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blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
edited February 14, 2006 in SmugMug Support
I'm finally going through and setting my gallery's. I'm trying to figure out what sizes I can list in my cart when someone orders based on my 20D. Does that make sense?

Instead of having all these sizes I would like for the person to be able to scroll down and pick a size without having to crop the picture and be able to order it.

Any help is appreciated.

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  • bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2006
    blackwaterstudio wrote:
    I'm finally going through and setting my gallery's. I'm trying to figure out what sizes I can list in my cart when someone orders based on my 20D. Does that make sense?

    Instead of having all these sizes I would like for the person to be able to scroll down and pick a size without having to crop the picture and be able to order it.

    Any help is appreciated.

    Since your camera the Canon EOS 20D has a 2x3 ratio (most DSLR are 2x3), any print with the 2x3 ratio will print the full image with no cropping. 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36. I think these are the only exact sizes that smugmug offers. But if they offer 6x9, 10x15, 14x21, 18x27, 22x33 those are 2x3 as well.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
  • BaldyBaldy Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 2,853 moderator
    edited February 14, 2006
    We do offer 10x15. http://www.smugmug.com/prints/catalog2.mg

    One of the things that makes this problem tough is most people want prints that are familiar sizes and fit their frames: 5x7, 8x10 and 11x14.

    It's a cruel irony that most pros who sell a lot use dSLRs with a 2x3 ratio, which are the worst at fitting 8x10s, but that's one of the sizes their customers are most likely to want.

    Consumer cameras are typically 4:3, which fits 5x7 and 8x10 well, but the prints people are most likely to want from those cameras are 4x6, the size that doesn't fit well....

    I'm unusual, but I take my 20D shots and crop them to a 4:3 ratio for galleries where people buy my enlargements. They display better on SmugMug and I don't have to worry about the small amount of cropping that occurs for the sizes they like: 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 20x24 and 30x40.
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2006
    Thanks to both of you, I'll add those and then the 5x7 and 8x10 and they can crop it if they want that size.
  • bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2006
    Well if anything I think with the greater variety in print sizes, we are starting to see a few more frames that match (i.e. 8x12) Hey until DSLR's hit I never even heard of that size print. Maybe the frame making people should respond to the printing public. But your right about the cropping on a 8x10. For people shots I try and crop loose enough so this isn't a issue.


    Hey blackwaterstudio did you notice your post count today (666) on 2/14/06. Hurry and post again.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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