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<blockquote data-quote="MrF" data-source="post: 235585" data-attributes="member: 10292">To give some perspective, Mike, 300 ppi is usually described as a &quot;magazine quality photo&quot; and looks sharp even when you look at it up close.&nbsp; When I was first getting into printing and framing photos, I had a 16x20 printed that came out to about 160 ppi.&nbsp; ShootRaw's chart describes that as poor quality, and I would agree to a point.&nbsp; If I held the photo about 8&quot; away from my face, I can see individual pixels.&nbsp; But no one looks at a 16x20 hanging on the wall that way.&nbsp; You tend to step back a few feet to take in the whole photo, and from that distance it looks great.&nbsp; Now if you print a 3x5 at 160 ppi, people will notice just because you tend to look at something that size a lot closer.&nbsp; Just some things to think about.Oh, and if you want to go bigger, consider canvas.&nbsp; I had a coupon for one of the places that prints on canvas (I can't remember which one) and decided to try something out and printed a 1MP image at 20x30.&nbsp; I don't remember the exact count, but I believe it came out to around 40ppi.&nbsp; The texture of the canvas tends to hide the low quality of the image.&nbsp; If I did it again, I don't think I would go quite as extreme, but it's something to consider.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrF, post: 235585, member: 10292"] To give some perspective, Mike, 300 ppi is usually described as a "magazine quality photo" and looks sharp even when you look at it up close. When I was first getting into printing and framing photos, I had a 16x20 printed that came out to about 160 ppi. ShootRaw's chart describes that as poor quality, and I would agree to a point. If I held the photo about 8" away from my face, I can see individual pixels. But no one looks at a 16x20 hanging on the wall that way. You tend to step back a few feet to take in the whole photo, and from that distance it looks great. Now if you print a 3x5 at 160 ppi, people will notice just because you tend to look at something that size a lot closer. Just some things to think about. Oh, and if you want to go bigger, consider canvas. I had a coupon for one of the places that prints on canvas (I can't remember which one) and decided to try something out and printed a 1MP image at 20x30. I don't remember the exact count, but I believe it came out to around 40ppi. The texture of the canvas tends to hide the low quality of the image. If I did it again, I don't think I would go quite as extreme, but it's something to consider. [/QUOTE]

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