Big Photography | How to Make, Export and Hang Really Large Prints

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Big photography is something everyone should experience from time to time. Today we look at how to print photos very big and guide you though everything from doing some landscape photography in the field; through to making, exporting and hanging the image.
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@rlfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, Adam. There is something so satisfying about a tangible, physical print. For the last several years I have primarily printed my landscapes on Metal prints. Lots of wow, durable, great hanging options from the lab I use.

@johnhjic2 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Aden, I totally agree I love printing. I only print up to A2 but so nice to print an image on good paper, and the hang it on the wall it's great.

@john_norris 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam. Great video and very informative. And that was a beautiful image you took.

@daz.78 3 жыл бұрын

Great video buddy,I remember printing one of my photos years ago and its in my hallway,it still makes me proud when people come in my house and say "wow nice picture" and I say "I photograph that"

@hughwolfe1176 3 жыл бұрын

Adam this was very informative, thank you for sharing. I’ve had some of my images made into canvas prints and it is satisfying seeing the image on the wall rather than hunkering over the computer screen.

@mekosmowski 2 жыл бұрын

I arrived here researching the purchase of a Fuji GFX 100S and a large format printer. I liked the episode and decided to subscribe - only to find out I was already subscribed!

@jamescorral1673 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder vid! I enjoy how you describe the composition using the man made wall and spring green grass to the trees! That was well done. There’s a lot of vids on post editing so you kinda touched on it to lead into printing, I found that part interesting with the paper used. Thanks

@jennifercall9014 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your vulnerability and excellent videos. I really am trying to get a good printing process in place.

@LivingImage 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial again. Thank you very much.

@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Adam! Thanks!

@michaelgoulding4425 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, very useful particularly in respect of the upsizing tools. Had been looking at gigapixle but might stick with photoshop after watching this, cheers 👍. Loved the excitement when running down the stairs to answer the door, been there

@wildbill4680 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great video. Well balanced. Thanks Adam.

@therollingrocker672 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful prints man. Thank you for the inspiration

@triplewinlin5576 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned a lot about large prints. Your photos are beautiful. That sunrise looks great against the brick wall :)

@jasonkennedy2045 3 жыл бұрын

Great vlog mate and awesome tips. I’m using the 3m command strips for smaller images and light frame that look great and don’t damage the paintwork. Will check out the print shop as looking for a good print house as well so will check them out. Cheers Jase

@wendynewing8834 3 жыл бұрын

This is so useful and informative. Many thanks.

@andybaden5935 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for another great video, I really like these sort of techno, tactile ones. For those with Adobe, Camera raw has a new feature, Enhance, (this will come to lightroom soon) found in the drop down, basically it makes your images four times larger, with a bit of fancy computing, the results I have so far are superb, it is better than resizing in photoshop, with preserve details 2. Well worth giving it a go. I would like to see Adam, use this on one of his 100MP files to see the results, the result would be a 400MP file and the print size would be huge.

@dmac5x1 3 жыл бұрын

Well done !!

@Richardisonline 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, seeing your prints on the wall.. huge and so inspiring 🙌 😁

@2DogAle 3 жыл бұрын

Great vlog today. I love getting my photos printed. Can't wait till I save up for a good photo printer so I can have full control. The one thing you could have talked about, and maybe you have before, is increasing resolution in camera by taking multiple images and combining them in Photoshop. What do you think of that process?

@tonyhayes9827 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting about C type printing. We do have a shop down here in Melbourne that does it so I will be looking into it. Thanks. As for your art work - WOW!

@backyardjunkie 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Adam, thank you..

@Greg-ob3xe 3 жыл бұрын

Good job. Thank you

@scotty4418 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this Adam. Sat on a hill above the sea taking in the sunset, watching your video and grabbing some images of a ruined castle. What a great day to be out

@Firstmanphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. Sounds great, especially if you're getting the sunset we just had here.

@melvinshuster 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Adam. Can you talk sometime about printing on metal, canvas, and acrylic, especially what type of image would be enhanced by each of these materials. Thanks.

@Luigi13 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried a good canvas printing? I printed two images on a 16X20 inches canvas by a company in the US and it was a test for me, each time I looked at the images I liked them even more. With canvas printing I do not have to worry so much of damaging it upon handling it and also I used a clean cotton towel and cleaned it with some mild water and it didn't change the look of it.

@free___thinker____ 3 жыл бұрын

Learning is best Thing in life , I Learning Through your video thanku 🙏 Love from india ❤

@montrealfilmguy 3 жыл бұрын

Adam, i love your channel. You are an absolute inspiration . Every video of you in the mountains motivates me to go travel where you are. My question is what do you think of gator board for hanging photos on walls.

