I recently found out that all the little photo centers machines DO NOT print out all of your pic. they print out a 4x4 instead of a 4x6 so i want to know if anyone knows of something other than fujifilm, kodak, walmart, walgreens, cvs, or snapfish. All of these places cut your pics and most people don't ever notice it. But if you will compare ur pics from your computer to what you get in stores you will see that they trim both top and bottom!! and this is RIDICULOUS!!! SO ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS???
2007-10-16 05:39:50 · 5 answers · asked by tiddlywinks 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
I have spoken with people that work there and they are the ones that showed me the machines automatically crop the tops and bottoms of all 4x6 pics.!! go check it out. if u selet ur pic. and hit edit u will see that u cannot have your whole pic. printed!! it's sounds stupid but its totally 100% TRUE!!
2007-10-16 05:55:52 · update #1
I have also used online companys and they also crop the pics. this is a serious issue for me. if i take a picture I expect to pay for and recieve the whole picture,but that is not happening!!!
2007-10-16 06:52:04 · update #2
my camera is set to take 4x6 prints and when i upload them on my computer or on any website they are 4x6 prints and i can see the whole pic. but when i get them back they are cropped through their machines automatically!!! people just look at your original pics. and then go to one of those machines and print out the pic. and compare. I am telling you YOU CAN NOT GET BACK THE WHOLE PICTURE!!!
2007-10-16 08:53:53 · update #3
okay so i went to walmart yesterday and the guy that works there is a photographer and i found out that on digital cameras if u look at your pics. on the screen (the screen will show u more than u will actually be getting) He told me also not to take pics close up because i am always going to lose something. Now this does not ever happen with 35mm film!! He did however tell me that there is a digital camera out there that will give me full frame pictures, but Ha Ha they cost about 3 to 4,000 dollars!!!! So thanks for all the info people but I heard and saw the entire explanation from a pro. I can't pick one best answer so the public will have to decide. Thanks again for all the advice. I have learned so much more than I already knew.
2007-10-17 00:23:10 · update #4
Your camera makes pictures in the proportion of an 8x10. When you print, your print size is 4x6 which, proportionately, is longer and skinnier than an 8x10 (to be the same proportion, the image would have to be a 4x5), so some of the image at the top and bottom has to be lost to print that size. If you printed an 8x10 you would have all of your image.
Usually, the part of the image lost is negligible, unless the subject of the image is very close to the top or bottom of the frame. You should crop all of your images to a 4x6 on the kiosk screen so you can see and control which part of the image will be lost. Just be sure you leave some "space" at the edges of your frames when you take your photos.
Geez, you act like it's some big conspiracy or something.
2007-10-17 00:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cropping depends on the sensor size of your camera. My Nikon D50 DSLR is the same ratio as a 4x6, so all my 4x6 images are perfectly framed as they were taken. If however, I have an 8x10 I want to do, then I lose a couple inches from the long sides. There is a small amount of the image that is lost to bleedover on the edges, but not as much as you are describing.
This is about knowing your equipment. If you want to see what your sensor size is, native, try this.
Upload some images you want to print to WalMart.com or mpix.com
Edit the crop of the images, looking at each of the crop ratio boxes. Whichever one fits your image perfectly, is the one that is native to your cameras sensor.
Once you know that, then you will have to think about your composition when taking pictures, making sure to leave enough space around the parts that will get cropped.
2007-10-16 08:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The prints are 4x6, or very close, and not 4x4. As explained before me, your camera sensor is not shaped proportionally to a 4x6. You can go through individually and edit the crop to make sure some important item in the image area isn't going to be cut., (such as the tops of people's heads etc) As Gryphon mentioned, watch your framing when composing the picture and allow for the 4x6 crop factor. I have a Nikon D80, which doesn't crop a 4x6, and a Canon G6 which does. It's just a fact of life, not a conspiracy.
2007-10-16 15:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you against using online services? If not, then I strongly suggest mpix.com. $0.29 per 4x6 up to 10 prints, $0.24 for 11 and up, $2.50 for shipping. If you need advanced color profiling, they offer services to accomodate you on that. I've had 16 20x30" prints from them, and the color accuracy is stellar...almost no difference between my computer monitor and the final print. They also offer fast turnaround- usually in 24 hours. They print on Kodak Endura paper too, so it's not some run of the mill cardstock either. I rarely go to brick and mortar establishments anymore let alone places like a CVS.
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What online services have you used that are "cropping" your photos? If this is what's going on, then you need to seek legal action against whoever is doing this for fraudulent delivery of service. I have ordered over 7,500 prints from online printers, and none of them come out "cropped" to 4x4 square photos.
2007-10-16 06:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by Modulus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all u hav to do is go to walmart website and therees this thing that u can just email in ur pic and thell print it and u can either hav it deliverd to ur house of go and pic it up that should cost about the price of a reg pic
2016-04-09 06:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