8x10 is the minimum accepted size where flaws start to show in your pictures, I have made ( thanks to Aaron ) a 20x16 retail store poster that is generally accepted as grainless from a 35mm neg.
--- Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Herb Chong wrote: > > > Message text written by > INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For example, it's > > hard to make grainless prints from 35mm film > larger than 8x10 using > > standard film, so people have learned to accept > 8x10 as the "normal" or > > "proper" size for enlargements< > > > > i don't think it is the reason. 8x10 or > thereabouts is physically what > > most people can deal with as a comfortable size, > with or without > > grain. > > Then why are posters so large? Look at movie > posters, or posters that > people buy to put up on their walls. 20x30 seems to > be about the minimum > size there, which leads me to believe that most > people can deal with > looking at prints larger than 8x10. I'm not sure > how many people would be > capable of taking photographs that they'd want to > enlarge that big, but > I've talked to a lot at the retail level who want > even their small photos > enlarged. > > chris > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