@acgl_bearded_guy2285 3 жыл бұрын

Finally Exporting tips !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@JustBrookie117 2 жыл бұрын

first time landing on your page, and i watched the whole video through. you're a fantastic educator and storyteller, this was pretty cinematic for a tutorial :)

@Firstmanphotography 2 жыл бұрын

Ha thanks. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment.

@patmcdonagh8939 3 жыл бұрын

Great vlog as always, can’t wait to get a few of my images printed up, thanks a million

@romiemiller7876 2 жыл бұрын

Best lenses and best sensors for big prints. The best lenses in the world won't help you if your camera has an inferior sensor, and vice versa. Big prints are great! Topaz Gigapixel AI is a great aid in getting the best really large prints. I really love Canson and Hahnemuhle papers. Canson has extremely good tonal hold out in shadow detail. But! it's just me, but a photo isn't finished unless it's framed. I know tht's not too popular these days, but I frame all of mine.

@BarryHull 3 жыл бұрын

Well Adam, you had a nice haircut back in 2020. Great video, thumbs up.

@AmorLucisPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts/experience with the new "super-resolution" in the latest Adobe Camera Raw. Some people are raving about it, although I've not seen appreciable improvements on my (already) high-resolution images.

@capturedbycarey...8977 3 жыл бұрын

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@lorrettaclarke709 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video on printing - thanks a lot. I would like some advice on how to exhibit for say bookstores. I would like to display big without mat, (and maybe not frame also) as I believe that sometimes they distract from the image. Do people buy images on foamboard? Wondering how you approach exhibiting and selling in this respect?

@davidherrington5735 3 жыл бұрын

As a cinematographer I love the passion you share with others over your stills. It touches my heart to see someone who also loves what they do.

@amithanuradha2874 3 жыл бұрын

Oh woow that looks amazing. I was trying to do my large print on canvas and it's so hard to balance the contrast and image brightness due to the absorbance of the paper. any advice?

@MrCNMW 3 жыл бұрын

Very information video. Would like to know your take on 2 other prints, Metattic prints and Canvas prints. Especially Canvas prints you can get it rolled or mounted.

@peterfritzphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, Adam! I bought a Canon Pro-300 after watching one of your videos, and I can’t stop printing my images. It sooo satisfying!!

@roberthennessey128 3 жыл бұрын

Great large prints.....I like the mouthing to the brick with Velcro. How easy is it to remove the print without damaging, My experience with Velcro is you need to give it a good umpf..to separate it. Thanks so much.

@fetihaaa Жыл бұрын

what you said at 10:00 made me subscribe :)

@RossSilcocks-hn2tg Жыл бұрын

legend

@Milad8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the process. I have always wondered if these big prints, lose their colors through time? Especially if they are expose to daylight or direct sunlight? I remember back in college, we use to laminate the print, to protect it against lights.

@mikegindling4236 3 жыл бұрын

So far the biggest I've done is 16x20. thanks for the tips.

@svetlanagrobman3476 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I just have a question. What is the size of your first photo in megapixels? What resolution? 300o or 360? Thanks!

@dimitristsagdis7340 3 жыл бұрын

Can we export fro Lr? Maybe some more info on how you export from Ps (eg what file format, do you specify dpi) ? How are you sure the printer Co is going to interpret the colour or the brightness the correct way?

@B-kl8vj Ай бұрын

Great video. Have you tried using LR Super Resolution? I wonder how it compares for printing.

@anorak211 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't had a hair cut since August!

@LolekBezBolkaShow 7 ай бұрын

- You don't need a state of the art camera to take amazing photos... 30 seconds later: - puls out a 5000 pounds+ medium format camera 😆 But yeah in all honesty, I took some really amazing photographs with my trusty old APSC Canon 600D from 2010ish that I want to print nowadays because the picture quality from that tiny old sensor still look amazing 14 years later. Don't be afraid to do it yourself guys!

@allandavies1187 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Adam, often I send my digital image to the printers. But when the print returns to my home I find that the print is on the soft side. Should I ensure that I use the masking tool in Lightroom Classic to compensate for this or would you suggest another formula. Ps. I never use Photoshop...

@redblue2743 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Adam. This is exactly I been looking for. I wanted to have my own photo hanging on my wall. But I still looking for camera. Is Canon T7 is enough. Oh the size that I want is only about 10 to 20 inch maximum in length, just like a normal picture. Not the super big. Or if you can recommend what camera that's good enough. I heard Canon T7 has 24 MP. Thanks!

@MrMartinsla 2 жыл бұрын

Do you store the enlarged image after your finished editing?

@bozic101 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, Love your videos. I know this might be a silly question but I brought a camera that's shoots 25mp. I have some nice photos I want to enlarge. When I transfer the photos to the PC the dpi is 72 If I want to print a canvas 16x24 ( 40.5 x 61cm) would I make my settings on image size fit to custom and than width 16 and height 24 with a 300dpi to get the best photo print? Would I than do the same method for a smaller photo 7x5 Thanks in advance

@Theoroid 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video and learned some good tips from it. Just a small comment on pronunciation: the name often applied to high-quality inkjet printing: giclée. Derived from French, the word is best pronounced "zhee-KLAY".

