Thank you, Mike. I've always struggled with enlarging my photos, due to not totally understanding the dpi, print resolution and megapixel of the camera relationship. Your vid helps a lot. I will confess, I'll need to rewatch it several times to let it all sink into by feeble brain cells. FOOS FOREVER!
Haha!! Thanks so much Robert!! It’s one of those things that takes a while to get your head around. The best thing is to just start printing, even if it’s little 6x4 images for picture frames...it’ll teach you a lot about your photography as well...I’ve changed a few things since I started printing my images. 👍 Foos forever indeed!! We’re hopefully going to see them in Budapest this summer!! Can’t wait!!! 👍
That’s a great bit of info Phil! Thinking about it, I bet there are plenty of apps that would do this job...apps for everything these days! 😆 ...and that’s a simple equation to work out whether it is good for printing or not...and will be especially helpful when you want to print big images or have cropped in to the original. Thanks 👍
A Mike Smith tutorial for breakfast today. Printing is something that I would like to start doing, but I have not wrapped my head around sending them off or investing in a decent printer. You would think that they mine the ink in far away lands for what they charge for it, but the satisfaction of taking the image from concept to print seems more satisfying to me. Do you use a service or print your own, Mike?
Haha!! For some reason I put the wrong time in the schedule for this weeks video!! Doh 🤦🏻♂️ I just have a middle of the road standard printer and for small prints up to A4 it’s fine. For anything bigger, I get them printed at a local print house...it’s worth having a search around for a good one...I normally get them to do a few test prints first on a variety of papers to see what I like...them once I find a good one, I’ll get them to do all my printing. Alternatively, I send them off to an online company and I’d do the same. The main thing is getting your exposure right...what looks good on screen might not look so good on paper... I’m definitely going to do more videos and tutorials on this as it’s quite a tricky one to get right. 👍
Awesome truth. Thanks. Just moved from SLT into A7III, so I'm on a new learning path... my first lesson, even Sony A-Mount glass is slow on the LA-EA3, my second: Sony 24-105 is gorgeously sharp but on mine the bokeh is pretty grim if too contrasty.
Thank you very much! I heard the LA-EA3 does have a bit of lag when focussing. Such a shame as some of the the a-mount lenses are great. The g-master series of lenses for the a7iii are amazing...I always hire the 16-35mm and the 70-200mm f2.8 and they’re fantastic...much better bokeh as well. Thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks so much. 😁 Most definitely!! I’m going to try and get my hands on one as soon as possible to see what it’s actually like...hopefully the computer won’t grind to a halt when processing them! 👍
No worries Niyazi, I hope it helps. I have a few other I will be making later in the year on this subject as it can be quite tricky getting it right...I’ve definitely learned a lot in printing my images. Thanks for watching! 😁👍
Thanks for making this video. Much awaited one and having lots of doubts in my mind related with Mega pixels and PPI. Excellent explanation, probably a good video for resolution about printing the images. Double thumbs up. 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
The easiest way I've found to get around this issue to know if I have enough resolution for a given image in capture one and lightroom is to set the crop dpi at 300, when your actively cropping itll let you know the maximum print size for that crop based on 300 dpi dynamically as you crop in and out, rather than seeing if its "sharp" to your monitor. Also some printer services such as Millers and Mpix use 250dpi printers so you'd want to set your crop resolution to 250dpi rather than 300dpi to know your maximum print size for the resolution given.
For images you’re going to be viewing at arms length, I totally agree with you Erik. And also it’s a good idea to find out the dpi of the print house if you’re outsourcing. I’ve seen a few issues with banding when the dpi is different from image to print house without making sure everything is the same. Thanks for the info and your thoughts dude, much appreciated. 👍
Good tech info and real world application, Mike. Was waiting for you to speak to the infamous “squint factor” that makes images look much better. 😁 But seriously, is there an app, web site or table (outside of photo editors) that simplifys the math and recomended settings? E.g. print size, cam resolution, DPI, viewing distance such that I could quickly determine, say, best dpi for 42mp cam, 8 x 10 in image viewed at 1 meter.
