Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...> wrote:
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> If the discussion were severely limited to say, 8x10 prints, or maybe
> portraiture only, or both, things get more straightforward very quickly.
> I made a print here for an excellent photographer, very graphic and
> abstract, motion blur, nighttime, shot from a train window with a very
> small digital point a shoot... she had me make a 30x40. 
> It's beautiful.

For what it's worth West Coast Imaging has a print size chart in relation to megapixels of 
cameras.

http://westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/info/FAQ/uploadfaq/printsize.html

From my own experience, I have the Canon 350 XT 8MP, print size depends on subject 
matter and the paper it's printed on – matte or photo.

For me portraits seem to print larger than say a landscape as portraits have much 
smoother areas and are not under constant scrutiny for fine detail...while landscapes print 
smaller as there is more finer detail and many viewers will walk up to a landscape and 
check for nose sharpness of the image. Both subjects seem to print bigger with matte 
paper than photo paper.

Also I've done some image stitching and print quality increases incredibly well!