i can honestly say that you are one of a kind, in the sense that i can watch every single one of your videos and say i've learned something from it. keep up the hard work man.
Finally a video that actually explains what to export in! and tips on choosing what to print with! Thank you so much Evan i've been waiting for a video like this on youtube for so long!
I just printed my first large print. It's 20x30 of the golden gate bridge. Was nervous it was going to be bad. The cars and even the buildings across the bay are sharp! I have a Sony a6600.
Yesssss I have literally just been debating this and been googling it most of the night and turns out its the same day you drop a video about it...its my lucky day! haha
This was super helpful! I have a project ( a large print) I am currently working on. This will help me make sure it is executed even better than I thought it would be. Thank you!
Crazy useful bro! I was about to order my prints today! but I guess now I will go through your check list first to make sure I get as much as I can right! Thanks a lot brother!
Evan dope video-i think this is a topic thats not covered enough online. You should definitely put more videos up on the mechanics of printing. I remember printing my first print ( I shoot with a D810 too) and being super disappointed because the picture was not as a crisp or clear as I’d hope it’d be. Hoping to get better at making sure my photo is “print ready” before trying again
Yup its all basically how far you will be looking at it. If printed at a smaller, say 8x10, then viewers will see it up close and notice every imperfections.
I got a shot that I want to print from my 10.2 MP D200. I think the image quality on it is great and the details are nice too. I'm just suffering from sticker shock to print a large photo.
I've worked in prepress for a long time. Adobe RGB every time. Not even a question. It's a universally supported color space and it's larger than sRGB.
3:55 resolution is completely relative to how far you are watching the picture, and usually the bigger the picture the further you are going to be, so don't even worry about having 300ppi, you can make huge prints with most cameras. If you follow the 300ppi rule unless you have a 60mpx camera then you won't get large prints at all.
Could you explain? I’ve had trouble understanding this thinking. Perhaps there is a link you could forward. (I understand your comment was made some time ago and do not want to be a bother.)
Hi quick tip for anyone with a 12 megapixel camera that wants to print and uses lightroom, you can go to Photo -> Enhance -> Super Resolution. This means my 12mp image now becomes a 48 mp allowing you to do much larger prints (:
I've always wondered why Lightroom doesn't give you the option of exporting in CMYK. As a graphic designer working in the magazine industry if I ever sent a file off for print and the image colour space was RGB not CMYK, you best believe I'd get a paddlin'
Absolutely. For magazine work they will laugh RGB out of the building. Photoshop has the CMYK option, of course. Not a fan of Lightroom, but have recently started using ON1 for initial RAW processing and then importing into Photoshop for final output.
Have you used Gallery Street in Alpharetta/Roswell to print? I've used them to print from canvas to 1/4" masonite/board (they print on everything and have had zero issues with my using sRGB). Thanks for the tips on large printing which I have yet to do on any of my photos (other than paintings I've photographed for reproduction)
Great tips and things to think about! However a proper and serious printing firm will/should make sure you give them the best quality image and help you with this process. They might even make smaller copies of your print just to show you what the colours will look like. However that treatment isnt standard and can cost you quite a bit.
Well, I just ordered a 16"x48" canvas of a B/W photo i took on my samsung A50 smartphone. Edited it with the standard photo editing features of the phone. We'll see how it turns out.
Wow, this video was so helpful! I had a print lying around and after watching this video I took it to a local gift shop to negotiate prices in hope that the shop might be able to sell it. The shop was really quiet, but the person said they would take my offer. 10 minutes later, the first person to walk into the store went in and bought the print. This was my first ever print sold and I am so happy, I got an amazing price for it aswell. Thank you Evan
Thanks for another great video, Evan! You mentioned that both prints were taken with your Nikon cameras. Do you have any print taken with Fuji? I was wondering how the photos from mirrorless cameras look like on a large print. Does the crop factor play a big role here?