Thanks so much Paul! Haha!! I forgot about that...maybe that’ll be a subject for a quick tips Monday video!! “The squint factor - how to increase the sharpness without doing anything to your image!” 😆 I haven’t seen one and I didn’t find one in my research for this video. One problem is that as people see things slightly differently, one person might agree with the settings and another might completely disagree, so I think it is quite subjective...
I think you should! I’ve got a printer at home I use but for the bigger prints, I use a local printers as they have huge printers!! Do it, it’s well worth it...and you’ll learn a lot about your photography!! 👍
Interesting video Mike. I always struggle with the printing side of things. Although I have printed an image from my Sony a7iii at 75cm x 50cm and was very happy with the quality. I am just wondering how much further I can push it.
Thanks very much Aaron. It’s a harsh learning curve and can teach you a lot about how you edit your images...it’s very different viewing on a screen to viewing on a quality piece of paper. That all depends on the viewing distance...I was surprised at how much this changes what dpi and resolutions you can use. Thanks for watching. 👍
Hi Mike, the question is what brand and model printer are you using, if you don't mind me asking. I've had a lot of printers over the years but now mostly get my printing done professionally.
Hi Bruce, I’m using one of the Epsom home printers. Can’t remember which one at the mo...travelling at the moment...most printers these days are great if you use the right paper and the right dpi settings for the printer you have. I’m going to be doing more videos on printing later in the year as it’s a part of photography that a lot of people struggle with. Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Great video something more people need to understand! I'm a printer and we deal with people every day bringing in low rez images/artwork and expecting it to look the same blown up. A saying we have is "Ya can't make a chicken casserole with chicken shit"
That’s a fantastic saying!! 😆 Thanks so much Jamie! It’s amazing how many people are good at photography but don’t understand printing...I’ll definitely be doing more videos on this subject. Thanks for watching. 👍
Thanks Ankit! The best 70-200mm is the g-master 70-200mm f2.8...it’s quite pricey though but well worth it. I hire it every time I have a big photo shoot as it always seems to deliver. 👍
9/10 MP is it enough to print for clients? Because I'm using a 30mm crop lens on a Full Frame 24mp but only can produce 10mp. Can you help me out? Thank you
Hi Joao, It depends on how big you'll be printing the images...I'd say you'd be better to go bigger for printing. The front of the National Geographic only needs a 6Mp image but that's an A5 publication, so you could print up to A4 with top quality...any bigger than that and you'll start to see the pixels...but if the print will be viewed from far away, you will be able to go bigger. I hope that helps. 👍
Hi Mike, Is the Sequator tutorial still in your plans? I got hyped for astrophotography after your Starry Landscape Stacker tutorial, but I'm on Windows. 😁 BTW this video helped me decide what maximum size I should offer my prints in. Thanks 👍🏻
Hi Martin, It's definitely on the cards for later in the year! My main workstation at home is a windows based system so as soon as I get back after the summer vacation, I'll be working on that one! 😁👍
This might not be relevant, but how do you get good resolution for Instagram uploads.. Everytime I upload something; I end up having quality loss. Help!
For Instagram I always output the images with a long edge resolution of 1920. You’ve got to over-sharpen them a little and also up the contrast as they really do have a low resolution when showing them in their app. As Instagram was only meant for mobile apps, I don’t think they’re too worried about showing the images at a high resolution...just masses and masses of content with low data rates... I think the app Vero is a much better one for high resolution images... I hope that helps. 👍
It all depends on the size you will be printing at. I have found with printing that you have to run a lot of test prints before making the final product, otherwise there will be issues that you might not have been aware of. Experience is priceless when it comes to printing. Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for the question Bob. I think this kind of thinking started the megapixel battle between companies. And if this principle was followed verbatim, a billboard would have to be taken with a 15 gigapixel camera...also if you had 24megapixel camera that seems to have been around the standard for a few years now, at 300dpi your max size would be around 20x10inches. Personally, I’d prefer bigger images than that and with a slightly lower dpi, you can print a much bigger image. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
So for some reason, I set the wrong time to release this one...so you guys are getting it really early today!! 😁👍
Ha, ha- I couldn't sleep!
