A4 sized prints

TTWNF

Hey people i want to print a few A4 sized prints from a lacrosse game i shot for my mates. I have already cropped some of the images in Lightroom so i'm just wonder how i go about cropping them for print? Is there a way of working out the cropping dimension for A4?

Also, where is the cheapest/best placed to get the printing done? don't need them framed or anything & don't have a printer myself

thanks!

Kenny Logins

Why A4? 5/7 is a close enough ratio (3mm short)

Kenny Logins

...but if you want to be precise, use this crop setting -



and 300dpi at the output stage.

TTWNF

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Why A4? 5/7 is a close enough ratio (3mm short)

they asked me for A4 sized as they liked the photos.... i've never printed any of my photos before so i am not sure where to start so thought i's come here first!

thanks for the info Kenny .... i will crop to 5/7 ratio... i will try do this tonight in Lightroom.

TTWNF

Kenny Logins wrote: »

...but if you want to be precise, use this crop setting -



and 300dpi at the output stage.

cheers will give this a go tonight....

Kenny Logins

You might find 8x12 or 10x12 are the closest photo print sizes though...

TTWNF

Kenny Logins wrote: »

You might find 8x12 or 10x12 are the closest photo print sizes though...

which would be the nearest to A4 without being actually bigger than A4?

pullandbang

A4 is a printing paper size whereas photos tend to be 8 x 10 or 8 x 12 or 10 x 12. Nearest would be 8 x 12"

stcstc

9*6 is the largest photo standard size that would fit on A4


12*8 wouldnt its to long

you could print any size effectively, for example 11*7.33 is still photo ratio but would fit on a4

TTWNF

cheers guys this has been a great help to me. where in Dublin would do the printing from a TIFF or DNG file? i presume jpeg wouldn't look great printed?

stcstc

depends on the image but up to 12*8 jpg will actually be ok if printed right