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How big do I make it? |
I am enlarging some of my landscape photography. To what size do I enlarge it or more importantly what size picture to people hang on their wall? 12x18? 18x24? they use all sizes, cut up some paper and hang it on the wall, then decide the size you want, or you could measure some pictures..............normally theres a 2:3 aspect ratio so 4x6, 6x9, 12x18 and so on you give 18x24 thats 3:4 so hummm, whats the source you are using and the resolution (35mm iso50 or 2mp or 40mb or what?) a Source(s): depends what the source is Depends on your format camera and film. If 35mm than 12x18 if you want detail. 120mm of course can handle 18x24. Use the equivalents for digital, though I suspect you might want to go smaller. Grain in landscapes is not normally a pretty sight, unless of course you want it ..Tri-X at 2400 can give you some whoa images. As big as you want... 18x24 is pretty bug, though, unless it's going into a large room such as an office, or unless it's going to be the main feature of a room. Having a frameable print at these formats is a concern, though. You may want to order framed prints from http://www.mpix.com to avoid the problem. You can't get them matted from Mpix, though. Okay, they ARE on matte board, but they are not surrounded by a matte. You can get frame sides at Michael's Arts and Crafts (also on line), but I am not sure how large they have available. This is an inexpensive way to make up an odd sized frame, but you still have to get glass cut. It would probably only be $2-3 dollars for this size. If you stick to 12x18, it would be easy to get a matte board and cut the opening yourself. You might work with a 16x22 frame (with custom sides) and cut the 12x18 opening. Using a "push" type matte cutter is not too difficult. Of course, you could have the whole thing custom framed, but that would eat up most of what people would be willing to pay if you are planning on selling your work. On the rare occasions when I sell prints, I work backward from the frame size. Prints are ordered mounted and matted and ready for the frame. The sizes with an asterisk are strictly custom, or at least I only deal with them as a special order thing. US STANDARD FRAME SIZES 8鈥?x 10鈥?br /> 8.5鈥?x 11鈥?br /> 9鈥?x 12鈥?br /> * 10鈥?x 13鈥?br /> 11鈥?x 14鈥?br /> 12鈥?x 16鈥?br /> * 14鈥?x18鈥?br /> 16鈥?x 20鈥?br /> 18鈥?x 24鈥?br /> * 20鈥?x 24鈥?br /> * 20鈥?x 30鈥?br /> * 22鈥?x 28鈥?br /> * 24鈥?x 30鈥?br /> * 24鈥?x 36鈥?br /> MATTED PICTURE SIZE PER FRAME SIZE 8x10 4x6,5x7 9x12 6x9 11x14 5x7,8x10 12x16 8x12 16x20 8x10,11x14 18x24 13x19 In terms of what people have ordered, it would probably be 8x10's first, 11x14's a very close second and rarely 13x19. 5x7's also seem to sell. People buy their own frames. I will provide unmounted images to a size specified by the customer and they can have them mounted and matted as they like. I don't print and mount anything that is not on order. Pricing is my mark-up to the consumer retail cost of the mounts and matts (pre-cut) and the actual mounting (which I have done). The image, of course, is priced at whatever the market will bear :) If your selling over the internet, that may change things. I don't know because I don't sell prints for a living. Hope that helps. Vance Professional photographer/photojournalist People decorate as they choose, so the sizes of subjects, such as landscaped can vary. Photos displayed in a hallway, or foyer, would, naturally, be much smaller than those that may be hung over a fireplace mantel, or other, large space. Before there was photography, painting could be as small as miniatures, and, as large as a wall. Same for photos. The issue for your enlargements may be less about where the photos will fit, and more about the resolution of the digital file. These can only be blown up so far, before gross pixilization occurs. |
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