Found this on the side of a drug store. I was intrigued by the designer's decision of where to place the frame lines (I'm guessing they had to print the image in sections because it was so large.) Thought it would be neat to take a portrait of a portrait.
While processing this image (a bit of levels adjustment, some dodging and burning to bring out the curls and to frame the shot), I noticed the processing that went on in the original image. The whites of her eyes are pretty darn white!
@susale Thanks Suse! I wondered what the etiquette is of taking a photo of a photo like that, but ultimately it is the framing that I am most interested in. :D
I do a fair amount of billboard work and signage and this is what I can tell you from my experience in the field. Processing for large format prints like this are the same as any other. As a matter of fact processing for billboards isn't as strenuous and are generally very pixalated because they are seen from so far away. Displays like these are printed on large format printers that are huge. Sometimes they are printed on one sheet and the vinyl is cut to fit on sight or if it is a large chain that generally has the same size windows they have cut marks in place and is done by digital cutters that read the marks then it is shipped to sight. Without being at the place and seeing it up close I really can't tell you much more than that. Really cool shot btw and sorry for my print/design nerd talk. Print designers love to talk about their work but hardly find a venue to do it lol
@jenteal I love all the tech talk, thanks! Very interesting. I often wonder how they manage to maintain print quality at such large sizes, but that thing about distance when viewing makes sense. I will have to have a closer look to see how pixillated it really is next time I see it. :D
@jenteal I guess they can also do that stitched photograph thing, where you take many many close up shots and build up the larger image as a kind of image blanket?
Most professional grade cameras have enough mega pixels in order to blow up to this size with out loss of clarity. Most pictures we look at on the internet are 72 dpi but when you output for print you are printing usually at 300 ppi. If its for a billboard the ppi isn't as high.