Evan, you are the man! This was excellent information as I have had questions about this topic. Here’s a specific one; I have been told that exporting in TIFF format is best to achieve absolute top quality. Have you experimented with this yourself and/or what is your opinion about this file format? Also, if I’m ever in the ATL I’d love to hangout and shoot with you. Ever had any ideas about photo walks? Could be a good thing. ✌️
Evan you could also put epoxy/resin on your photos. It will increase profits and make your prints come alive. Look it up. Thanks for sharing great content. ~SonyA6300 w/55-210mm & Sony A58 w/Tamron 70-200mm
Hi Evan I know it's an old video by now, but I have a question if I may.. Before you edit your images, do you calibrate your screen, and if, how often? Anyway, thanks for good content! Kind regards
RGB = Light spectrum colors format to be used to look at on a screen or display / CMYK print colors spectrum to be used in printing = printing colors. The major mistake you are making is that you are relying on your printer to make the convert, while you could first calibrate your display to have a better idea of your CMYK print. If you understand the differences between 72ppi/300dpi/viewing distance you will understand that you can get the super size print on a 20mp camera. Just to give you a better understanding, think of the year 2010 where many super size formats came from a 12mp camera the rule was to print at 120DPI what makes your print twice bigger but with the viewing distance, you will barely tell the quality difference if not at all. Do you remember the commercial 9 years ago? have you seen that big of a quality difference? If you have any questions ask to any print press expert or a pré-press designer that studied graphical design.
I saw another video on large prints, and the photographer in that video shot large format, so for a moment, I was afraid that full-frame (let alone crop sensors) wouldn't be large enough. Good to see from this video that this isn't the case! Also, thanks for saying which cameras you used!
I've recently been asked a couple times if I sell prints and I honestly am clueless about prints so thanks for the vid. The printing basics here were helpful and helps point me in the correct directions of what to research.
Excellent video and detailed explanation of export settings. Perhaps I missed it but can you restate which editing tool you are using in this video? Thx
Hey evan! Last week i purchased the sony a7III and on saturday i fotographed a concert! You did many concerts. Can you make an advice or tip video about concert photography? I maybe want to do ir more and wanna learn a bit about it:)
You show your pictures with a white border, which looks great. When sending out an image to be printed with a border would you create this in Lightroom using the tools or add a 1" border for example through the print lab? I would only do this on paper though.
Evan, as much as i love your content, there's this one thing that i think is keeping you from getting more and more exposure. And that's the length of your videos. It's unnecessarily long sometimes and it gets boring. Maybe try keeping them to 5-7 min or as low as you can possibly keep it? because im sure many people decide to skip the video or leave the video half way. It's for your own good man, do look into this. Thanks!
Do not agree. His videos are long because they are super informative for fellow photographers. If someone actually wants to learn, they will sacrifice those extra 5 minutes.
Been wondering about this topic bro. Hella timely. On your wall prints..did you do 240 or 300 resolution export? 240 would make your pixels go further but is it noticeable on a print of that size?
Evan Ranft you really need to know the native resolution of the printer. For example 300dpi is perfect for canon printers whereas 240dpi is better for Epson. Also it is better to resize your photo on export to the correct size and dpi otherwise the rip software / printer driver at the print lab will do it but Photoshop / Lightroom does a better job.
What is the largest you have printed with your xpro 2? I like the look of your canvas. I printed a photo with acrylic glass. It looks great but a bit more hassle to mount on the wall.
I am currently looking to switch from a d7500 to a z6 or z7 I might just go with the z6 the largest I see myself printing is 20x30 any suggestions would be appreciated.
if I put my photos on a stock site and some one purchased one does the site your with print the photos to the size the customer wonts or do you have to print them and send them to the buyer?
off topic question, i know you shoot fuji sometimes. Noticed in Lr, you have a .RAF file, do you not use iridient X or another software to convert the file to .DNG, etc while editing in Lr? Popular topic is .RAF files not handling well with Lr, thanks.
i can honestly say that you are one of a kind, in the sense that i can watch every single one of your videos and say i've learned something from it. keep up the hard work man.
Can't wait to get at that point where I print my pictures!
What's stopping you doing it now?
JC Carty maybe nobody buying it
I didn’t look at my youtube feed for like months and just realized your channel has grown hugely! Congratulations mate!
thanks for this video, can't wait to get started printing photos.
