Panoramic Photo Size?

puffmullett

Hi,

I want to get a picture printed on canvas as a present for someone. When I went to the shop they told me (for the size/shape of canvas I want) the picture must be in "panaoramic" size.

Does anyone know what is the standard panoramic size? Or have any advice?

Thanks

DaireQuinlan

puffmullett wrote: »

Hi,

I want to get a picture printed on canvas as a present for someone. When I went to the shop they told me (for the size/shape of canvas I want) the picture must be in "panaoramic" size.

Does anyone know what is the standard panoramic size? Or have any advice?

Thanks

I don't think there's any real standard panoramic size, any picture in which one side is significantly longer than the other probably counts as panoramic. Essentially what they're saying is that the aspect ratio of the shot should be the same as the canvas you chose. We can't really advise unless we know what their canvas sizes are.
Anyhow, I'm surprised they just said that to you and let you on your way. What happened to customer service ?!? They could have offered to crop your picture there and then to fit onto the canvas, or suggested a differant sized canvas. I'm sure someone here will mention stcstc. He's a user on this forum whose print work is highly regarded. Give him a PM and I'm sure he'll be more than happy to help you out.

puffmullett

Thanks Daire,

They weren't the friendliest to be honest. I assumed I could just give them the photo on a disc & they'd do the rest...Will take my custom elsewhere!

Mr E

Sorry to hijack thread, but I've always been curious - how do you print panoramas normally? Not talking about canvas prints or anything like that, just regular prints. Is it possible?

uprising

puffmullett wrote: »

Thanks Daire,

They weren't the friendliest to be honest. I assumed I could just give them the photo on a disc & they'd do the rest...Will take my custom elsewhere!

Well really they should just do the rest, crop it to size and print. Avoid them in future as they dont seem to know what they are doing.

Mr E wrote: »

Sorry to hijack thread, but I've always been curious - how do you print panoramas normally? Not talking about canvas prints or anything like that, just regular prints. Is it possible?

You can crop your image to panoramic proportions, print it and cut away the waste, on A4 paper it will be a small panoramic, an A3 printer will give you a slightly bigger panoramic.
Some epson and other printers use roll paper and you can print bigger panoramics, my printer can print 13" X 48" which is big enough for me. But I'd expect any decent printing shop can print a panoramic to suit you. I hope this helps and I didn't misunderstand your question.

rameire

puffmullett wrote: »

Hi,

I want to get a picture printed on canvas as a present for someone. When I went to the shop they told me (for the size/shape of canvas I want) the picture must be in "panaoramic" size.

Does anyone know what is the standard panoramic size? Or have any advice?

Thanks

Not sure where you are located but I always find Mahers of Drogheda are extremely good and pride themselves on customer service. Maybe give them a shout and they would be happy to sort it for you, I'm sure. I dont work for them, just use them a lot to get canvas' and to get other bits done. Best priced I've found too!:D

thecommander

puffmullett wrote: »

They weren't the friendliest to be honest.

Reads?

stcstc

the nice thing about printing on wide format inkjets like i do is i can print basically at any custom size

both paper and canvas etc

so if you stuck give me a shout i can help you out

WedPhoto

i assume you pointed at a print they already had there and sait: ''i want something like that...''

sounds like the print was panoramic, quite wide and not too tall. i think the least they could have done is to look at the photo you wanted printed and told you what options you have...they didn't know themselves my guess is...

the_tractor

Sounds like they don't want your business, or they haven't a clue.

I'd avoid them - there are plenty of places online that would do it at a better price, and you can crop/resize your image easily online, so you can see what it's like.
I use photobox, print quality is good, and good price too - not sure about canvas prints though.

WedPhoto

who are these people anyway? i think you should name and shame...

smelltheglove

As above stcstc, www.360-dpi.com Steve has done prints for me before and even advised me through the set up of my own printer, he is very knowledgeable and you could simply send him your image through stp and he'll have it ready for you as soon as you need it. Great quality too and the bonus is a very friendly service.