Decide Print Size in Photography

Video Transcript

"So the way I use the criteria, so to speak, of what size to make prints, is what I do is obviously I start and I make a contact sheet. Again, I can't say how important, do not get lazy, and skip making the contact sheet. Once I have a contact sheet, I pick from the contact sheets, and I make 5x7's. Even though they're small, I make the best images that I think I can make, and I look at them for a while. I might kind of live with them. And then I decide "Okay, this is a pretty good image, I'm going to make an 8x10 out of it", and I make an 8x10 and if the image holds up in sharpness and in visual strength, then I think about "Well, maybe I'll make an 11x14". And this is again, is an 11x14 size print. I think this is a really great size print to make for anybody, because, one, if you're going to get your print framed, this isn't going to cost you as much money as say a 16x20 and it will look just about perfect hanging up on a wall someplace. You don't need a huge mural print hanging up in your dining room where something like this can actually look really great. So that's the way I kind of break down what size to make my prints."