Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Hi, all !

Want to try one more time and ask if anyone will take a minute or two to describe the steps they take to send a digital image to an outside Professional Photo Printing Lab whereby the image be converted into a color print up to 30"x40" in size...

Thanking You Again...
~Doug~

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

What "steps" are you asking about. When printing larger than I am capable of myself, I just send the image and they send back the print, I have printed up to 4' x 6' with no issues on many occasions. If your image is too small to print as large as you request they usually will not even attempt to print it until you resize to the requested print size.
Have you had a specific issue you need to address?

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

The first step I would take is to contact the lab and ask what their requirements are for size, format, etc. of a file they need to print from.

wilikioti Loc: Deep South, USA

I saw your first post. I can't imagine any professional printer would want you to send a RAW image to them. I would think that a JPEG image fully PP and sized to the size you want, ready for printing, would be what you should send. Why not give one (pro printer) a call or visit their web-site and see exactly what their requirements are?

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Thanks for responding.. Below, you can read the message about it that I had sent out yesterday...

Hi, Guys and Gals..

Am asking for a favor, that is, if you have the time

There have been times when I prepare to send images to a professional lab via the internet and I ask myself if there could a better procedure to adopt than what I am currently doing..

If any among you will take the time to list (step by step) how you prepare and send images to a high quality professional printing lab to make large enlargements such as a 30"x40" high quality print, I will be most grateful..

Step by step means starting from your favorite software and its module/modules, settings, pixel size, etc..

I know that many of us use Lightroom for exporting such, but if you have other favorites, please list them too and then follow by listing the exact steps that you click onto within the software options from start to finish when using a PC with Windows 7 and it's service pack 1..

Yes, I realize that I am asking a lot, but if you will, please send a reply about your exact procedures from start to finish explaining the steps that you use so as to enable the process to its completion..

If you are a senior as am I, please take your time because, if not anything else, we seniors sometimes will have lots of time at hand..

Many thanks !
~Doug~

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Get the information from the lab as to the format accepted. If they accept TIFF that is what you should use.

As to the 'size' Compose and Crop to the format ratio you need (3*4). Use your software to set a 'constrained crop ratio'. Remember to compose slightly bigger than what you need to allow for framing.

Make sure the pixel count used matched the printer's instruction or has a higher count. Meaning that if you have a printer that request a 300DPI you have (30*300)pixels * (40*300)pixels. If you have more, great, no problem. If you have less the print will show pixelization. - Replace 300 by the printer minimal requirement.

That is all there is to it:
Select best file format (printers requirement)
Crop to ratio
Match or exceed printer resolution (printers requirement)

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Thank YOU ! Also, would like for you to know that I was hoping that you would finally get to see my request and then reply, because I've grown to appreciate your style whenever you are addressing issues with we other members !:thumbup:

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Thank you for replying.

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Thank you for replying.

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

Thank you for the reply.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Ask the lab. They will guide you as to their specific requirements

jcboy3

If you want to know a better procedure than what you currently do, then please provide a step-by-step description of your procedure.

redpepper Loc: Central NY

Most printers accept sRGB color space and I export my raws to 100% quality JPEG with 300 ppi. I print 4x6s for my family albums (which is 3:2 ratio when cropping). When I want to print a 5x7 or larger, I specifically crop to that size so there's nothing chopped off the sides when it's printed.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Hello. With Adorama it's pretty straight-forward. Just select the size and quantity you want, upload your digital image and pay.
If you should have an 'odd size' (example: 36x15 inches), then you need to 'fill-in' the shot with a standard size canvas like a 24x36 and this will leave blank space above, below or both, then submit it as a 24x36 and trim the excess off when you get it. You pay the 24x36" rate. Adorama has been great with all my work.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Dough, in my case I start with a high resolution image that could be RAW or JPEG. RAW, as most probably you know, has to be converted to JPEG and the color space should be sRGB which is the color professional printers can see and reproduce.