Well hopefully my video didn’t send you to sleep either!! 😆
@@mikesphotography Not a chance
As and when we free, we watch videos irrespective of time.
never heard someone say to give a thumbs down if they didnt like the video haha. great video!
Haha! Thanks so much Katherine! Maybe a little bit of reverse psychology in there 😆😆
Thank you, Mike. I've always struggled with enlarging my photos, due to not totally understanding the dpi, print resolution and megapixel of the camera relationship. Your vid helps a lot. I will confess, I'll need to rewatch it several times to let it all sink into by feeble brain cells. FOOS FOREVER!
Haha!! Thanks so much Robert!! It’s one of those things that takes a while to get your head around. The best thing is to just start printing, even if it’s little 6x4 images for picture frames...it’ll teach you a lot about your photography as well...I’ve changed a few things since I started printing my images. 👍
Foos forever indeed!! We’re hopefully going to see them in Budapest this summer!! Can’t wait!!! 👍
That’s a great bit of info Phil! Thinking about it, I bet there are plenty of apps that would do this job...apps for everything these days! 😆
...and that’s a simple equation to work out whether it is good for printing or not...and will be especially helpful when you want to print big images or have cropped in to the original.
Thanks 👍
A Mike Smith tutorial for breakfast today. Printing is something that I would like to start doing, but I have not wrapped my head around sending them off or investing in a decent printer. You would think that they mine the ink in far away lands for what they charge for it, but the satisfaction of taking the image from concept to print seems more satisfying to me. Do you use a service or print your own, Mike?
Haha!! For some reason I put the wrong time in the schedule for this weeks video!! Doh 🤦🏻♂️
I just have a middle of the road standard printer and for small prints up to A4 it’s fine. For anything bigger, I get them printed at a local print house...it’s worth having a search around for a good one...I normally get them to do a few test prints first on a variety of papers to see what I like...them once I find a good one, I’ll get them to do all my printing. Alternatively, I send them off to an online company and I’d do the same.
The main thing is getting your exposure right...what looks good on screen might not look so good on paper...
I’m definitely going to do more videos and tutorials on this as it’s quite a tricky one to get right. 👍
Awesome truth. Thanks. Just moved from SLT into A7III, so I'm on a new learning path... my first lesson, even Sony A-Mount glass is slow on the LA-EA3, my second: Sony 24-105 is gorgeously sharp but on mine the bokeh is pretty grim if too contrasty.
Thank you very much!
I heard the LA-EA3 does have a bit of lag when focussing. Such a shame as some of the the a-mount lenses are great.
The g-master series of lenses for the a7iii are amazing...I always hire the 16-35mm and the 70-200mm f2.8 and they’re fantastic...much better bokeh as well.
Thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks Mike- that was a lot of interesting information and timely considering that the new Sony a7riv is touting having 61 megapixels onboard!
Thanks so much. 😁
Most definitely!! I’m going to try and get my hands on one as soon as possible to see what it’s actually like...hopefully the computer won’t grind to a halt when processing them! 👍
I was waiting for this tutorial from you Mike. Thank you
No worries Niyazi, I hope it helps.
I have a few other I will be making later in the year on this subject as it can be quite tricky getting it right...I’ve definitely learned a lot in printing my images.
Thanks for watching! 😁👍
Thanks for making this video. Much awaited one and having lots of doubts in my mind related with Mega pixels and PPI.
Excellent explanation, probably a good video for resolution about printing the images.
