Optimal DPI
May 10, 2012 00:09:11 #
I am a fairly new photographer and business owner. I want anyone to be able to download and sample my work but at a low enough resolution that it will still make it worth purchasing the photograph. The DPI also has to be high enough to look great on the internet. Anyone have any suggestions?
May 10, 2012 10:13:20 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
AscendedPhotography wrote:
I am a fairly new photographer and business owner. I want anyone to be able to download and sample my work but at a low enough resolution that it will still make it worth purchasing the photograph. The DPI also has to be high enough to look great on the internet. Anyone have any suggestions?
72 - 100
May 10, 2012 10:35:36 #
May 10, 2012 10:50:09 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
AscendedPhotography wrote:
72 - 100
I'm assuming DPI[/quote]
yes, as that is what you asked right?
May 10, 2012 11:47:58 #
May 10, 2012 12:08:05 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
AscendedPhotography wrote:
Sorry didn't expect such a short answer so I was just clarifying.
oh ok :) i only ramble when trying to explain self to self - seldom to strangers
May 11, 2012 09:03:42 #
Stick with 72, looks great with screen resolution, crap when printed
May 11, 2012 09:04:10 #
Oops, hit send without adding. I'd also put a watermark on them.
May 11, 2012 09:18:19 #
AscendedPhotography wrote:
I am a fairly new photographer and business owner. I want anyone to be able to download and sample my work but at a low enough resolution that it will still make it worth purchasing the photograph. The DPI also has to be high enough to look great on the internet. Anyone have any suggestions?
I'm pretty sure that it doesn't matter.
If you were to put up a shot on the internet that was 8" x 10" at 96 ppi it would look the same as a 4 x 5 at 192 ppi.
In other words...the screen will display the same it's the shot size itself that will be the determining factor on how it looks.
someone can correct me if I'm off base.
May 11, 2012 09:54:19 #
FYI: minor point, but the measure in the camera and on screen is PPI, Pixels Per inch.
DPI refers to dots per inch, a common measure in printing.
http://www.andrewdaceyphotography.com/articles/dpi/
DPI refers to dots per inch, a common measure in printing.
http://www.andrewdaceyphotography.com/articles/dpi/
May 11, 2012 13:03:10 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
FYI: minor point, but the measure in the camera and on screen is PPI, Pixels Per inch.
DPI refers to dots per inch, a common measure in printing.
http://www.andrewdaceyphotography.com/articles/dpi/
DPI refers to dots per inch, a common measure in printing.
http://www.andrewdaceyphotography.com/articles/dpi/
Thank you. PPI is what I had in mind simply put it in wrong.
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