Photo equivelants

[BlackTimber]

In the digital world pic sizes are refered to as 640X480, 1280X960, 1600X1200, or 2304X1728
So how do they refer to the "real" world
4X6, 5X7, 8X10, 11X14 ect

 

[AnnieAK]

Those numbers are in pixels, that's the smallest individual "dot" of color in a picture as shown on your computer screen. If you take a picture on your screen and keep enlarging it, pretty soon you can see individual dots, those are pixels. Basically, the more of them you have, the more detail you can get. On a computer screen, a picture is generally shown at around 72 pixels per inch. BUT! You need more pixels in order to print out a picture, and I think lots of people use about 200-240 pixels per inch as what they need to get a good, sharp print. There's some leeway, and I think they say a 2000x1656 image will generally make an 8x10 print as a rule of thumb. Go to Shutterfly.com for more info, they will tell what they recommend as a print size for various pixel numbers.

 

[BlackTimber]

Thanx.

 

[wildebeast]

Blacktimber..

I take lots of game camera photos and use a 2 meg digital...takes a 1600x1200 pic, can crop to 1220x940 and still get a decent 8x10....not show quality but good for my work.

This is one I made an 8x10 out of and came out good. Young bobcat

cliff

http://community.webshots.com/user/wildebeast101