@montrealfilmguy 3 жыл бұрын

Not precisely. Its pronounced Gee-klay, but not as gee wilikers, but like Gigi like the film.

@jphouhton5337 3 жыл бұрын

Great information on printing, As a retired pro hand colour printer its great to see C type printing are still available, do you have your large prints mounted and laminated also at the lab.

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@lennoxroger4151 2 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Alfredo instablaster ;)

@anthonyalfredo563 2 жыл бұрын

@Lennox Roger thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and I'm trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@anthonyalfredo563 2 жыл бұрын

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@lennoxroger4151 2 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Alfredo You are welcome :)

@loukashareangas4420 3 жыл бұрын

I am in the process (was in the process but corona...) of printing two large-ish (0.7*1.5m or thereabout) panos I shot and a graphic designer and photographer I trust insists on foamcore. However I am a student still, which means that at some point in the not too distant future I will have to move houses. How do I go about that? Any suggestions?

@JohnPaul-ii 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely got the best wall for mounting those big images on. Looks amazing Adam. Till next time. Stay safe 😷🇦🇺

@justinholding02 3 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with the Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 paper. Very vibrant colours, 0 reflection and a beautiful classy look.

@RamaSivamani 2 жыл бұрын

What is your opinion of getting it printed on canvas?

@crowtheri 3 жыл бұрын

Remove animals from the room before unpacking expensive prints - Looool! Sparky man! Heart in the mouth moment :) Great vid as always Adam - really appreciate your work :)

@tedbrown7908 2 жыл бұрын

Printing large prints can be very expensive. This Printspace won't work for many people because they are not in the UK. So if you do go to large prints, shop around.

@williamlove3845 4 ай бұрын

hi, i have a 40x60 print and i would like a copy but i would like it the opposite hand so the both would be book matched is that something that could be done many thanks in advance cheers will

@matejbednarik8736 2 жыл бұрын

I hope that cat is ok, she (or he) looks like he wanted make a harakiri (well cats love a danger, and this one is obviously not exception 😁).

@gadamwoll 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to go the cheaper route you can use a 35 mm camera with film and that's the one is 87 pixels

@stevemaher9844 8 ай бұрын

my client wants me to print 5600x3733 300 dpi image(18.6"x12.4") at 144"x120" for an event backwall....what should I expect or are there tools or a service to help maximize finished print. it will print on a fabric and will serve as a background for a photo opp at a corp event.

@ytuberization 3 жыл бұрын

Give Adobe Superresolution a chance. It is better than Topaz for high res landscapes.

@kronkite1530 3 жыл бұрын

Not what I’ve found. Being able to tweak settings such as magnification, (custom) height/width & esp. sharpness & noise reduction has given me sharper, cleaner images than PS. Topaz Sharpen AI is so good I only use Gigapixel for significant size changes (and DeNouse right from the off to make sure my images look as clean as I’d like). For PS I prefer to use a Highpass filter on a duplicate layer then control it either by reducing opacity of the whole layer or using Hide or Reveal layer masks to paint out areas I don’t want sharpened, like when that increases noise or gives artefacts which is my go to for most images I print.

@ytuberization 3 жыл бұрын

@@kronkite1530 Have a look for the latest video from image processing guru Andy Astbury at KZfaq. He compared some of the available upscale software with interesting results.

@CincyMike 3 жыл бұрын

Smugmug is a pretty good web host as well.

@DanielKennedyaeos 3 жыл бұрын

Just a slight correction so folks don't get confused. Diffraction is not a function of sensor size, it is wholly dependent on lenses and is exposed by resolution. All lenses start diffracting from the moment you start stopping them down. Up to a point the resolution/contrast gain overpowers any loss of sharpness due to diffraction. Assuming a perfect lens the rate of diffraction when viewing at 100% is purely due to pixel pitch. On this IMX561 sensor the pixel pitch is identical to the 64MP IMX455 in the Sony A7RIV (3.76um). So use caution, I can tell from personal experience that the IMX561 in this camera and the GFX100S that diffraction starts to be noticeable from f/11 and at f/16 it has noticeably degraded image quality.

@JoshuaNeech 2 жыл бұрын

What about the exporting process?

@MrJMAshraff 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome is all I can SAY;

@bts_army6213 Жыл бұрын

Hi.. I need for example size 25000piksell picture.. Like 3000x1500 sm.. How can I buy this..?

@gaelgarcia2185 2 жыл бұрын

What's that camera tho?

@Bob-lg5xd Жыл бұрын

How much you printed this?

