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[Pichunter]

I'm a new guy that's self taught on my camera.  I've taken it on several vacations and had some really great results.  I've printed some of the better landscape pics up to a size of about 24" X 36" and never had an issue.

 

My question is that I took a family portrait with the same settings that I have always used.  When I went to upload that picture to enlarge for a Christmas gift, the resolution size showed that it was too small for a 24" x 36" print.

 

My camera settings were jpeg with a large picture setting but the final size shows a size of 1620 x 1080.  I was able to use a photo editor software to "resize" the picture large enough to work.  Will that cause any resolution issues when the picture is printed?

 

I'll apologize in advance if this isn't worded correctly or a topic that is covered in other areas.  (I know some forums get touchy on that type of thing)  If there are other areas I should look or phrases I can search for, I'll be happy to dig into things for an answer.  If I need to give more information (lens or related info) I will be happy to provide that too!

[Adam]

If you up-sample a low-resolution photo, it might get accepted by the printer, but technically you're not adding any detail to the photo.  I'd make sure that your camera resolution is in fact set higher than 1620 x 1080

[Pichunter]

If you up-sample a low-resolution photo, it might get accepted by the printer, but technically you're not adding any detail to the photo.  I'd make sure that your camera resolution is in fact set higher than 1620 x 1080

 

That may be getting to the bigger root of my question.  Is there a way to do this other than the file size being set to large?  Thanks for the response!

[g4aaw pete]

I see from your profile, you have a D5600.

Your best option would be to keep the ISO around 100, & use size 6000 x 4000 (large).

[Pichunter]

The ISO could be what's getting me into trouble.  I know that I was playing with the different settings while on vacation.  Moving from inside to outside, bright sun to very shaded areas.  Is there a way to brighten up a picture without adjusting the ISO?  I currently run the kit lens with a 50mm prime as well.

[g4aaw pete]

The ISO setting is like the ASA on camera film.

Setting ISO to 100 means low sensitivity BUT high quality.

Setting ISO to a very high value means high sensitivity but lower quality.

 

The D5600 has a Mode dial & a Command dial.

Set the mode to 'effects', use the command dial to choose a feature that corresponds to requirements of the situation.

There is a 'Vivid' setting that may be what you're looking for.

 

I can recommend spending some time with the associated manual.

I come from an engineering background, so reading the manual is usually the last thing I do.

However, reading a camera manual is imperative!