I know you did this 6years ago but this was exactly the info I was looking for, thankyou 🙏❤️
Finally a video that actually explains what to export in! and tips on choosing what to print with!
Thank you so much Evan i've been waiting for a video like this on youtube for so long!
I just printed my first large print. It's 20x30 of the golden gate bridge. Was nervous it was going to be bad. The cars and even the buildings across the bay are sharp! I have a Sony a6600.
You always have a video for the info I need. Thanks man. About to do my first large print and I’m launching my website for prints tomorrow!!!
My favourite youtuber over the past few months, I get stoked when I get the upload notification, keep smashing the content mate!
Yesssss I have literally just been debating this and been googling it most of the night and turns out its the same day you drop a video about it...its my lucky day! haha
This was super helpful! I have a project ( a large print) I am currently working on. This will help me make sure it is executed even better than I thought it would be. Thank you!
Crazy useful bro! I was about to order my prints today! but I guess now I will go through your check list first to make sure I get as much as I can right! Thanks a lot brother!
Evan dope video-i think this is a topic thats not covered enough online. You should definitely put more videos up on the mechanics of printing. I remember printing my first print ( I shoot with a D810 too) and being super disappointed because the picture was not as a crisp or clear as I’d hope it’d be. Hoping to get better at making sure my photo is “print ready” before trying again
Bro… I can’t stop staring at your sleeve. Beautiful tattoo!!
I printed a 40"x60" image made by a 6.2MP Camera (EOS 10D) and it looks even better than some 18MP prints.
where did you get it printed?
Yup its all basically how far you will be looking at it. If printed at a smaller, say 8x10, then viewers will see it up close and notice every imperfections.
I got a shot that I want to print from my 10.2 MP D200. I think the image quality on it is great and the details are nice too. I'm just suffering from sticker shock to print a large photo.
This video helped me a lot, Evan. Thank you!!!
very informative tips Evan, thanks👌
I better get into some printing soon :P
Oh boy, Evan uploaded a new video !
🙏🙏🙏
Awesome advice! Setting up a print shop at the moment! Thank you :)
Question- How do you or where do you print your picture?
use Canvas HQ.. they are the best
thats my question for you!
Awesome tips I just got my first print back
Thanks man. Super informative...I got to print soon so this was like perfect timing.
Glad it could help!
I've worked in prepress for a long time. Adobe RGB every time. Not even a question. It's a universally supported color space and it's larger than sRGB.
Thanks for this man. Lots of stuff was de-mystified in your explanation!
Thanks Evan for the video
3:55 resolution is completely relative to how far you are watching the picture, and usually the bigger the picture the further you are going to be, so don't even worry about having 300ppi, you can make huge prints with most cameras. If you follow the 300ppi rule unless you have a 60mpx camera then you won't get large prints at all.
Could you explain? I’ve had trouble understanding this thinking. Perhaps there is a link you could forward. (I understand your comment was made some time ago and do not want to be a bother.)
Hi quick tip for anyone with a 12 megapixel camera that wants to print and uses lightroom, you can go to Photo -> Enhance -> Super Resolution. This means my 12mp image now becomes a 48 mp allowing you to do much larger prints (:
Great information !!
Thanks @evanranft for another great video. Perfect timing.
I've always wondered why Lightroom doesn't give you the option of exporting in CMYK. As a graphic designer working in the magazine industry if I ever sent a file off for print and the image colour space was RGB not CMYK, you best believe I'd get a paddlin'
You're right and Adobe is wrong? Nah.
Absolutely. For magazine work they will laugh RGB out of the building. Photoshop has the CMYK option, of course. Not a fan of Lightroom, but have recently started using ON1 for initial RAW processing and then importing into Photoshop for final output.
I thought the same thing, sending an RGB image to a printer seems wrong
Thank u Sir for the advice
I've been thinking about printing some of my work. Super helpful video Evan
Thank you for watching!
