Shyrell,
I've had a couple of pictures enlarged to 36"x36" some years ago for a
gallery exhibition and these where really terrific prints. Of course, there
was the old saying that "good photographers print small B&W photographs
while not-so-good photographers print large color photographs"...
In this particular instance, I am trying to make a 44"x54" print for a
client who wants to install it on a wall. There are various kinds of paper
surfaces available. The most artistic is the Hahnemühle paper (300gr or
400gr).
The cost varies on the type of paper but a 44"x54" on Hahnemuhle 300gr will
cost CDN$225 here in Montreal. A 16"x20" print on the H-400gr will cost
CDN$ 60. The printer normally asks for approval from a small print of a
section of the full print before going to the final full-size print.
Regards,
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shyrell Melara" <shyrell@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Enlaeging (Blowing-up) a file
Hi Lea,
Who does this sort of (gigantic) enlargements? And how much cost is
involved?
And why would someone want a picture as large as 4x8 feet? Not trying to
be a
wise guy. Just the first time I've heard of a picture enlarged to that
size.
Thanks,
Shyrell
lea murphy said:
Guy,
How big you can go depends on how good you want it to look from how far
away.
I've had images from a 6 gig camera blown up to four x eight feet and
they
were knock-your-socks-off gorgeous from several feet away.
Mine were enlarged in PS and sharpened only once, at the very end just
before printing.
Lea
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