What print sizes can I use?

[adjohnson]

I have a Digital Eos Rebel and am wondering what print sizes I can use? The pixels of RAW images are 3072 x 2048 which would be 10"x8" with 300dpi. However, I think this camera should be able to go much larger than that.

Thanks for any help!

[dtrayers]

I've done up to 16x20 with minimal cropping and a 12x16 with moderate cropping and the results are great. Remember that larger prints are usually viewed for a longer distance.

I've been able to print as low as 240 dpi on my Canon printer and I can't tell the difference from higher dpi's.

I just ordered a 24 x 36 poster for the first time. We'll see how that looks when it get here next week.

[Hellashot]

Your image size at 300 dpi is only 10.2 x 6.8 inches. Not 8x10. You need to distort your image to get 8x10.

[Jim_T]

Yes. you have to crop the 3:2 camera image to fit correctly into onto a 5:4 page.

Leaving the width untouched and cutting off the length to the correct ratio leaves a 2560 x 2048 image..

Printing this at 10 x 8 nets 256 pixels per inch..

[hipshot]

I just ordered a 24 x 36 poster for the first time. We'll see how that looks when it get here next week.
hey dtrayers, where did you order from?

[adjohnson]

Is it better create an image of a lower (<300) dpi or to use Photoshop to make the enlarged image 300dpi? I usually use the cropping feature of Photoshop and crop to 11" x 14" at 300 dpi. Or should I just expand the image to 11" x 14" and leave it at the lowered dpi?

Hope this make sense!

[dtrayers]

I just ordered a 24 x 36 poster for the first time. We'll see how that looks when it get here next week.
hey dtrayers, where did you order from?

dotphoto.com

I ordered the 12x16 from them it arrived in a couple of days and looks great, so I thought I try another.

[RoB_m]

Is it better create an image of a lower (<300) dpi or to use Photoshop to make the enlarged image 300dpi? I usually use the cropping feature of Photoshop and crop to 11" x 14" at 300 dpi. Or should I just expand the image to 11" x 14" and leave it at the lowered dpi?

Hope this make sense!

it would be a waste of pixels and resampling decreases quality. don't resample and let photoshop decide the resolution.

[adjohnson]

Thanks - I've learned something today! Are there any online resources that discuss this issue: resampling to higher resolution versus letting resolution decrease when cropping?