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LandoAWD said:
I do question the DPI requirement as most software packages will optimize for screen resolution and DPI changes can be made at the print/output stage of things...

What say ye, Chris?

I'm shooting with a T1i and good ol WinBlows shows 72x72 at HUGE resolution. ;)
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DPI can certainly be changed, but if it's low to begin with, it can't be increased. The photo will print out like crap. Most print companies suggest 300 dpi for any image that will be printed - but I've found that 200 works okay. I've even printed one at 180 in a past calendar and it was not that terrible looking, but it could have been smoother/sharper.
 
I think my pictures last year were below the DPI requirements, but I used PS to change that and then resized the image afterwards.

I just looked at one of my pictures straight from the camera (PowerShot A650) and it's 4000x3000 at 180 dpi. I just used PS to up it to 300 dpi which increased my dimensions to 8000x on both sides, or somewhere around there.

I think it'd be possible to get more photos, as long as they aren't shot at 72 dpi or something really low. I'm not sure if Chris would want to do all the work to change them, or if he has the software. I wouldn't mind doing this as it wouldn't take long at all, especially if I set up a batch process.

But then he might start receiving A LOT of photos not even adequate and get people complaining that they're photo couldn't be made to work.
 
snowborder714 said:
I think my pictures last year were below the DPI requirements, but I used PS to change that and then resized the image afterwards.

I just looked at one of my pictures straight from the camera (PowerShot A650) and it's 4000x3000 at 180 dpi. I just used PS to up it to 300 dpi which increased my dimensions to 8000x on both sides, or somewhere around there.

I think it'd be possible to get more photos, as long as they aren't shot at 72 dpi or something really low. I'm not sure if Chris would want to do all the work to change them, or if he has the software. I wouldn't mind doing this as it wouldn't take long at all, especially if I set up a batch process.

But then he might start receiving A LOT of photos not even adequate and get people complaining that they're photo couldn't be made to work.
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I have Photoshop CS3, and will (have) made the effort to work with photos that look really good. But half the photos I'm getting are 72 dpi, which is nowhere near print quality no matter what you do to it. It's not like people are even checking the size of the photos before they send them, so I guess it doesn't really matter.
 
Ludachris said:
I have Photoshop CS3, and will (have) made the effort to work with photos that look really good. But half the photos I'm getting are 72 dpi, which is nowhere near print quality no matter what you do to it. It's not like people are even checking the size of the photos before they send them, so I guess it doesn't really matter.
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Right, but DPI is related to resizing, in all reality. 72dpi at 4xxxx2xxx is enough to print 8x12 (resized down for compression) at 300+ dpi. (loose calcs, but sound fact)

I need to DL something that's resize/resave at an acceptable DPI to save ya the work.

Edit: After searching on what I understood, I stumbled across this DPI Secrets Revealed ;)

Just making sure we're on the same page. :)
 
snowborder714 said:
Sounds like more work for both parties. Why not just send high res image in the first place? I'm sure Chris has enough e-mail space for everything - or he downloads the picture and deletes the e-mail.
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This is true. But as a photog I access to very large image files that I would submit - 21.1. megapixels. And I hate just downsizing to meet the minimum requirements, etc.
 
If I get the info on my pics it says that it's 4.78 mb, 3872x2176, but it says 72dpi horizontal/72 dpi vertical.. what the hell? I can't imagine that it's not big enough. It was shot with my sony a200. I don't even know how to increase the dpi.
 
dwdsm said:
If I get the info on my pics it says that it's 4.78 mb, 3872x2176, but it says 72dpi horizontal/72 dpi vertical.. what the hell? I can't imagine that it's not big enough. It was shot with my sony a200. I don't even know how to increase the dpi.
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never mind.. took me 2 seconds to figure out how to change it to jpeg and raw. That's what I needed to do in the first place. I should have taken that photo course... I suck. Now I'll have to wait untill next year. :(
 
I used IrFanView to change my dpi to 200, it was original 72 or something like that... Yeah I have a feeling that's not gonna fly... Oh well, my camera sucks, I tried. I still can't wait to see the calender anyway :thumb:
 
Trav83 said:
I used IrFanView to change my dpi to 200, it was original 72 or something like that... Yeah I have a feeling that's not gonna fly... Oh well, my camera sucks, I tried. I still can't wait to see the calender anyway :thumb:
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Borrow a camera then. You still have nearly 3 weeks to try and get some good shots. Why give up?
 
