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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
05-26-2019, 12:57 AM
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So true. With a proper colour management (which takes time and money to set-up), a printer service that supplies accurate profiles for each paper chosen so soft proofing can be achieved (careful matching of rendering intent, black point etc as agreed with printer service), then an accurate screen/paper match can be achieved. Repeatedly. No guesses. Anything else is a lottery.
Ref the Dmax discussion and glossy/matt/contrast conversation(s)... It's a pity the subtly of tonal variations, rather than full on saturation impact, is so often forgotten. A quality matt paper holds tones beautifully. Print it. Put it aside. Don't compare with screen (when properly colour managed) and enjoy the print for what it is - a separate item with it's own qualities.
Viewing colour temp is critical too. No colour cast from room. No reflections. Viewing angle of paper. Proper CRI lighting to study print. So often the screen is way too bright for a fair comparison of print. Again, once set-up, this all becomes unnecessary per print when the process is properly locked-down and soft-proofed etc.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
03-28-2019, 02:39 AM
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So true. A print should be thought of as a separate output to a screen image - it is different in many ways, and resolution is only a part. Creating a good print is in itself an art form, extra to the capture. Many famous photographers would print from negatives many times over many years as their darkroom skills and aesthetic changed.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
03-27-2019, 12:56 PM
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Another factor to add to this is the paper choice. I tried a similar experiment. I didn't come to exactly the same conclusions, but similar. However the results differ a lot between different papers. One extreme, a high gloss high Dmax paper, compared with, say, an fine art paper. Another, factor is the viewing light and angle, as well as distance, as the OP tried.
In essence lower dpi than 300 easily makes perfectly good large prints, as does modern interpolation techniques allowing lower mp cameras to start with.
Personally, using smart sharpening with PAPER TYPE appropriate levels as well as setting the layer's blending mode to Luminosity to avoid color shifts along edges a quality, large print can be made from far fewer pixels than is normally specified.
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