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Newspaper Photo File Resolution Question(s)...
William Maner, Photographer
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Biloxi | MS | USA | Posted: 5:26 PM on 09.21.09 |
->> Folks.. You can tell this is an old film guy stumbling along on his transition to the digital age.
What would be the parameters of file sizes for newspaper publication?? Back in my old film days, I'd make halftones of photos using an 85 dpi screen.
I got a last minute call Friday to shoot some game action for a weekly newspaper. I don't want to fall flat on my face by cropping the images and perhaps being off with the resolution.
I shot the game using a Mk IIn. I tweaked the images a bit using Canon DPP. I saved the processed files as JPGs at 350 dpi resolution.
What sort of guidelines should I follow??
Sorry for the very dated question, but I've not had to deal with files for newspapers... All of the digital stuff I've shot has been 300 dpi for magazine reproduction.. |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 5:39 PM on 09.21.09 |
->> Most papers will want 10 inches on the longest dimension at 200, 250 or 300 dpi.
That size of a file will give them the option to play with it a bit, make crops, tone to fit their needs and let them size it down for paper or web output. |
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Joseph Brymer, Photographer
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Lincolnton | NC | usa | Posted: 6:04 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> If shooting for a publication for the first time. I always ask a few questions. What dpi, size and file quality they want the photos saved at. Also find out if you need to do color correction and convert from RGB to CMYK. |
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Shelley Cryan, Photographer
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New England | CT | USA | Posted: 6:05 PM on 09.21.09 |
->> What George said.
The daily papers I work with ask for 200ppi, 10 inches longest side. I usually do a jpeg compression of 8 out of 12. 300ppi if it's for their glossy magazine insert.
If the weekly isn't a broadsheet, they might prefer a smaller file, maybe 8 inches longest side, 200ppi. While as photographers we figure higher resolution is always better, some non-photog editors will appreciate not having to wrangle what to them is a large file. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 7:36 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> I'm sure all the other posters are right, still I've never had a complaint at 300 dpi and 8x12 normally saved in Photoshop as an 8 quality. |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 9:27 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> Depends on the paper. Lowest res I've had a client ask for was 10 inches on the long side at 150 dpi. Downloads for our clients are normally at 6x9 @ 250 dpi. That gives them the flexibility to go full page if they print broadsheet. |
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Dan Powers, Photographer
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Appleton | WI | USA | Posted: 10:59 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> I think our press goes at 266dpi, so our default on our files is 300dpi and we crop them at 266dpi...Dan. |
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Ian L. Sitren, Photographer
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Palm Springs | CA | USA | Posted: 11:02 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> I always do 8x12 at 300 ppi sRGB, jpg at 10 and all seems to be just fine. |
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Michael Durisseau, Photographer, Assistant
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Santa Fe/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 11:25 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> I use 15 inches on the long side, at 200 dpi...also do some toning... |
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Michael Durisseau, Photographer, Assistant
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Santa Fe/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 11:26 PM on 09.21.09 |
| ->> I meant to say...saved at no less than 10 on the 1-12 scale in PS, usually AdobeRGB, sRGB is acceptable, from what I understand. |
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