Double thumbs up. 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Thanks so much Ravi!! It shows that you could have a 10 year old camera and still print really big images if the viewing distance is right!
😁👍
Wow knowledge from above and also good teaching 👍
Thanks so much Colin!
The easiest way I've found to get around this issue to know if I have enough resolution for a given image in capture one and lightroom is to set the crop dpi at 300, when your actively cropping itll let you know the maximum print size for that crop based on 300 dpi dynamically as you crop in and out, rather than seeing if its "sharp" to your monitor. Also some printer services such as Millers and Mpix use 250dpi printers so you'd want to set your crop resolution to 250dpi rather than 300dpi to know your maximum print size for the resolution given.
For images you’re going to be viewing at arms length, I totally agree with you Erik.
And also it’s a good idea to find out the dpi of the print house if you’re outsourcing. I’ve seen a few issues with banding when the dpi is different from image to print house without making sure everything is the same.
Thanks for the info and your thoughts dude, much appreciated. 👍
Tnx for sharing again
And thanks for watching! 😁👍
dude, this is a good video! im glad i watched it.
Love your videos btw. Normally content answering questions I might be having.
Thanks so much Bob! 👍
300 dpi is for canon printers. Epsons however are optimised for multiples of 90. So 270 dpi , 360, etc.
That’s good to know mark...it’s always good to check your printer specs to get the optimised dpi for the brand you have.
Thanks for watching. 👍
@@mikesphotography No worries!
@@mikesphotography 👍
Good tech info and real world application, Mike. Was waiting for you to speak to the infamous “squint factor” that makes images look much better. 😁 But seriously, is there an app, web site or table (outside of photo editors) that simplifys the math and recomended settings? E.g. print size, cam resolution, DPI, viewing distance such that I could quickly determine, say, best dpi for 42mp cam, 8 x 10 in image viewed at 1 meter.
Thanks so much Paul!
Haha!! I forgot about that...maybe that’ll be a subject for a quick tips Monday video!! “The squint factor - how to increase the sharpness without doing anything to your image!” 😆
I haven’t seen one and I didn’t find one in my research for this video. One problem is that as people see things slightly differently, one person might agree with the settings and another might completely disagree, so I think it is quite subjective...
Wonderful as always.
Thanks so much!! 😁👍
Do you print at home? What printer do you use? I havent printed any of my pictures and i reckon i should.
I think you should! I’ve got a printer at home I use but for the bigger prints, I use a local printers as they have huge printers!!
Do it, it’s well worth it...and you’ll learn a lot about your photography!! 👍
Interesting video Mike. I always struggle with the printing side of things.
Although I have printed an image from my Sony a7iii at 75cm x 50cm and was very happy with the quality.
I am just wondering how much further I can push it.
Thanks very much Aaron. It’s a harsh learning curve and can teach you a lot about how you edit your images...it’s very different viewing on a screen to viewing on a quality piece of paper.
That all depends on the viewing distance...I was surprised at how much this changes what dpi and resolutions you can use.
Thanks for watching. 👍
Hi Mike, the question is what brand and model printer are you using, if you don't mind me asking. I've had a lot of printers over the years but now mostly get my printing done professionally.
Hi Bruce,
I’m using one of the Epsom home printers. Can’t remember which one at the mo...travelling at the moment...most printers these days are great if you use the right paper and the right dpi settings for the printer you have.
I’m going to be doing more videos on printing later in the year as it’s a part of photography that a lot of people struggle with.
Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Hello, do you have a tutorial about what data a photo has to have for selling as a digital file online (e.g. Shutterstock)?
Great video something more people need to understand!
I'm a printer and we deal with people every day bringing in low rez images/artwork and expecting it to look the same blown up.
A saying we have is "Ya can't make a chicken casserole with chicken shit"
That’s a fantastic saying!! 😆
Thanks so much Jamie! It’s amazing how many people are good at photography but don’t understand printing...I’ll definitely be doing more videos on this subject.