KevinBoosted said:
+1 mine as well? what do you got so far?
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Guys, I'm receiving a lot of photos and haven't had a chance to look through all of them yet. Please don't expect me to confirm that I've received each of yours individually. I simply won't be able to do that. If you sent them and they met the requirements, they almost certainly made it through to my inbox and will be considered.
 
This DPI thing is going to drive me nuts. Someone read my link. ;)
 
I did Kris, and it was pretty confusing in itself. I got a few things from it.

Monitors and DPI don't matter. You could view any image in any DPI and it'll look pretty much the same. I swear I can see a difference in the 3 images at the top of the link though.

Printers and DPI matter, but it's only on the printer side. No matter what image you feed it, it will be conformed to the printer's settings.

Digital images and DPI matter, but only in relation to resolution (scaling up and cropping down).

So to get a 300 dpi print, you would need to scale the image up (in most people's cases) to make it have a very large resolution and 300 dpi. And then you'd need to make sure the printer is set with 300 dpi at a minimum to get your desired print.


Let me know if any of this is wrong Kris. I had to read it a few times :p
 
snowborder714 said:
I did Kris, and it was pretty confusing in itself. I got a few things from it.

Monitors and DPI don't matter. You could view any image in any DPI and it'll look pretty much the same. I swear I can see a difference in the 3 images at the top of the link though.

Printers and DPI matter, but it's only on the printer side. No matter what image you feed it, it will be conformed to the printer's settings.

Digital images and DPI matter, but only in relation to resolution (scaling up and cropping down).

So to get a 300 dpi print, you would need to scale the image up (in most people's cases) to make it have a very large resolution and 300 dpi. And then you'd need to make sure the printer is set with 300 dpi at a minimum to get your desired print.


Let me know if any of this is wrong Kris. I had to read it a few times :p
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There are two specs that most people can control with a digital camera - size and resolution. In many cases, it's one setting on a camera. The actual dimensions of a photo can be 2500x2500, but it's the resolution that determines the quality of the print, which is why I'm asking for 200 dpi (dots per inch or greater. I probably should have asked for 200 "ppi". pixels per inch, but I'm not sure it would help with the confusion. Here's an article that explains it:
Display, Printing, DPI and PPI - photo.net

When you start off with a photo that was taken at low resolution, let's say 72 ppi, you can't just go in and change the image resolution setting in Photoshop and increase the resolution. That's like trying to make a blurry photo look good - the only way to do that is to take a new photo that isn't blurry. In this case, you need to take a photo with the resolution set high so that the detail and quality are captured when you click the button. The photo is either high resolution or it's not when you take it. You can't turn a low res photo into a high res photo and expect good results, but you can do the opposite.

If you take two photos with similar dimensions and one is 72 pixels per inch (resolution) and the other is 200 pixels per inch (resolution), the difference in detail and sharpness will be very noticeable when you go to print them, especially on a good printer. You won't be able to tell the difference when looking at it on a monitor, as monitors only display at 72 ppi. That's why when posting something on the web, anything higher than 72 ppi is pointless.
 
o i thought it was on track photos (ie: on the race track, road course, dragstrip) i didn't know this was a get a crazy camera and take pictures shoot ROFL ill try to get the photographer to stop by next wknd :thumb:

i think its because i read about it in the road course thread
 
KevinBoosted said:
o i thought it was on track photos (ie: on the race track, road course, dragstrip) i didn't know this was a get a crazy camera and take pictures shoot ROFL ill try to get the photographer to stop by next wknd :thumb:

i think its because i read about it in the road course thread
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It doesn't have to be a professional photo, it just has to be print quality, which most $100-200 digital cameras on the market can achieve.
 
Ok I have a new Canon SX10is 10 megapixal camera capable of 3600x2700 images, but when I check the props of my biggest, clearest hi res photos it says they are 180 dpi vertical and 180 dpi horizontal. I cannot imagine that these photos would not meet your minimum requirement for submission to the calendar. These photos are clear and crisp like no other digital camera I have ever seen.

Am I missing something here?? cause I would like to go out and snap some pics for this calendar.
 
I just used my girlfriends cheapo Kodak Easyshare and the high quality pics came out at 480dpi. ROFL You guys need to RTFM for your cameras.

I should probably buy a new camera. My old Canon Powershot A70 isn't cutting it anymore.
 
Brian's getting it. :) Looks like Chris got it on this page.

I'll shoot some L+RAW to see if the displayed resolution in Winblows changes, but unless your calendar is the size of a queen bed, the 72dpi at 48xxx2xxx will properly scale to the 200+ at normal printing sizes.

This made for a good discussion, anyway.
 
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