8MP Image, upscaled past 24x36''?
kcui
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I have a client who is very interested in a canvas print of an image I took with my 7D. Unfortunately I cropped it down to 8MP when editing. I am confident that with upscaling I could get a decent print (at around 150ppi) @ 24x36''.
The client would like something larger, and unfortunately the next step up offered by the print service (WHCC) in that aspect ratio is 40x60'', and I am a little uncomfortable upscaling further and degrading the quality of the canvas print.
Is this something that is able to be accomplished while or is 24x36'' really the max I should go? Or is even that too larger? The image is B&W, if it matters.
For reference, this post recommendeds for an 8MP image, at 150ppi, you would get a decent quality image at 17x24'' (without going through an upscale algorithm).
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks
The client would like something larger, and unfortunately the next step up offered by the print service (WHCC) in that aspect ratio is 40x60'', and I am a little uncomfortable upscaling further and degrading the quality of the canvas print.
Is this something that is able to be accomplished while or is 24x36'' really the max I should go? Or is even that too larger? The image is B&W, if it matters.
For reference, this post recommendeds for an 8MP image, at 150ppi, you would get a decent quality image at 17x24'' (without going through an upscale algorithm).
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks
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Wow, Art, a 67MP camera...what brand...lol...just kidding. I'll have to vote for Genuine Fractiles too...although, I've never used it for 40x60's sized prints.
You really meant 6MP...right...
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Ed
If the subject is a large group of people, for example, then viewers will often want to get close to look at individual faces - so a lot of detail is needed. Another example is aerial photography of a property or neighbourhood, where people enjoy seeking out interesting details. But if this is a portrait, say, then most viewers will want to step back and take it in as a whole so much lower resolution is acceptable.
Subject to the above, if a shot is good enough to enlarge to say 18x12, then it is probably good enough to enlarge to practically any size. This is simply because the viewing distance tends to increase in proportion to the print size - no more detail is actually required. The main issue is to avoid visible pixellation, and upsampling using Photoshop's 'bicubic smoother' algorithm does that very well.
yes ed i really meant 6mp... ... ...