Lynn Thomas 
, Feb 03, 2012; 01:52 p.m.
I have a photo that has been selected to be shown in a gallery exhibition. For convenience sake I am using their optional
print/frame service since the exhibit is in Vermont and I am in Texas.
The following is the dimensions they are working with:
We can mount and frame your prints at no charge for the duration of the exhibit if they conform to one of these
configurations. Keep in mind that a 1/4" border will be covered by the mat on all four sides.
Configuration Frame Size
(Inches)
Mat Opening Size Actual Print Paper Size
A 16x20 10.5x13.5 11x14 For Standard 11 x 14 Print Size
B 16x20 9.5x13.5 10x14 For Even 3" mat Borders
C 11x14 7.5x9.5 8x10 For Standard 8 x 10 Print
D 11x14 6.5x9.5 7x10 For Even 2" mat Borders
E 16x16 10.5x10.5 11x11 For Even 2.5" mat Border
New Limited Space Option
We have new but very limited display option. We have eight linear feet of metal panels for display of prints only. There is
no limitation on size or aspect ratio. Your prints will be held on with small magnets. This space is very limited and if you
intend to use it you must confirm with us by the check-in date. The panels are flat white so if you include a border
around your image you can simulate a frame.
My photo is sized at W 1932 x H 1536.
Can I get a good print/good resolution for a 11x14 print for the stand print size or the 10x14 size for an even 3" border
from my photo? Should I consider going down to an 8x10?
Here's the photo
Fog
Lynn Thomas , Feb 03, 2012; 01:54 p.m.
I resized this for the post, so it would be included..the original is 1932x1535.
Frank Skomial 
, Feb 03, 2012; 02:50 p.m.
For exibition quality print you just have about enough pixels to print 6.5 x 5 inches.
Sarah Fox 
, Feb 03, 2012; 03:12 p.m.
Using a conventional 300 dpi standard, Frank is right. However, back in ye olden dayes of dygittal prynting, the most common printing standard was 200 dpi, which would yield approx that 8x10 image. You can also up-res by 200% to give you a smoother interpolation between pixels. It won't give you more sharpness or detail, but it could make the printing go a bit better.
FAIW, I saw a 1.3 MP image on display at a gallery locally, printed to an enormous size. Dot pitch was about 20 dpi, and yes, of course, you could see the individual pixels if you got close to the image. The thing is, though, that you aren't supposed to get that close to the image!
Nice photo, BTW! :-)
JC Uknz 
, Feb 03, 2012; 03:28 p.m.
You can always interpolate [ re-sample? ] to get the required pixels for printing, so long as you don't push the process too much .... First enter the dpi and then the required print size.
Yes an interesting photo :-)
Jeff Spirer 
, Feb 03, 2012; 04:10 p.m.
Dot pitch was about 20 dpi,
Dot pitch is something completely different.
Steve Henry , Feb 03, 2012; 07:30 p.m.
For a 16x20 print, 200 ppi would probably be sufficient. For 8x10 I'd suggest 300 ppi. This has more to do with viewing distance (about 1 1/2 - 2x the diagonal) and the eye's ability to resolve dots than with the actual size of the print. You can resize using the appropriate dialogues in photoshop or in lightroom export. For magazine publication, most folks want 10" long edge at 300 ppi. I really like the image. I think the bigger the better.
Lynn Thomas , Feb 03, 2012; 08:11 p.m.
The frame is 16x20 but the actual photo size would be 11x14. They are saying to allow a 1/4 border that
would be covered by the mat and have an even 3" border of mat around the photo on all sides.
I have Lighroom but its on my other computer that I use for my photos and haven't been able to work on
this yet today. I'm glad that I will be able to resize to send a decent photo.
This is my first acceptance for a gallery exhibit and am so excited.
Frank Skomial , Feb 04, 2012; 02:08 a.m.
Since your picture contains no sharp details, and all is a fuzzy fog, resizing a lot could be tolerable.
Some artistic effect is what you will achieve. Ansel Adams said something about sharp object and fuzzy concept. You have no sharp objects here...:)
Lynn Thomas , Feb 04, 2012; 08:58 p.m.
Ok.....resized to 200 dpi and 11x14.
What do you think? Will this now make a nice 11x14 photo?
