As part of my weekly photography class we have got a project going where we are trying to sell our photos at a local market. Even if I don't sell anything it will be a good experience!
This is the first time I have had any photos printed for about 5 years - maybe longer.
Anyway - one problem I have hit is that pictures that look pin sharp when viewed on the PC screen were 'rejected' when I tried to load them on to a print website (photobox). I say 'rejected' but what actually happened is that they were accepted but the site said quality was 'poor'. I didn't go ahead with ordering any of the poorly rated images, so I don't know what they would actually look like. The size I was ordering was 12" x 8"
I don't know why any were rated 'poor'..
I have tried to think of what might help explain it and there are several things that I have thought of:
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Any comments/explanations would be very helpful - as would any advice on how I can tell before I go through all the hassle of gimping/downloading/uploading to a printer's web site whether or not an image will be of good enough quality to print.
This is the first time I have had any photos printed for about 5 years - maybe longer.
Anyway - one problem I have hit is that pictures that look pin sharp when viewed on the PC screen were 'rejected' when I tried to load them on to a print website (photobox). I say 'rejected' but what actually happened is that they were accepted but the site said quality was 'poor'. I didn't go ahead with ordering any of the poorly rated images, so I don't know what they would actually look like. The size I was ordering was 12" x 8"
I don't know why any were rated 'poor'..
I have tried to think of what might help explain it and there are several things that I have thought of:
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- one was a close up picture of a wasp. The original photo was much smaller - I had magnified it and the photo showed individual hairs on it. Maybe magnification had something to do with it
- some were pictures I had copied off the internet and then gimped heavily eg to swirl colours around etc to create an abstract image - maybe the original image wasn't of good enough quality
- one picture was one I had taken myself with my own camera and gimped slightly - slight whirl effect. To me this was the most surprising 'poor' image, as ungimped photos from the same camera have produced good photos. So does manipulating an image affect its 'quality'??
Any comments/explanations would be very helpful - as would any advice on how I can tell before I go through all the hassle of gimping/downloading/uploading to a printer's web site whether or not an image will be of good enough quality to print.