a setting on the camera or even in the photo program such as photo shop elements? i've taken some really nice photos..and i have a camera that has high resolution (a brand new sony dsr1) however when i went to order prints on line..they stated that the resolution was too low for enlargements!!! what can i do? PLEASE HELP ME
2006-07-17 06:28:35 · 7 answers · asked by janey girl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Unfortunately, the guy above me is only partially a moron and not completely.
Photoshop and Photoshop elements both have a way to increase or decrease the resolution. However, as he stated, this does not add information that isn't there. By increasing the resolution, you get what's called 'noise' which is pixels created to fill the gaps where pixels weren't already due to resolution increasement.
This can be fixed however by blurring the blue channel slightly so that these pixels aren't all that apparent. Between the blur and using the unsharp mask (which may not be in Photoshop elements) you can make a small image with a resolution of only 72 printable up to an 8x10 with a resolution of about 120dpi.
If you want, I'd be more than willing to help you out for free. Just email me the images and I'll return them to you with a higher DPI and a larger print size.
However, for future reference, you may want to adjust your camera to photograph at a higher resolution.
chris@wise-designs.net
2006-07-17 06:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ipshwitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to increase the resolution of your photos. Maybe not a lot, but at least some. You can change the dpi to 300, which is standard for printing. If you want to increase the image size you should upsize by 10% at a time. If you increase an image too much you will get noise- or halo looking areas. The best thing to do would be to shoot at a high resolution. This will limit the number of photos you can fit on a memory card, but the quality will be much better. Try getting a larger memory card, like maybe 2gb. You can take a lot of pics with these cards.
2006-07-17 18:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by this_girl_is_lost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First! Break out the instruction book or stop by a local photo lab and ask them to help reset your camera's image quality. You may need to purchase an additional memory card. They aren't too expensive.
If you print your images in 3x5 or 4x6 they will be much better than if you try to have them enlarged. Low resolution images are OK for emails but prints require much more data (that's what the new memory card is for) Get the lab to make 1 or 2 3x5's before you order a bunch of prints. Your images CAN be printed!
You may have a 4ft. ladder for a 8ft. ladder job! There really is no "cure" for low resolution images other than small prints or viewing them on a computer screen.
A good printable image should have a file size between 600K and 1.5 mb.
Good luck!
2006-07-18 15:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by john_e_29212 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A digital picture consists of a large number of dots called pixels. The more pixels you use the higher the resolution, but the more memory consumed by each one (so your camera fills up faster). Setting the resolution tells the camera how many pixels to use for a given picture.
Once the picture has been taken you cannot go back to increase the resolution. There are ways to blow up a picture and then improve the appearance a bit, but you can't add back in bits you never recorded!
All you can do is set up your camera to take future pictures at a higher resolution.
2006-07-17 13:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by kevinngunn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do people on here call others a moron? I do not know. But actually the guy being called the moron is right and the one calling him a moron, well lets just leave it at that.
Once you take a photo at a given resolution, then that is the highest resolution of that image, period. Yes, you can enlarge it by various techniques, but you are not truly increasing the actual resolution of the photo, you are only adding pixels that were not their and are basically faked in layman’s terms.
2006-07-19 16:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by techgeek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a flatbed scanner or access to one? If you do, scan a good-quality printout of the original image. After doing an image pre-scan, the scanner software program should allow you to choose what level of resolution you want the photo to be scanned at.
Once you're happy with what you've got, save the image and try submitting it instead of the original camera image. Good luck!
2006-07-19 08:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by Robert C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a pro photographer I am backing Chris's answer and wish that the moron's who think they know it all would either research their answer or don't answer at all.
2006-07-22 14:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