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Prints from scanned & edited photos
I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie |
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Prints from scanned & edited photos
On 2004-07-09 16:27:27 -0400, Valerie2 said:
I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie You are planning to make copies of your prints using a flatbed scanner, then digitally print them and sell them? Suggest you either make traditional prints or print from scans of the negatives. Either get yourself a good negative scanner and work from that or have them professionally scanned. I cannot imagine who would want to buy a print that was made from a flatbed scan of another print. -- Michael |Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! |
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Prints from scanned & edited photos
On 2004-07-09 16:27:27 -0400, Valerie2 said:
I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie You are planning to make copies of your prints using a flatbed scanner, then digitally print them and sell them? Suggest you either make traditional prints or print from scans of the negatives. Either get yourself a good negative scanner and work from that or have them professionally scanned. I cannot imagine who would want to buy a print that was made from a flatbed scan of another print. -- Michael |Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! |
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Prints from scanned & edited photos
400 dpi is far too low to do anything with your negatives.
The best value for money option is to order CDs with your developed films at the same time, then touch them up a bit if needed. I think that 18Mb files should be ok for up to 9x6 inches. "Valerie2" wrote in message link.net... I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie |
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Prints from scanned & edited photos
400 dpi is far too low to do anything with your negatives.
The best value for money option is to order CDs with your developed films at the same time, then touch them up a bit if needed. I think that 18Mb files should be ok for up to 9x6 inches. "Valerie2" wrote in message link.net... I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie |
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In article .net,
Valerie2 wrote: I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie Hi Val, I run a mini-lab in SoCal, and I hear of this problem often. The most common mistake that folks make when scanning prints is that they neglect/forget to set the "Output" or "Print" size when scanning. Typically folks just set the DPI. But if you scan a 4X6 print at 400DPI and then print an 8X12, the resulting image will be only 200DPI. I've seem some scanners that default to an "Output" size of 1" x 1.5", even at 800DPI you're gonna get a pretty bad looking image. Goog luck. |
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In article .net,
Valerie2 wrote: I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I can do for the prints. Valerie Hi Val, I run a mini-lab in SoCal, and I hear of this problem often. The most common mistake that folks make when scanning prints is that they neglect/forget to set the "Output" or "Print" size when scanning. Typically folks just set the DPI. But if you scan a 4X6 print at 400DPI and then print an 8X12, the resulting image will be only 200DPI. I've seem some scanners that default to an "Output" size of 1" x 1.5", even at 800DPI you're gonna get a pretty bad looking image. Goog luck. |
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