Blowing up pictures to poster size - Lateral-g Forums

BC69 · #1 03-08-2010, 07:51 PM

Also - my brother has taken some pictures with a Digital SLR - guessing those would be better candidates?

**XcYZ** · #2 03-08-2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BC69

Also - my brother has taken some pictures with a Digital SLR - guessing those would be better candidates?

I'm guessing that since it's a dSLR, it's 300dpi. The point and shoots are 72dpi.

monza · #3 03-08-2010, 08:17 PM

If you can get the image in RAW (file format on SLR) you could make a billboard, so any size....

That would be a cool poster. There will be lots of places around you to get a large format image printed.

BC69 · #4 03-09-2010, 07:32 AM

Scott confirmed for me its only 180dpi for that particular picture - but my brother has some dSLR shots around and is looking for a place that might blow it up for me.

The weather is slowly starting to come around, but still be a while before I could get it out and take new ones at better clarity - and I am impatient! haha.

Thanks guys!

Sti_Guy · #5 03-09-2010, 08:26 AM

Just a FYI, If you have a Sams club around your area they often have a photo center that do posters up to 24x36. I have done a couple myself with my D50/D80 that have turned out great. Best thing is they are only like 22$

**tones2SS** · #6 03-09-2010, 08:30 AM

I think there are settings on your camera that may bump it up to a higher resolution when taking pictures?? I have that option on camera.
The reason I know about the high res stuff is, I used to work in a print shop, so I exactly what you need. Scott is right. Printers like to use a 300dpi resolution picture. The higher the better. If is a small picture, the resolution doesn't matter too much. It depends on the final size though.
GOOD LUCK!!

BC69 · #7 03-09-2010, 09:59 AM

Thanks!

I talked to a printer in the city and got quoted $210 for a 48" by 72" C-print with UV protection. They also said 150dpi would work...which doesn't make sense based on our conversation. Not something I want to test, so I might just use the SLR pictures at higher resolution and go for 60" by 90".