Sizing it Up

A great thing about digital photography is that you're in control of the end product. With digital photo enlargement software you can correct the photo so that it looks just right to you.

You can make digital photo enlargements to format your images to any size you want. However, keep in mind that a digital picture is comprised of megapixels—that means that all digital photos have their digital image enlargement limits (make a photo too big and it will start to break up). If you make an image too large, it will look less and less like the image and more like a collection of giant dots.

Home vs. Help

Size matters! And, with digital imaging, you can format your digital shots to be whatever size you want. To print digital photo versions on a printer is pretty much a cinch. Printing sizes up to 8 1/2” X 11” can easily be done in your own home. However, if you want to go even larger (say to 11” X 17”) you probably will need outside help because most personal printers today are still designed to be pretty small (the largest size it would most likely accept is 8 1/2” x 11” paper).

* If you do find yourself in the situation where you are sending out prints for digital enlargements, make sure you provide them with a high resolution image so you will have a better chance of getting a higher quality digital enlargement.

Weather the Weather

It never fails… plan an outdoor party or event and right smack in the middle of it a downpour will occur. Most clothes will dry with no problem and you can always wipe the furniture down, however, if you have any papers or pictures you might as well kiss them goodbye. You'll want to protect digital prints that you will be displaying outdoors.

If you know you're going to make digital image enlargements for an outdoor event, you might want to think about laminating the final prints. Laminating prints will make them easier to transport and display. On top of those benefits, laminating your image also protects it from any type of moisture…like rain. If water does get on it just wipe it off and you're as right as rain.

Shopping for Sizes

When you're dealing with digital photos there are all kinds of places to from which you can order prints. An easy option is using an online company like dotphoto.com.

Not only can online places send you standard size prints, but they can create larger sizes as well. What makes the whole process easier and faster than conventional film is that you actually skip the processing step. You don't have to wait for the role of film to be processed to see the prints and choose which ones you want enlarged.

*With digital photos you see the images before they even leave the camera—which obviously makes things a whole lot faster.

Mounting Makes it Easier

Mounting is all the rage! With all the tech tools available (like digital cameras, computers and software) making digital enlargements can be a quick and painless process. It's because of this ease that super-sized images are now commonplace.

If you know you'll be using a giant-sized visual, you might want to think about mounting the image after it prints. There are many benefits to mounting your digital images:

• Mounting an image on a board makes it easy to transport (larger photos are very flexible and tend to flip-flop all over the place)
• Not having to roll up the image greatly decreases the chance of creases or rips
• Mounted images are a lot easier to display or present