspective as the first one - that one is priceless, her expression, colors are all amazing!
Sorry if I added to the confusion!

Yes, I love those. They are currently on my wall right now, but they are a year old. It's time to update. These photo's are going in more of a formal living room and I think the B&W will look nice.

I do have the color versions, maybe I will post those as well, when I get my re-edit B&W ones done.

Louis

Nikon D800

03/09/2011 11:08:19 AM · #12

I'm rebelling against the idea of placing these close together, particularly with the landscape-oriented picture in the middle. Depending on how you position it, the series will look like an H. Or an M. Or a W. When displaying work that's yours, think form as well as content!

If I had to make such a decision, landscape would be at the end. Or, I would find a special place for each individual frame.

03/09/2011 11:18:12 AM · #13

Originally posted by jminso:

I think you did an excellent job. I am curious as to how you will be displaying them? Is there a reason you chose two in portrait orientation and the third as landscape?

I hadn't planned on doing different orientations, but the best photo's of each ended up working out best in different orientations. I think it will work with the space I have for them.

I'm really not worried about that part of it. I am pretty good with decorating and arranging things, that is one of my businesses (making and displaying home decor items.)

I will have to send a photo of them once I get them on my wall.

Garry

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/09/2011 11:32:15 AM · #14

I'm curious, to print something as large as 16x20 or 20x24, what sort of resolution file would you need to have?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/09/2011 12:40:09 PM · #15

Originally posted by gcoulson:

I'm curious, to print something as large as 16x20 or 20x24, what sort of resolution file would you need to have?

150 DPI (pixels/inch) at the final print size should give you a fine result, and you can probably get away with somewhat less (e.g. 100 DPI) if necessary. Images from my 6MP camera will print 16x20 (with a small border) without up-sampling at 150 DPI.

Ideally, you would want 300 DPI at final print size, but more than that is usually considered "overkill."

Garry

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/09/2011 01:03:24 PM · #16

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by gcoulson:
I'm curious, to print something as large as 16x20 or 20x24, what sort of resolution file would you need to have?

150 DPI (pixels/inch) at the final print size should give you a fine result, and you can probably get away with somewhat less (e.g. 100 DPI) if necessary. Images from my 6MP camera will print 16x20 (with a small border) without up-sampling at 150 DPI.

Ideally, you would want 300 DPI at final print size, but more than that is usually considered "overkill."

It kills me to ask such a basic question, but if I have a RAW file that in 23Mb in size .. how do I determine the DPI? Or do I define the DPI when I convert the RAW to TIFF/JPEG?

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

03/09/2011 01:09:54 PM · #17

To check the dpi on my final images I just go to the resize tab and it shows you what your current dpi is for your crop.

I just checked all of mine and they range between 111 and 158, do you think I need to up-sample the ones that are less than 150? What about the one that is 158?

Louis

Nikon D800

03/09/2011 02:36:37 PM · #18

Originally posted by gcoulson:

I'm curious, to print something as large as 16x20 or 20x24, what sort of resolution file would you need to have?

Also note what your printing house suggests. WHCC wants a resolution of 300DPI, and that resolution is a good rule of thumb for printing.

Garry

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/09/2011 02:40:02 PM · #19

Originally posted by sjhuls:

I took some photo's of my girls today. I bought some 16x20 frames to put them in. I am planning on having them printed at canvasondemand.com.

I know they are oriented differently, I thought I would put the landscape oriented one in the middle.

Jennifer, how did you come to choose this company in particular? I've thought of getting a nice canvas done for a special occasion, but there seems to be so many companies out there. Did you have good reviews/references for them or did you choose them for some other reason?

alohadave

Pentax K-5

03/09/2011 02:48:33 PM · #20

Originally posted by gcoulson:

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by gcoulson:
I'm curious, to print something as large as 16x20 or 20x24, what sort of resolution file would you need to have?

150 DPI (pixels/inch) at the final print size should give you a fine result, and you can probably get away with somewhat less (e.g. 100 DPI) if necessary. Images from my 6MP camera will print 16x20 (with a small border) without up-sampling at 150 DPI.

Ideally, you would want 300 DPI at final print size, but more than that is usually considered "overkill."

It kills me to ask such a basic question, but if I have a RAW file that in 23Mb in size .. how do I determine the DPI? Or do I define the DPI when I convert the RAW to TIFF/JPEG?

Simple. Take the pixel dimensions of your final file and divide each edge by the resolution you want to use. That will tell you if you need to do any upressing.

For example, my 6mp camera has a native resolution of 3008x2008. If I divide those by 150, I can print at 20x13 without any modifications.

If you want to know the pixel dimensions that you need, take your print size and multiply the DPI by the number of inches. For a 40x60 at 150dpi, you'd want 6000x9000 pixels (54MP).

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/09/2011 02:55:01 PM · #21

Remember that DPI is really Pixels per Inch -- it has no meaning until you set an output/print size value. As a crude example, take a typical large file of 3000 x 2400 pixels:

If you print it
30" x 24" = 100 DPI

10" x 8" = 300 DPI

3" x 2.4" = 1000 DPI

Just set your image size to the final print size without resampling and check that the resultant DPI value is 150+.

This may also help: Resizing Pictures to Standard Print Sizes.

Message edited by author 2011-03-09 15:00:27.