Photos for Lightbox

chris3210 · 31st January 2007

Hi, I need some pointers...

I am offered a job about taking photos of chinese cuisine dishes for a chinese restaurant (perhaps for a kopitiam?). the final products are lightbox that will mount on the wall: photo will be printed at size 24" x 24". I am currently owning a Coolpix 5000 (2560 x 1920 pixel), I tried to measure in photoshop. I can get 102ppi if print at 24"x24". Can this resolution produce acceptable result if print at high resolution by professional printer?

Thank you!

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 31st January 2007

Originally Posted by chris3210

Hi, I need some pointers...

I am offered a job about taking photos of chinese cuisine dishes for a chinese restaurant (perhaps for a kopitiam?). the final products are lightbox that will mount on the wall: photo will be printed at size 24" x 24". I am currently owning a Coolpix 5000 (2560 x 1920 pixel), I tried to measure in photoshop. I can get 102ppi if print at 24"x24". Can this resolution produce acceptable result if print at high resolution by professional printer?

Thank you!

u can interpolate your pixels. but your source need to be noise free to start with.

If your camera is known to produce noise, when u enlarge it, the noise become more visible. but it all depends on how far is the person viewing. If its behind the counter or on higher side wall, then from far, noise will not be that visible.

ortega · 31st January 2007

best is to take a good picture file and ask your printing company to test a small portion

pierceteo · 1st February 2007

Hi,

Unless your resultant image is of a high quality..menaing..sharp, noise free. then it should be no problem. but any blemishes or camera shakes will result in it being very obivous.

i will actually recommend you to rent a camera from the folks here...e.g. a D70 should do the job well enough.

Else you like what ortega say, you can do a sample print. I am able to help you with it if you are interested.

Thanx
Pierce

microcosm · 2nd February 2007

I have used the Coolpix image (please shoot in RAW) and printed them to larger sizes and had no problems. But you have to make sure your lighting is done well and shadows, if any, has to be touched up carefully to hide the noise. It is a lot of work. But good experience. And a reason to go DSLR too with the money.

chris3210 · 2nd February 2007

Hi, thanks for all your pointers.. I'll try these out, might instead rent a camera. Oh by the way, I remember there's a section for renting equipment at this site, but seem no longer here?

ortega · 2nd February 2007

Originally Posted by chris3210

Hi, thanks for all your pointers.. I'll try these out, might instead rent a camera. Oh by the way, I remember there's a section for renting equipment at this site, but seem no longer here?

try this

http://forum.clubsnap.org/forumdisplay.php?f=75

zekai · 3rd February 2007

24" x 24".... very hard with your nikon coolpix, there is a reason for using dslr and MF/ digital back resolution unless your media is newspaper....

try to borrow a dslr, shoot F5.6 and smaller and make sure no shadow or underexposure like what the other have already highlighted.

good luck.

31st January 2007	#1
chris3210 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bishan Posts: 101	Photos for Lightbox Hi, I need some pointers... I am offered a job about taking photos of chinese cuisine dishes for a chinese restaurant (perhaps for a kopitiam?). the final products are lightbox that will mount on the wall: photo will be printed at size 24" x 24". I am currently owning a Coolpix 5000 (2560 x 1920 pixel), I tried to measure in photoshop. I can get 102ppi if print at 24"x24". Can this resolution produce acceptable result if print at high resolution by professional printer? Thank you! Last edited by chris3210; 31st January 2007 at 01:30 PM.

31st January 2007	#3
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	Re: Photos for Lightbox best is to take a good picture file and ask your printing company to test a small portion __________________ The Law

1st February 2007	#4
pierceteo Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore - McNair Road Posts: 449	Re: Photos for Lightbox Hi, Unless your resultant image is of a high quality..menaing..sharp, noise free. then it should be no problem. but any blemishes or camera shakes will result in it being very obivous. i will actually recommend you to rent a camera from the folks here...e.g. a D70 should do the job well enough. Else you like what ortega say, you can do a sample print. I am able to help you with it if you are interested. Thanx Pierce

2nd February 2007	#5
microcosm Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,014	Re: Photos for Lightbox I have used the Coolpix image (please shoot in RAW) and printed them to larger sizes and had no problems. But you have to make sure your lighting is done well and shadows, if any, has to be touched up carefully to hide the noise. It is a lot of work. But good experience. And a reason to go DSLR too with the money.

2nd February 2007	#6
chris3210 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bishan Posts: 101	Re: Photos for Lightbox Hi, thanks for all your pointers.. I'll try these out, might instead rent a camera. Oh by the way, I remember there's a section for renting equipment at this site, but seem no longer here?

3rd February 2007	#8
zekai Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,737	Re: Photos for Lightbox 24" x 24".... very hard with your nikon coolpix, there is a reason for using dslr and MF/ digital back resolution unless your media is newspaper.... try to borrow a dslr, shoot F5.6 and smaller and make sure no shadow or underexposure like what the other have already highlighted. good luck. Last edited by zekai; 3rd February 2007 at 10:33 AM.