11"x14" Digital print enlargements $2 each (save $10.94)@ Big W starts Thursday (in store only) ends 19 June
Nearly as good value as the previous deal($3 for the 12"x18" prints).
Also 20"x40" Canvas Prints $59 each (save $159)
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To print out an image in 45 A4 + sized sheets with good sharpness one would probably need a 100 Megapixel + image. For people who are need to this, you need at least 200 pixels for every inch of the final print size (to avoid bluriness). For a 18 x 12 inch print, you would need an image of at least 3600 x 2400 (around 10 megapixels). To unscale an image without excessive loss of sharpness, you need to use special programs, though upsizing in Photoshop in multiple 10% increments works okay (with a final sharpening step).
Steps I take when printing out photos and paintings at larger sizes:
1. Crop to desired aspect ratio (or expand the canvas if you do not wish to crop an image). In Photoshop you can set this ratio for the marquee tool in the options bar just under the top menu.
2. Upsize if needed (200+ real dpi for every inch of desired print size)
3. Remove imperfections and unwanted items in the background using cloning (Stamp tool), Noise filter, dust & scratches, etc
4. Neutralize colour cast
5. Increase vibrance/saturation
6. Increase contrast if needed (or use highpass sharpening)
7. Sharpening if needed (eg unsharp mask)
8. Final colour correction (bightness, levels, curves…)
9. Save as lossless Bmp/tiff/png and jpeg with a high quality setting (eg 95 out of 100, or 11 in Photoshop). Make sure the dpi of the file (basically just metadata info) is set to 300 dpi (in Photoshop you can do this in the Image Resize dialogue - just uncheck Resample).
Actually the biggest issue you'll face is some sort of auto-adjustment the Fuji printers seems to do even if you specify no adjustments with the Big W computers. It'll give your montage a patchwork look: http://i.imgur.com/OpxPB4R.png
hey that's an interesting background for a cubicle….
….This is where I'd rather be.
Awesome deal! Shame it's not 3:2. However, you can always trim to 9x14". I never saw the 12x18 deal, I assume it's no longer available?
yeah unfortunately ended a few weeks ago
Those kind of deals generally come back at like Mother's Day, Easter, Christmas etc…
As big a fan I am of the vale,I'm not going to go for this one.
Between the 12x16" and the 12x18" I already have 2 different aspect ratios…don't really want to add a third to find framing for.
I like the quality and have saved hundreds using these deals.
Here's a shot of about half of the prints I've had done:
off topic but very friendly critique - your watermark completely dominates all your images which is a shame because there are some lovely ones there
No-no, I always welcome critiques.
The thing is, I'm heavily considering starting up a photography business and am just putting in thoughts for branding before I do - I may decide not to go down that road, but for now this is something I can do for free.
I will consider removing the watermark actually…it's not so much a copyright thing as it is "this is my work".
Thanks for the opinion - I will bear it in mind.
Watermark should simply be a way of helping the viewer find you and I'm sure you already know a watermark does nothing for copyright - that is automatically granted the second you create the work.
Good luck making any money out of it. Every second person is a 'photographer' these days.
BigW are the best Australian photo print company I have tried so far. The results are close to what I can see on my calibrated Dell 24 inch monitor.
Camera House = overexposed. Harvey Norman = desaturated, too dark, yellowish colour cast. Artscow (Honkers) = slightly dark but otherwise very good - their prints are cheap but shipping is expensive, and thus I can only recommended them for larger orders or when they are having a special (check their Facebook page).
yes big w are the best for ordinary/everyday needs…
but for professional/exhibition quality prints, if in qld as per your profile, then try http://www.prolab.com.au or http://www.rgbdigital.com.au :)
I honestly believe that kind of print-snobbery is just that.
Slam a print from big W down and a print from prolab or rgb and I guarantee you won't be able to distinguish which is which.
prolab and rgbdigital offer customisation and service that big w doesn't - why do you think pros use such labs instead? :)
Because they can't be bothered doing the colour correcting themselves?
Because it's tax deductible and therefore costs them basically nothing to get what they believe to be superior prints which pretty much come out of the same Fuji machine as at Big W?
pro labs allow colour correction/calibration - big w generally doesn't and it can't be done yourself post-printing :)
I edit my RAW files peri-printing so they are cast correctly.
If you consider yourself a pro and you rely on someone else to make corrections on your work, you need to reconsider your profession.
I use Lightroom and Photoshop. Not some shitty WYSIWYG program from RGBDigital or Big W :)
peri-printing?
it doesn't matter what you use, if you can't colour correct/calibrate your screen to their printer, then WYSIWYG isn't a given :)
You know how "post" is Latin for "after"? Adding the prefix "peri" means "pre" or "before".
Basically what it comes down to is you are too lazy to edit your photos properly - that's fine, but just don't pretend to have knowledge you don't have about something you clearly aren't very clued up on.
Their printer will get calibrated very often I'm assuming. I calibrate my screen to show me the true colour.
The way printers work are their are different profiles…I can go into explaining that if you like but it's kind of boring and I can just skip to the end which is: I'm right; you're wrong and I know more about this than you because I actually do this regularly.
Adding the prefix "peri" means "pre" or "before".
sorry but you're wrong - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peri-
Their printer will get calibrated very often I'm assuming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don't_assume
I'm right; you're wrong and I know more about this than you because I actually do this regularly.
as above
Have had them made before and will certainly go again, can't wait till Thursday !
Always happy when these print deals come around!
Perfect timing after just coming back from South America too
Half as good as the $1 deal
Suggested use case: http://i.imgur.com/W1ebYqq.png