Re: [Leica] Selecting print size

[Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>]

on 1/17/02 4:53 PM, Adam Bridge at abridge@mac.com wrote:

> 
> I was talking with a friend today about what size to make a print. I had
> printed
> the PAW 3 image as a 5 x 7 since I knew I was going to make a final print and
> I
> was going to be doing a lot of trial and error.
> 
> But it looks about right at that size. I think tomorrow I'll do an 8 x 10 but
> I'm wondering about fitting size of print to the image. Some images just seem
> to
> want to be small and some large - but I never feel comfortable with what I've
> selected.
> 
> I was thinking that pictures with lots of fiddly bits would do better small
> and
> ones with open space would do better large where they could, I don't know,
> "breathe" for want of a better term.
> 
> Thoughts on this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
> 
 
Some print sizes are obvious, like little cute furry animals don't do well
as a 16x20 print.  OTOH, grizzly bears seem to require a reasonably large
print.  Grand expanses of scenery or scenery with lots of detail are big,
while more intimate landscapes can be a medium size.  Simplest compositions
that are more shape and tone than detail tend to be the ones that work best
as smaller sizes.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
www.wildlightphoto.com


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