Mike Figueiredo ithf
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Have you used Gallery Street in Alpharetta/Roswell to print? I've used them to print from canvas to 1/4" masonite/board (they print on everything and have had zero issues with my using sRGB). Thanks for the tips on large printing which I have yet to do on any of my photos (other than paintings I've photographed for reproduction)
Great tips and things to think about! However a proper and serious printing firm will/should make sure you give them the best quality image and help you with this process. They might even make smaller copies of your print just to show you what the colours will look like.
However that treatment isnt standard and can cost you quite a bit.
Thanks man you dont knlw hw much im thqnkful
Really needed this! Thanks Evan!
Thanks for watching!!
Great content very informative
Well, I just ordered a 16"x48" canvas of a
B/W photo i took on my samsung A50 smartphone. Edited it with the standard photo editing features of the phone.
We'll see how it turns out.
How Didi it turn out :)
@@gamerado9886 yet to recieve it :(
Hey dude , I wonder How it turned out😍?
@@itsmemrqiz4135 hey! It didn't turn out bad, viewing it from 4-5 feet away it looks good. If you get up close it is not all that sharp but i like it
Coltan Vollrath good to hear that ❤️
Oh my gosh. Thank you.
🙏🙏🙏
Great video dude!!! And I love your work man!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow, this video was so helpful! I had a print lying around and after watching this video I took it to a local gift shop to negotiate prices in hope that the shop might be able to sell it. The shop was really quiet, but the person said they would take my offer. 10 minutes later, the first person to walk into the store went in and bought the print. This was my first ever print sold and I am so happy, I got an amazing price for it aswell. Thank you Evan
Awesome advice dude ,many thanks 🙏
working on my first piece of mixed media and you are so damn knowledgeable dude thank you.
super useful evan, thanks
Thanks for another great video, Evan! You mentioned that both prints were taken with your Nikon cameras. Do you have any print taken with Fuji? I was wondering how the photos from mirrorless cameras look like on a large print. Does the crop factor play a big role here?
Evan, you are the man! This was excellent information as I have had questions about this topic. Here’s a specific one; I have been told that exporting in TIFF format is best to achieve absolute top quality. Have you experimented with this yourself and/or what is your opinion about this file format? Also, if I’m ever in the ATL I’d love to hangout and shoot with you. Ever had any ideas about photo walks? Could be a good thing. ✌️
Evan you could also put epoxy/resin on your photos. It will increase profits and make your prints come alive. Look it up. Thanks for sharing great content. ~SonyA6300 w/55-210mm & Sony A58 w/Tamron 70-200mm
Hi Evan
I know it's an old video by now, but I have a question if I may..
Before you edit your images, do you calibrate your screen, and if, how often?
Anyway, thanks for good content!
Kind regards
RGB = Light spectrum colors format to be used to look at on a screen or display / CMYK print colors spectrum to be used in printing = printing colors. The major mistake you are making is that you are relying on your printer to make the convert, while you could first calibrate your display to have a better idea of your CMYK print. If you understand the differences between 72ppi/300dpi/viewing distance you will understand that you can get the super size print on a 20mp camera. Just to give you a better understanding, think of the year 2010 where many super size formats came from a 12mp camera the rule was to print at 120DPI what makes your print twice bigger but with the viewing distance, you will barely tell the quality difference if not at all. Do you remember the commercial 9 years ago? have you seen that big of a quality difference? If you have any questions ask to any print press expert or a pré-press designer that studied graphical design.
I saw another video on large prints, and the photographer in that video shot large format, so for a moment, I was afraid that full-frame (let alone crop sensors) wouldn't be large enough. Good to see from this video that this isn't the case! Also, thanks for saying which cameras you used!
So damn good dude. On top of your game!
Great video and tips for printing only one thing missing is what file type to save, thanks
it says jpeg
I love printing my work... especially large!
How do you print Michelle?
I've recently been asked a couple times if I sell prints and I honestly am clueless about prints so thanks for the vid. The printing basics here were helpful and helps point me in the correct directions of what to research.
such an informative video Evan! Gonna get mine done soon!
Awesome information! Much appreciated. Quick question. How do you get the hair on your bangs so crazy low?
Thank you for the information!
