[pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes
- From: "K W Hart" <kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 18:31:06 -0500
As a portrait photographer whose income depends on the size of the finished
print, the print should always be as large as possible!
Putting that aside, photographs are a part of the decor. If you have a large
wall space, it deserves a large print (or several small ones). If the print is
on the wall above the sofa, where the viewer will be a couple feet away
(because of the sofa), then it can (should?) be a larger print. In the house
where I grew up, we had a long narrow hallway. Small- 8x10 or smaller- prints
worked well there.
I frame a lot of 20"x24" prints. I am not a fan of glass (or plexi) covering
the print. Especially when I do a "faux-painting", where the texture of the
photo is a part of the photograph. If the photo is covered by glass/plexi, that
cover must be spaced away from the print to prevent the photo from eventually
sticking to the glass.
["Faux-painting": I flush-mount the print on sturdy mount board. I apply
artist's gel medium to the print. First, I use a 3" wide stiff brush and make
vertical strokes over the entire photo. I wait a couple minutes for the medium
to set a bit, then I make horizontal strokes. The brush strokes make the photo
look like it's on coarse fabric. After this application dries, I go over the
lines of the photo with the same gel medium and smaller brushes, following
hair, clothing lines, etc.]
One inch equals 2.54 centimeters or 25.4 millimeters. I keep a small tape
measure handy that has both metric and inches (Imperial?). For most uses, this
gives me a close-enough conversion. In the darkroom, I have graduates marked in
both liters and ounces. A liter is close to a quart.
Ken Hart
kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:18 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes
Brooks Jensen of Lens Work is a fan of the smaller prints and portfolios.
There is just something about being able to hold a print in your hand. I HATE
the metric system. Yeah I know most of the world thinks in metric, and I
understand that. Yeah I have used it and know everything works in 10s and lots
of people think in metric. I just can't and every time I have to go do the
conversion, I never can remember is it 24.5 or 25.4 lol I suspect there are
just as many out there that hate inches too.
As far as print sizes there are a couple of factors. Viewing distance is a
big key. Billboards are often done with relatively small file sizes or in the
film days with 35mm negatives. It could be done because they were being viewed
from hundreds of yards away. I have a print on my wall that is 30 x 40 inches
I did as a test. (about 76 to 101) Though the detail is starting to break down
up close, backing away to be able to really see the entire print seems to fix
that. Considering that print was done with a little up scaling and a 6mp
digital camera, it isn't bad at all.
What is practical is another question. Up to about 18 x 24 inches (45x60cm
roughly) I have had little problem with frames. Much above that finding frame
stores with mats in stock and frames that will fit become an issue. Building a
frame that big then involves getting either plexiglass that will not break or
glass thick enough that the flex that is likely in a frame that size will not
break it. You could use stand outs and gallery wraps, but that is not cheap
either. For me display space and cost are as much of a factor in how big I
want to go. I am also becoming more and more a fan of photo books.
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Practical print sizes
From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, March 06, 2012 8:45 am
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: İbrahim_Pamuk <ibrahim.pamuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On 03/06/2012 09:36 AM, İbrahim Pamuk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder if there is a practical assumption like portraits size max
suitable to 30*40 cm or landscapes around 50*70 cm. Of course any one can print
any sizes. I think printing large portraits might not be so good since it is or
might be bigger than the actual object.
>
Print sizes and aspect ratios are ordinarily selected on the basis of
several inputs:
- Subject matter
- Viewing distance
- Artistic impact
Huge portraits have a place - when hanging in large rooms where they
will be viewed at a distance. Small landscapes also have place -
in a small office, for example.
One size does not fit all.
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