The Importance of Print Size

roteague — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:48:50 GMT

Is print size important, or is it just something you consider an afterthought?

I've been listening to a Podcast by Brooks Jensen about the issue of print size, and it got me to thinking, is print size important and is it tied to the type of print.

Brooks talks about how he prefers small prints, but I notice that most of the prints he sees are B&W prints. I've also heard other B&W printers say they too prefer small prints.

However, as a color landscape photographer, I love large prints. I have a fantastic print by our very own Rich Nelridge (naturephoto1) that sits behind my desk at home (so I can look at it as I work), which is a 16x20, and I can't imagine seeing this print in any smaller size. It would loose too much of its impact. Even my portfolio consists of prints that are a minimum of 11x14 (and I sometimes carry around a 20x24 print as well).

I'm curious how others see this issue.

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