Nice video bro 💯 has anyone told u look like Ryan Sheckler
Lovely. Can I add modpodge as a finishing touch for the canvas?
Can you recommend some local print shops?! I’m out of Atlanta also! Thanks
Very useful information
Super Helpful man! Really appreciate all the info you provide.. any print labs that you recommend??
I love this reel
Excellent video and detailed explanation of export settings. Perhaps I missed it but can you restate which editing tool you are using in this video? Thx
Thanx buddy 👌
Hey evan! Last week i purchased the sony a7III and on saturday i fotographed a concert! You did many concerts. Can you make an advice or tip video about concert photography? I maybe want to do ir more and wanna learn a bit about it:)
Liked before watching bc who doesn't love your information and videos?? *Crickets*..
THANK YOU!
You show your pictures with a white border, which looks great. When sending out an image to be printed with a border would you create this in Lightroom using the tools or add a 1" border for example through the print lab? I would only do this on paper though.
Great stuff as always! Would love to know what service you use for printing. Or if you (understandably) keep that info to yourself.
I use a bunch of different ones, White House printing and American color institute are ones Iv used online. And a few different local labs in Atlanta
Diggin those Lofi vibes
Evan, as much as i love your content, there's this one thing that i think is keeping you from getting more and more exposure. And that's the length of your videos. It's unnecessarily long sometimes and it gets boring. Maybe try keeping them to 5-7 min or as low as you can possibly keep it? because im sure many people decide to skip the video or leave the video half way. It's for your own good man, do look into this. Thanks!
Do not agree. His videos are long because they are super informative for fellow photographers. If someone actually wants to learn, they will sacrifice those extra 5 minutes.
liked before watching because i requested for this also.
Glad I could finally answer it!
You're the man!
Thank you sir.
Very useful info 👍🏾
Been wondering about this topic bro. Hella timely. On your wall prints..did you do 240 or 300 resolution export? 240 would make your pixels go further but is it noticeable on a print of that size?
300 pixel per inch is my preferred export resolution for my prints
Evan Ranft you really need to know the native resolution of the printer. For example 300dpi is perfect for canon printers whereas 240dpi is better for Epson. Also it is better to resize your photo on export to the correct size and dpi otherwise the rip software / printer driver at the print lab will do it but Photoshop / Lightroom does a better job.
Great vid keep it up man!
👊💯
Sick Waimea Canyon print!
What is the largest you have printed with your xpro 2? I like the look of your canvas. I printed a photo with acrylic glass. It looks great but a bit more hassle to mount on the wall.
Any recommendations on where to get these large photos printed?
Getting close to 100k bro!!
Should I use Adobe illustrator? Because I can blow up and small photo to a big photo without loosing quality
You didnt talk about exporting in CMYK vs RBG
what file type should be saved after the other settings are done?
What app is that, that tell how big you can print?
When your quoting sizes of printed pictures are you talking about cm or inches?
Got in early! Thanks for the info
Thank you for supporting the channel!
whats the highest you can get?
most detailed prints possible
Where do I go to get the canva manufactured
I am currently looking to switch from a d7500 to a z6 or z7 I might just go with the z6 the largest I see myself printing is 20x30 any suggestions would be appreciated.
What is good!
300 ppi resolution doesn't matter as the printer will be using dpi to print.
Just use pictorem it's a great website to print off of
Iv used White House and American color institute online and had good experiences with both. I also print local a lot
Beauty .,..
50,000 pictures on the hard drive how in the world to decide which one to print!
What kind of printer did you use to print this kind of photo and the paper or tarps ?
if I put my photos on a stock site and some one purchased one does the site your with print the photos to the size the customer wonts or do you have to print them and send them to the buyer?
Did you change your colors? Looks nice dude!
Yeah i switched up a few things with how i process my videos, I’m liking the change!
Yeah, it looks great!
Is it cheaper in the long run to buy my own printer or send to print lab?
off topic question, i know you shoot fuji sometimes. Noticed in Lr, you have a .RAF file, do you not use iridient X or another software to convert the file to .DNG, etc while editing in Lr? Popular topic is .RAF files not handling well with Lr, thanks.