Photo ratios and printing (Page 2): I'm guessing your have 2:3 camera and why 4x6 look fine and 5x7 gets chopped and so would 8x10. It's best that you do the crop on your computer so...

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

gvarner wrote:

There's lots of questions about going from 4x6 to ... (show quote)

I'm guessing your have 2:3 camera and why 4x6 look fine and 5x7 gets chopped and so would 8x10. It's best that you do the crop on your computer so you can choose what gets cut. I have had some where I did not want anything cropped without loosing the shot. I simply print with 8x12. If you plan to frame it, you need different matt.

If you try those squishing programs, some or good some are crap.

Now that you understand what it means to play with a 2:3 camera and you may want to stay withing the classic 5x7 8x10 etc sizes, plan your shots with some extra room knowing you need to crop before going to the printer.

ralphc4176 Loc: Conyers, GA

You can't do 5x7 from a 4x6 image without cropping the image or distorting it to fit. In a size similar to 5x7, you might consider 6x9, which will fit all of a 4x6 image without cropping or distorting and will fit nicely and easily on a letter-size sheet of inkjet photo print paper.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Another option is borders and uncropped image. I'd much rather have borders on my print than squishing the image to make it fit on the paper.

13oct1931 Loc: Lebanon, Indiana

I hope I am not changing the subject or starting a topic.

Frequently I send pix to an "organization" news paper; the Ed likes my pix, but, she says "the are the wrong size." she says she needs 760 DPI (dots per square inch). Do any of you HOGS know how to adjust DPI on pix or how to figure out what DPI my camera is producing ???? Alyn

ted.herman Loc: Chatsworth, CA

I have Photoshop CS6 and after a learning phase, can change sizes easily using the Image size and Canvas size settings. This also allows me to change the spacings between the photo and the border. Several videos are available on u-tube for help.

bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

Two completely different aspect ratios. One does not translate to the other and if you distort the photo with free transform in Photoshop it will be distorted.

Rufus Loc: Puget Sound area, WA

Tell your printer you want to print 5 x7 but load 8x10 or 8.5x11 printing paper. In my Epson this terrible waste of paper saves the whole image. With a paper cutter, I can then trim or save what I want.

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

13oct1931 wrote:

I hope I am not changing the subject or starting a topic.

Frequently I send pix to an "organization" news paper; the Ed likes my pix, but, she says "the are the wrong size." she says she needs 760 DPI (dots per square inch). Do any of you HOGS know how to adjust DPI on pix or how to figure out what DPI my camera is producing ???? Alyn

I wonder if he is really old school and really means 760 Pixels on the long side. I shoot for local rag and he wants them 2000 on the long side but many of mine end up on the front page and need a larger image.

This has nothing to do with the camera unless you are shooting very small jpg and the file is too small. Since I use Lightroom and raw(large), i simply export what he wants and the master pic, stays untouched.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

pithydoug wrote:

I wonder if he is really old school and really means 760 Pixels on the long side. I shoot for local rag and he wants them 2000 on the long side but many of mine end up on the front page and need a larger image.

This has nothing to do with the camera unless you are shooting very small jpg and the file is too small. Since I use Lightroom and raw(large), i simply export what he wants and the master pic, stays untouched.

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