See what you can do with this one

We like this picture of our son and wanted to print it either as a poster or canvas (20x30 or so). Do you think this file will be good enough quality?
I am sure it could be improved but I am clueless when it comes to PP so feel free to play with it.

All help will be greatly appreciated.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/mszuminski/5429​957934/

I would suggest checking for frames before you have the image printed to ensure you can get a frame you're happy with at the size you want. I printed an image 20x30 thinking I'd be able to pick up a pre made frame for it and just have a matte cut, no such luck. The only frames I could find were cheap "Poster" frames, and even they were kinda hard to find.

Scatter is spot on. I have learned not to pay any retail mass store to frame anything, either. Find a shop which does framing for a living. And look at how big that frame with a photo will be, be sure your crop is loose enough to allow for the matte to cover some of it, and be very sure you want something that big. Anything over about 24" is huge on your wall.

Good point Scatter.
I actually have couple of frames we could use for this. And if it was canvas (24x36) then we would just hang it without the frame.

About the photo itself... You may well find that the eyes are too dark and in print they look bruised or nearly black. What software are you using for post processing?

I don't think the resolution is high enough to make a nice 20 x 30.

here's a quick two minute edit in LR. Not much to work with but should help give you ideas. I basically increased the exposure on the boy while darkening the background, desaturated the lips, enhanced the irises, tone curve adjustment, and stopped there. I may have tweaked the white balance some too.

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S.Horton wrote in post #11805450
About the photo itself... You may well find that the eyes are too dark and in print they look bruised or nearly black. What software are you using for post processing?

jb_browneyes wrote in post #11805505
I don't think the resolution is high enough to make a nice 20 x 30.

unless the OP still has the raw. The skin is rough and working with a jpeg makes it even worse. As you can see I had no real luck getting it to look quite right.

S.Horton wrote in post #11805436
Scatter is spot on. I have learned not to pay any retail mass store to frame anything, either. Find a shop which does framing for a living. And look at how big that frame with a photo will be, be sure your crop is loose enough to allow for the matte to cover some of it, and be very sure you want something that big. Anything over about 24" is huge on your wall.

My wife and I love to go to places like TJ Maxx/ Homegoods and sort through their framed artwork (it's usually prints anyway). You can get nice frames cheap that way, and then it's just a matter of matting/mounting.

Thank you all for taking the time. It was shot couple days after getting my camera so it was just JPEG plus it was resized by flickr (right?)
So what would be the max size you would print at that resolution (SOOC jpeg)? And is there a difference in resolution when converted to jpeg from raw?
As you can see you are dealing with a total noob so your patience is greatly appreciated.

Are you saying you shot it in Raw or jpeg? If either Raw or a full-size full-quality jpeg you can print pretty large -- if you're matting and framing it just pick a size that will "fit" in your home. The prints that I've hung in my home range from 11x14 matted to 12x18 unmatted.

smyke wrote in post #11805372
We like this picture of our son and wanted to print it either as a poster or canvas (20x30 or so). Do you think this file will be good enough quality?
I am sure it could be improved but I am clueless when it comes to PP so feel free to play with it.

Yes. A full res jpeg from your T1i is 4752 x 3168 pixels. A 30x20" would come in at about 158 ppi which should be good enough imo. If you didn't mat, then you should be able to pick up a frame reasonable.

As far as improving, we don't know what program you have. Actually, I don't think your original is that bad, just a tad underexposed. Only thing I did was a levels adjustment to lighten your son and masked the background. Then just a little dodging his eyes.

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