Getting the most from your digital images
Resolution is an indication of the quality of your photos. The higher the resolution, the clearer and more detailed your photo. You can adjust your resolution settings in the setup options of your digital camera. Keep in mind the resolution sizes below to compare what size your going to be printing at. Hqprints believes in taking pictures at the best quality. Why not get the most out of your photos at the highest possible resolution your camera will allow?
When you submit your digital images to Hqprints, we’ll tell you if the size requested does not match the resolution of the image. You can’t gain resolution by sizing up, but in most cases you can print at a larger size then your image resolution and still get a great print. But don’t expect a 640×480 to size up to a 20×30 poster and see any sort of image quality. At 640×480 the biggest you can expect with out considerable interpolation will be 8×10 at best. We don’t advise this practice at hqprints, but we can certainly work with you getting the most out of your photo and size requirements.
| Print size | Resolution |
|---|---|
| 4x6 | 640x480 pixels |
| 5x7 | 1050x750 pixels |
| 8x10 | 1280x1024 pixels |
| 11x14 | 1600x1143 pixels |
| 12x18 | 1600x1066 pixels |
| 16x20 | 1920x1536 pixels |
| 20x30 | 2272x1500 pixels |
| 24x36 | 2880x1440 pixels |
Other factors to consider when printing your photos
Have you ever taken a family photo, printed the photo at 8×10 at the local shop and noticed a few people on the ends were cut out of the photo? Hqprints wishes we could fix this too, but we can’t. Its what we like to call “the natural aspect ratio of the camera”. There are sizes that were made to print the entire frame of the photo. Others were made for the affordability factor of a larger frame size from a frame manufacture standpoint. **The chart below describes the approximant loss you will see on your photos when you print.
| Print size | Cropping Loss |
|---|---|
| 4x6 | no loss |
| 5x7 | quarter of an inch |
| 8x10 | 3/4 an inch |
| 11x14 | 3/4 an inch |
| 12x18 | no loss |
| 11x17 | no loss |
| 16x20 | 3/4 an inch |
| 20x30 | no loss |
| 24x36 | no loss |
**The loss will be on the long side of the photo
