Originally posted by Jamey777 Hello,
I am going to be making some nicer photo books as gifts for Christmas this year and have never ventured into the print realm other than trying a cheapie walgreens (local drugstore) book last Christmas.
My workflow in Post is this:
1) levels / curves
2) shadows / highlights
3) a crop or straightening if it needs it
That's pretty much all I do right now because all of my photos are going to a TV or other screen.
When printing, I assume I should be worried about the sharpness or clarity as well?
I am looking at spending a decent sum of money and want to get it right. Other than doing one as a test, any suggestions for me to help get this right?
The photos will all be 3000x2000 and the photo books no larger than 12x12 so most photos will be well below a 300dpi printed resolution I would assume.
Anyone have a favorite vendor for this?
Thanks,
Jamey
Hi there hope all is well.
In no way am i a pro but ive got a book which turned to be a stunner quality/sharpness wise. I do all my PP in lightroom and my general rule of thumb for portraiture in regards to sharpness is 50 1.5 35 35 using the four sliders. Depending on the iso i tweak luminance and colour noise. My luminance starting point is always 20 65 55. Sharpness is the very last adjustment i make in LR. Clarity is a great tool for portraiture to bring out some detail on mens portrait or to lose some speaking about the ladies.
I cant be much help in regards to a book vendor as i am located overseas but i hope i helped at least a bit. It works for me.
P.S. "it's not a photograph if it's not printed".