Thanks for watching. 👍
👍
Thanks! 😁👍
@mikesmith Hey helllo sir ! Would yu please say some tips about taking cinematic reel , and the ideas of which should be taken
Hi Raghul,
I’m hoping to do a video on this later in the year so keep an eye out for it.
😁👍
@@mikesphotography Sir and one more thing please give us a detailed settings of videography 🙏
No worries, I have done that one already. Here's the link: czcams.com/video/7Ozf9wvgSJc/video.html
Thanks for watching. 👍
I have sony A7III too, what's the best 70-200mm lens? Thank you.
Thanks Ankit! The best 70-200mm is the g-master 70-200mm f2.8...it’s quite pricey though but well worth it. I hire it every time I have a big photo shoot as it always seems to deliver. 👍
9/10 MP is it enough to print for clients? Because I'm using a 30mm crop lens on a Full Frame 24mp but only can produce 10mp. Can you help me out? Thank you
Hi Joao,
It depends on how big you'll be printing the images...I'd say you'd be better to go bigger for printing. The front of the National Geographic only needs a 6Mp image but that's an A5 publication, so you could print up to A4 with top quality...any bigger than that and you'll start to see the pixels...but if the print will be viewed from far away, you will be able to go bigger.
I hope that helps. 👍
Hi Mike,
Is the Sequator tutorial still in your plans? I got hyped for astrophotography after your Starry Landscape Stacker tutorial, but I'm on Windows. 😁
BTW this video helped me decide what maximum size I should offer my prints in. Thanks 👍🏻
Hi Martin,
It's definitely on the cards for later in the year! My main workstation at home is a windows based system so as soon as I get back after the summer vacation, I'll be working on that one! 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Great! Thanks for the reply 👍🏻
This might not be relevant, but how do you get good resolution for Instagram uploads.. Everytime I upload something; I end up having quality loss. Help!
I think Instagrams uploads are either 1x1 or 4x5 crop at both at 1080p
For Instagram I always output the images with a long edge resolution of 1920.
You’ve got to over-sharpen them a little and also up the contrast as they really do have a low resolution when showing them in their app.
As Instagram was only meant for mobile apps, I don’t think they’re too worried about showing the images at a high resolution...just masses and masses of content with low data rates...
I think the app Vero is a much better one for high resolution images...
I hope that helps. 👍
Hi Mike. Nice video. Would be great if you had a part two which explains soft proofing and the editing accompanied with it.
Best regards.
Hi MetriXc! I've got more planned on printing as it can be a tricky process if you don't know how to approach it properly.
Thanks 👍
what is the resolution in DPI for absolute best results in professional photo printing (like Art albums)?
It all depends on the size you will be printing at.
I have found with printing that you have to run a lot of test prints before making the final product, otherwise there will be issues that you might not have been aware of.
Experience is priceless when it comes to printing.
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice
Thanks! 😁👍
Mike their is a typo in the thumbnail resoloution ;)
Haha! Oops! Thanks for pointing it out Vikash...just swapped it out.
As always, thanks for watching dude! 👍
@@mikesphotography always a pleasure :) and congrats for 17k ;)
Thanks so much dude! 20k is fast approaching!! 😁👍
@@mikesphotography yes, definitely
I swear I thought the cloud was moving at 2:32
Haha!! Maybe it is...and it’s actually a screen from the movie Back to the Future 2!! 😆
I like your channel but you should be referencing the correct terminology, being PPI
Thanks for your feedback Dane.
Why not just print at the highest dpi regardless of size if the print? Just make it that much sharper.
Thanks for the question Bob. I think this kind of thinking started the megapixel battle between companies. And if this principle was followed verbatim, a billboard would have to be taken with a 15 gigapixel camera...also if you had 24megapixel camera that seems to have been around the standard for a few years now, at 300dpi your max size would be around 20x10inches.
Personally, I’d prefer bigger images than that and with a slightly lower dpi, you can print a much bigger image.
Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