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Canon 6D and Lightroom Question
Aug 11, 2014 20:29:06 #
I have the Canon 6D and am using Lightroom 4.5 to post process. I have an image I would like to print as an 8 x 10 that I took. Can it be printed without having to crop it? I tried ordering through Mpix and it wants me to crop it. Should I be shooting with a certain setting on the camera or is there something I should be entering in the LR export box?
Aug 11, 2014 20:35:56 #
It needs to be cropped, that picture in not in 8x10 format. It would fit 8x12.
to crop for 8x10 in LR import, go to develop, click on the crop symbol and in the box on the right click aspect and select 4x5 8x10 from the menu (they are the same ratio) and then frame the image the way you like. It will then be formated for 4x5, 8x10 or 16x20 printing.
to crop for 8x10 in LR import, go to develop, click on the crop symbol and in the box on the right click aspect and select 4x5 8x10 from the menu (they are the same ratio) and then frame the image the way you like. It will then be formated for 4x5, 8x10 or 16x20 printing.
Aug 11, 2014 20:40:35 #
The problem is enlarging a 24x36 mm image to 8x10. One dimension or the other has to be cropped. Now if you wanted to print 4x6 your original file size would be perfect.
Aug 11, 2014 20:41:49 #
It is quite simple and easy in Elements - know nothing about Lightroom .....
Aug 11, 2014 21:30:44 #
Aug 11, 2014 21:40:03 #
It can print on 8X10 paper - There will just be lots of unused space (borders) on the long sides of the print.
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Aug 12, 2014 01:11:29 #
The size ratio of your image is 2:3. The size ratio of the print size you want is 4:5. There is physically no way to print that entire image in the area of an 8x10 print without either cropping the long dimension, or compressing it to fit, which will distort the proportions in the image.
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Aug 12, 2014 10:07:28 #
MT Shooter wrote:
The size ratio of your image is 2:3. The size ratio of the print size you want is 4:5. There is physically no way to print that entire image in the area of an 8x10 print without either cropping the long dimension, or compressing it to fit, which will distort the proportions in the image.
MT, thank you for the reply. I am trying to grasp what I did so I understand the ratio thing. So, is there a way to change the size ratio I am shooting at in the camera? Do I have to change a setting in the camera so that I am able to print large prints? I am still confused and appreciate your help.
Aug 12, 2014 10:13:23 #
ifurnish wrote:
MT, thank you for the reply. I am trying to grasp what I did so I understand the ratio thing. So, is there a way to change the size ratio I am shooting at in the camera? Do I have to change a setting in the camera so that I am able to print large prints? I am still confused and appreciate your help.
The ratio of your image sizes is determined by the physical size of your sensor, exactly the same as it has always been going back to film days.
8x10 is only a standard print size today because large format view cameras once came with 8" x 10" negatives as a standard size. Film cameras is where all current print sizes came from. Most print labs have adopted 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, and 24x36 as standard print sizes because of the 2:3 ratio of 35mm film. All APS-C and full frame digital cameras have adopted this 2:3 ratio for their sensor sizes due to the dominance of 35mm film cameras when digital was introduced.
Aug 12, 2014 10:40:19 #
MT, thank s again. I am going to print an 8x12 instead. Thanks so much! You've been a great help to me.
Aug 12, 2014 12:09:48 #
ifurnish wrote:
MT, thank s again. I am going to print an 8x12 instead. Thanks so much! You've been a great help to me.
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