Joelbarton87 Loc: Hereford u.k

Hi all I have done a search for this but did not find the answer I hope some one can help me.
I was out yesterday taking some shots down at our local skate park and when I got home I uploaded the photos to Facebook thinking no more of it I went to bed. When I got up this morning I had a nice surprise I had a message that read "Hi there joe. Just loving the skate board photos . We run a big cycle shop in nantwich, cheshire and like the idea a of the sideways bike print blown up and framed in the shop...could you please send sizes and prices for steve to see..look forward to hearing from you soon...thanks ."
so you can understand my glee on reading this. Now my question is she wants the biggest print size possible for this file ie. poster size my manual says up to A3 size but I have printed A3 before (not for this image) and they still looked sharp so i wonder if I can get away with going bigger with out it becoming to pixelated . It was shot with a canon 60d 18mp in highest quality raw format. also I have no idea what I should charge her.
Please people any help would be massively appreciated...
Joe Barton.
this is the image below in smaller resolution.

macro2009 Loc: Cheshire United Kingdom

I would check out online Photo printers, they may not want to pay above £100 dependent on size. Also they could have different frames Acrylic, canvas etc.

Then get back to the potential customer with better info including your mark up.


Excellent image by the way.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

To find how large you can print it, divide the pixel dimensions by 300 for excellent results, divide by 200 for good results.

A good photo lab doing posters usually can go larger due to special programs that essentially enlarge the file first. For anything bigger than the standards dimensions found by the above calculation, contact the printer you want to use and ask for their guidelines.

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Good question - I will be watching for some answers. I'll bet the boy's family would like one of these!

Go Baltimore Ravens!!!!!

Mousie M Loc: Coventry, UK

Wahawk - I take it the answer is in inches not cm? Sound like a useful rule of thumb.

marty wild Loc: England

start at Fifty pounds and then ten pounds an hour

paulw Loc: nottinghamshire

just had a print done at 16 ins x 24 shot at 18 mp with 7D i asked the print shop how big it could have been and he said how big do you want it it turned out stunning apparently they can pro print at 75 dpi and not lose detail because of the programmes they use also dont forget the bigger the image the further away the viewer will stand so go for it

GHK Loc: The Vale of Eden

If you can get a good print at this size there is really no practical limit. Larger prints may not look quite so good if you stick your nose on them, but you have to stand back to see them properly; the bigger the print, the further back you go.

GHK

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

That is correct. The basic print resolution standards of 240dpi or 300dpi are "inch" standards. If you want "metric" you would have to convert that to whatever the conversion factor would be.

Just divide the pixel dimensions by the print resolution you are going to be using to find the final print size.

Joelbarton87 Loc: Hereford u.k

Awesome thanks guys
Last question can any one recommend a decent print lab in the UK please.

marty wild Loc: England

photobox has had it's problems but think they have sorted them out. You do get a standard warranty, I was happy with the last big canverse

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

:thumbup:

paulw Loc: nottinghamshire

i took mine to a kodak shop great