@DigitalImageStudio 3 жыл бұрын

You'll be seeing diffraction at f16, do a simple aperture step test and you'll likely see a loss of sharpness between f11 and 16, it's not massive but you're losing the 100MPx advantage at that point.

@NildoScoop 3 жыл бұрын

Photoshop enlarging sucks. Even with Super resolution. Even the free enlargers on the web are better options. Gigapixel AI kills it though.

@zakizakaria7716 Жыл бұрын

i missed the export part

@hongk0ngfu3y 3 жыл бұрын

not a fan of the 4:3 ar, would much rather take 3 or 4 portrait orientated images to create a wider ar.

@BirdsandMore2376 3 жыл бұрын

Lol Sparky blasting across. It's a cat thing.

@andrewhillphotosvideos2909 2 жыл бұрын

I get what you are saying about the Ai thing but at the same time if you don't use the new technology you could get left behind. Just a maybe...

@SooperToober Жыл бұрын

your passion makes me want to wake up early and become a photographer. brilliant! new to your channel. :)

@Firstmanphotography Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@elmafudd9703 2 жыл бұрын

I just trying to learn here so dont see me as a Goole troll, I live under zero bridge. People say increase the exposure by 20 to 30%. My first thought is this why not just calibrate your monitor correctly. I.E. back of the back light for paper. Then save this as a setting. When you are calibrating your monitor you have values to assign for your intended purpose. Keep two profiles and work from that. That way you just do your work. confirm with the printers I.C.C. profile and fannys ya aunt. No, yes and maybe?

@alfredv9902 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but to me just mounting it on thin foam core board and straight to the wall is pretty cheesy. If you want to keep cost down, print on canvas, stretch it yourself on a canvas frame, and buy a nice frame. If you want to save money, buy the ready frames at frame shops, and cut it yourself to size and re-assemble. So many options. This way no cost for mat or glass, and canvas allows you to print at 150ppi (all that's needed for canvas), an will look far more elegant. Of course if you want that modern look, at least mount to something thick. When you have many prints, eventually you need to mount to foam core (using vinyl corners), drop it into "Clearbags" (they sell the corners and clear vinyl bags)...and get yourself an artist display rack. Remember, your art is also furniture for the wall, make it nice. It may look good, but make it look better.

@elmafudd9703 2 жыл бұрын

Sir you have a pixel or two, down at 11.02. dot send it to print you will be an unhappy man.

@CincyMike 3 жыл бұрын

Great video but could you touch on the inches for us American viewers! Thanks

@Firstmanphotography 3 жыл бұрын

the bigger one is 60x45”

@alwynsmit3546 11 ай бұрын

I have printed to A0 with a 12mp image & this was way before things like Topaz what what. Stop thinking you need AI or 100mp to print large. It's the manufacturers & their minions who want to sell you stuff you don't need

@Firstmanphotography 11 ай бұрын

It is not complicated. You can blow up any image as much as you like. The ONLY difference resolution makes is to minimum viewing distance. 100MP will give big prints much finer detail when viewed close up, compared to a 12MP big print. For some this matters, for most it won't. Suggesting otherwise however, would be misleading.

@paulcomptonpdphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Title disappointed you did not show a normal fuji image using a 100megapix camera is only for the biggest pro togs.

@grosema 3 жыл бұрын

The Time is here for you to buy the new Fuji GFX 100s its 4k cheaper that my GFX 100 and both are 102 megapixels ............ I am sure you know about it already

@clucida 3 жыл бұрын

You're fascinating, 20 minutes to say... Nothing 👏👏👏

@Eigil_Skovgaard 3 жыл бұрын

Still, this is a repetition. I would like to watch a video showing your detailed post processing of the raw file. And what did yo do to avoid the sharpening halos along the edges? Btw. the woolen knitted hat is a bad excuse to not trimming your hair like you apparently trim your beard. The indoor hats seem to be a tribal gimmick. I see it all over yt - grown up men wearing ridiculous LEGO hats indoor looking like service personal on a global tank station. When the Cult has killed all barbers in GB financially, and the banks have sucked up the values, you will have to buy a trimmer anyway. In my country, Denmark, the official statistic bureau has released the total death tolls for the last years. In 2018 the total was 55,232 and ... in 2020, prepare for it ... 54,645. So, no pandemic, but a number of significant deaths among young people, who were stupid enough to accept the "waxine". The same in Norway, Austria and in US of course, though these numbers are heavily suppressed by our false Cult controlled media.

@kronkite1530 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps on a channel devoted to photography we might be spared the irrelevant ravings of a pandemic denying anti-vaccine idiot? Just saying.

@Eigil_Skovgaard 3 жыл бұрын

@@kronkite1530 One of the purposes with the vaxine! is to remedy stupidity.

@kronkite1530 3 жыл бұрын

@@Eigil_Skovgaard You should double up on the dosage then.