Digital BW, The Print

Hi Doug;

The standard promo shot has for many yaers been the 8x10 glossy, 
probably because that was just the standard photo paper size. A 6x9 
on letter size looks quite nice as well, it gives it a nice matted 
look. In the end, it depends on how they're going to be used. If 
they are going to be reproduced, you probably shouldn't even be 
giving them prints, because digital printer artifacts like 
microbanding or a not-random enough dither pattern may cause 
interference patterns (moire) with the half-tone screens used for 
offset printing. If its possible you should talk to the printer 
involved, and ask if he's having any problems with it. At the very 
least I would check the finished product and verify its OK.

Steve Karafyllakis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Douglas 
meeuwsen <lipshurt@m...> wrote:
>
> Hello...I am a hobby photographer but get the occasional  
> job......most often musicians promo shots, and pictures of bands 
and  
> vocalists....these usually are requested to be in Black and white, 
so  
> that is how I got into digital B/W. I have learned a LOT from 
this  
> group especially from paul roark and clayton jones. Right now I 
am  
> totally satisfied with my 2400 and epson papers like VFA, premium  
> semi-matte, semi-gloss, premium luster and for 4x6 prints, 
premium  
> glossy.
> 
> Now I wonder if there is a best image size for a given paper size. 
I  
> have many prints in 16x20 frames.  Some of the images are 12x16, 
and  
> some are 11x14.....is there a standard image size for a 16x20 
frame?
> 
> Also, for promo shots, should it always be 8x10 (4:5 ratio) or 
can  
> they be at the 2:3 ratio in portrait mode? would they then be 6x9 
on  
> a letter size sheet? I just made several prints for someone and  
> instead of cropping I just left them full frame and printed 6x9 
in  
> portrait orientation. (I took the shots today, and he needed them 
the  
> same day for printing in a program for a concert series) I am  
> surprised that I like them as well as 8x10, or maybe even better 
than  
> 8x10. I wonder if the graphics people are going to be bothered by 
the  
> 2:3 ratio.
> 
> Are there solid rules of practice regarding this stuff? Is there 
a  
> resource, like a website or group that I could check out? Thanks  
> again for all the help over the last couple of years. Have a good  
> one...... Doug M
>