[pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes

From: <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:47:14 -0700

There are a lot of reasons to go above 8x10. Size does have an impact. A 4x6 inch print of the grand canyon may have wonderful detail and you would be able to get real close to the print. It isn't going to have the same impact as a print that is 4x6 feet. There size of the print would work to help portray the vastness of the place. In that context, size is a part of the artistic process.

Some portraits are enhanced by a larger size and most portrait photographers want larger prints because larger prints bring more revenue than small ones. Same with art galleries. Nothing wrong with making money, but too big sometimes works against you. Bigger is not always better, but its not always bad either.

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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes
From: kironkid@xxxxxxx
Date: Wed, March 07, 2012 10:38 am
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, walker.sue38@xxxxxxxxx,
speedgraphic@xxxxxxxxx, jbrugger@xxxxxxxx

Personally, I see no reason to go above 8x10, 8x12, etc. Bigger is not better. It also forces the viewer to get up close, and actually look at the print.

Russ

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From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 5:28 pm
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes

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From: "Ken Sinclair" <photo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 1:16 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes


> Speedy,
>
> Many moons ago...  (probably more moons to which I might 
> be willing
> to admit), my mentor
> 'taught me' that the proper viewing distance (from which 
> to view a
> print) was a function of
> focal length of the lens through which the negative was 
> exposed,
> multiplied by the linear
> enlargement of that negative.

     This is correct assuming no significant cropping and if 
the desire is to have a viewing angle that is equal to the 
camera's. This might be important for eliminating the 
"distortion" of wide angle lenses, or it might be of no 
importance.  When the image on the retina of the eye is 
large enough, and matches the viewing angle of the eye, the 
effect can be nearly three-dimensional.   OTOH, the purpose 
of a photo is not always to be scientifically correct.


--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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