High Res Pics

[Racey]

Hi guys, I know your all very clever when it comes to anything photography so thought i'd ask for your assistance.

Im trying to get an acrylic picture made as an xmas present - but when I upload the picture to the internet site to order it, they ALL say its "low res" and not suitable.

Both the pictures were taken with DSLR, one by a professional photographer (it goes without saying he had the proper equipment) and one by myself (i have a canon 350). I thought that when you take a picture with one of these cameras they are all high res? (can you tell Im just a point and shoot person yet even though I have an slr!) I take it i'm wrong!?

So, how do I get the picture into a high resolution so I can get it printed ..... or am I too late because it has to be set at the time of taking the photo?

I apologise for sounding like an idiot and not using my camera to its full ability (some of you may get mad at me - sorry!!!), but my partner knows more on how to use it so its not totally wasted

Id be really grateful for your advices, Thanks

 

[VVFF]

Hi guys, I know your all very clever when it comes to anything photography so thought i'd ask for your assistance.

Im trying to get an acrylic picture made as an xmas present - but when I upload the picture to the internet site to order it, they ALL say its "low res" and not suitable.

Both the pictures were taken with DSLR, one by a professional photographer (it goes without saying he had the proper equipment) and one by myself (i have a canon 350). I thought that when you take a picture with one of these cameras they are all high res? (can you tell Im just a point and shoot person yet even though I have an slr!) I take it i'm wrong!?

So, how do I get the picture into a high resolution so I can get it printed ..... or am I too late because it has to be set at the time of taking the photo?

I apologise for sounding like an idiot and not using my camera to its full ability (some of you may get mad at me - sorry!!!), but my partner knows more on how to use it so its not totally wasted

Id be really grateful for your advices, Thanks

On your computer select the image that you are using and look in the "details" section of the exporer window. If it gives dimensions post the dimensions of the photos here. If you do not see that option, right click on the image and click "properties". Then go to the summary tab and click "advanced" post the "width" and "height" dimensions here.

 

[wenrob]

Has the pro photographer given you permission to have the photo printed at a larger size than 4x6? My bet is that it was purposefully sized at low res. Most likely you will need to go to him/her and pay for permission and higher res photo. As to your picture have you sized it for the web? If not go through your cameras menu and look to see what your picture quality is set to. If it's "small" or "normal" you are probably out of luck.

 

[Chikabowa]

Has the pro photographer given you permission to have the photo printed at a larger size than 4x6? My bet is that it was purposefully sized at low res. Most likely you will need to go to him/her and pay for permission and higher res photo. As to your picture have you sized it for the web? If not go through your cameras menu and look to see what your picture quality is set to. If it's "small" or "normal" you are probably out of luck.

I would be that is EXACTLY the case (or the pro photog sized it to 5x7 - I know a lot who do that) in both scenarios.

You didn't mention how big you are trying to print this? Who are you using for the acrylic printing?

 

[disneyboy2003]

First, can you post a sample photo (or two) here, and we can help determine the resolution of the images you're trying to upload.

Second, I agree that the pro photographer probably gave you lower resolution images so that you can view them and make small prints, but not to make larger prints. The photographer likely has the higher resolution images on his/her computer.

Third, I believe that most DSLRs give you the option of choosing the resolution (look for this in one of your menu options). If you're shooting JPEG, it's probably best to go with "JPEG Large/Fine" as the resolution. This gives you the largest file size (highest resolution) with the least JPEG compression. Even better would be to shoot RAW.

This next part might not apply to you, but I just wanted to add another point for others who might be in this situation. While it may be tempting to shoot "JPEG Medium" or "JPEG Small" so you can fit more images on your memory card, the big disadvantage is not being able to create large, high-quality prints from your images. Memory cards are relatively cheap, so don't limit yourself to just 1 memory card nor the smallest memory card. Start out with the best quality image from your camera (shoot RAW!...or JPEG Large would be the next best thing). You can always "downsize" your image (ie. throw away unnecessary pixels) to a lower resolution later on. On the other hand, it's really hard to do a good job "upsizing" your image (ie. creating extra pixels that weren't there) to a higher resolution.

Start with the highest image quality you can. Ultimately, it's all about the print.

 

[GrillMouster]

What are the pixel dimensions of the files and what sizes are you trying to print?