Print Size - How Big Can I Go?

While I love shooting photos, what I actually do for a living is print them.  I recently wrote an article for Pro Photo Supply's blog on print size, that I'd like to share with you.  It has lots of tips and a helpful chart that clarifies the boundaries of what is possible from your file once you go to print.  You can read the whole post here.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Featurette

A blogger from the UK just featured my photo Laundry day in Venice on the blog Cameo Curio: http://cameocurio.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/guest-post-a-festival-of-laundry/

Venice

I re-worked my Venice print to capture more of the nostalgic essence of mundane Italy.  The image has a little bit of vignetting and some subtle texture.

Red Venetian Window

See my Green Venetian Window here.

Venetian Light

When I was young I took a romantic trip through Europe.  I was shooting film then - this was before the age of digital - and using a trusty old Pentax camera my father had given me. This was the best image I took on the entire trip.  When I printed it the first time, I fell in love with it. I've been printing it and perfecting it ever since.

This image is printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Photo Rag Paper.  I do all my own printing.  This photo prints up really beautifully, with lots of fine detail.  You can purchase it as an 8x10 here or as a 20x24 here.

Fine Art Print of Venetian Window (16x24)

One of the best things to do in Venice is to just walk around and look at the buildings. You can see things that you will never see anywhere else: a book store half-flooded from the canal but still open for business; doors and windows hundreds of years old but still sturdy; layers of paint coming off to show layers underneath. Even in the midst of extreme urban decay, Venice is overwhelmingly beautiful.

I have this big print, 16x24, very nicely done on Hahnemuhle Photorag Fine Art paper, just waiting for a home.