What size JPEG for event photography ?

Natalie_B

Natalie_B

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This may be a really silly question but ...........

For event photography, using fine JPEG's, what size capture should be taken?
Most prints would be 10x8 and no larger (except for a few) so would medium be ok or should you always stick to large ??

Thanks
Nat x
 
Hi Nat

Its all relevant to your equipment. If I was you I would set up a mock up with camera / flash and printer in your living room and take a series of photographs at different jpg settings and then print them. Look at the quality and use the smallest jpg setting where quality is acceptable.

stew
 
Large is 3888 x 2591 (10.0mb) and medium is 3456 x 2304 (7.9mb) on my Canon so I don't think you are saving a lot by using medium.

Using large helps if you have to crop, there will be a time when someone orders a huge print/canvas and if the press contact you for an image then they prefer it as large as possible.

So I shoot large.

and I bin half of them anyway! :lol:
 
Always always start with the largest file-size you can then re-size if necessary later on in PP...
You never know what use they may eventually be put to...
If you're running out of storage buy bigger/more memory cards...
 
With Arkady on that one.
I shoot RAW always and just run them through at A4 size unless for something special, in which it is no big deal to pick that one image out and process it larger - leave the edit list alone, just add in a resize edit for output.
 
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