Contact sheet

sGu · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

I need to compile a contact sheet with my work to present to clients and also for my portfolio, is there any difference between those two?

How many images usually within a contact sheet? what size for images and what size for the sheet? Any other suggestions are welcome, such as dpi, image size, etc.

TIA!

NGrinerPhoto · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

in Photoshop, go to File - Automate - Contact Sheet II

first - pick your height, width and resolution - this all depends on your output - I make them 8x10 @ 300 then save the file and have my lab print an 8x10 for me

second - pick your columns and rows - if you have to many, they get hard to see

experiment with a few and see what works best for you

-nick

sGu · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

thanks, i'm giving it a go now

Ogrt48 · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

Oh wow, thanks. I just tried that out and it's really awesome. ^_^

robertwgross · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

In the old days, a contact sheet was a page of positive images produced directly from negatives. In other words, the images were exactly the same size as the original negatives, probably 35mm, or 36x24mm.

Now, you probably are not using film, and you are using digital. Fine. Many of the programs will space out your contact "positives" just like they were done in the old film days. The difference here is that the program can often allow for a title or comments or frame number or similar information.

Some folks don't like contact prints so crowded onto a page. Fine. Some programs will allow spacing just about any way you want. Since it is a tool for work in progress, generally you space them about twenty to a page.

---Bob Gross---

12345Michael54321 · 5th of November 2004 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertwgross

In the old days, a contact sheet was a page of positive images produced directly from negatives.

Yes, in ancient times. You know, those legendary days, about which the bards tell in song and story. When dinosaurs roamed the Earth, in their pre-petroleum form.

Like, way back in 1997.

I mean, sure, digital's come on strong, but to hear you speak of "the old days," one would think that few can remember back to film's heyday.

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NGrinerPhoto Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 462 IMAGE EDITING OK	in Photoshop, go to File - Automate - Contact Sheet II first - pick your height, width and resolution - this all depends on your output - I make them 8x10 @ 300 then save the file and have my lab print an 8x10 for me second - pick your columns and rows - if you have to many, they get hard to see experiment with a few and see what works best for you -nick

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Ogrt48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfield TWP, Ohio Posts: 1,316 IMAGE EDITING OK	Oh wow, thanks. I just tried that out and it's really awesome. ^_^

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robertwgross Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,462	In the old days, a contact sheet was a page of positive images produced directly from negatives. In other words, the images were exactly the same size as the original negatives, probably 35mm, or 36x24mm. Now, you probably are not using film, and you are using digital. Fine. Many of the programs will space out your contact "positives" just like they were done in the old film days. The difference here is that the program can often allow for a title or comments or frame number or similar information. Some folks don't like contact prints so crowded onto a page. Fine. Some programs will allow spacing just about any way you want. Since it is a tool for work in progress, generally you space them about twenty to a page. ---Bob Gross---