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Aspect Ratio Versus Print Size

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Aspect ration versus print size is an important issue to understand when printing your photographs. When digital cameras appeared on the scene they were designed to mimic the look and operation of analog cameras. Even today’s DSLR cameras have sensor sizes based on traditional analog film formats.

Why does aspect ratio matter when printing?

It matters because aspect ratio, the proportion of your camera’s sensor length vs. width, determines how your image fits on a piece of printing paper. If you choose a print size that does not match the aspect ratio of your camera image, then you will need to crop your image to fit on the print. Use the chart below to give you an Idea of the print size that matches your camera’s sensor or film size.

 

 

Custom Wood Frames

Custom wood frame, maple float frame, image ©Lisa Cueman
Custom maple float frame, silver finish – ©Lisa Cueman Photography

Our solid custom wood frames are museum-quality, handcrafted with precision in Boston. Custom profiles and finishes are available upon request, allowing for personalized design choices. Please contact us for additional information and to place your order. Unsure about print size and your camera’s aspect ratio? Visit our post on the subject.

  • UV Conservation Clear Acrylic is our standard glazing
  • Optium Museum Acrylic® available upon request
  • Glass available for local pick up only
  • Custom wood frames come with a French Cleat for easy installation

Standard turn-around time is 2-3 weeks. Please contact us to discuss rush orders.

Our Most Popular Custom Wood Frame Profiles

Recommended wood type on profile.

Our Custom Wood Frame Finishes

Ask the Experts Webinar – Inkjet Printing

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In this hour long FREE webinar the experts at Digital Silver Imaging will answer your questions about inkjet printing. This webinar is for anyone who wants to make fine art inkjet/giclée prints with a lab or on their own inkjet printer. During this open Q&A webinar we will be available to answer your questions about printing paper, inkjet printers, archival issues, monitors, calibration, presentation considerations and anything else inkjet print related.

Special – 25% Off + Free Shipping on your Direct-to-Print Print Order
First 25 customers only! Offer expires this Sunday 10/13/24
When ordering use promo code: ATE25
ORDER NOW

Direct-to-Print orders only, discount on prints only, does not apply to Custom Print orders. Free shipping in the continental US only.

 

Watch the 10/10/24 Webinar

 

Resources

Print Sample Promotion (Try 3 papers or our 2 DSI Digital Silver Print® papers)

The Making of a DSI Digital Silver Print® (True silver gelatin B&W print)

UV Protective Spray

Monitor settings (standard photo industry settings): D65 / 100-120 Candelas / Gamma 2.2 (If you are printing with DSI we recommend 100 Candelas)

Monitor Calibration Webinar

Calibrite Monitor Calibration Device – Display 123     Calibrite Monitor Calibration Device – Display SL

Choosing the Right Paper Webinar

Aspect Ratio vs Print Size

Direct-to-Print Ordering Tutorial

Print Permanence Chart (Photo Prints Compared) How Long will My Prints Last

Freestyle – Custom Profiles

Super Resolution in Adobe Photoshop

Nik Software

“Print Your Sh&t” T-Shirt

PSPF Workshop 

Palm Springs Photo Festival Workshop Logo

All PSPF Workshop participants will receive a FREE 12×18” fine art print. Your image will be printed by us, Digital Silver Imaging, on your choice of a real B&W DSI Digital Silver Print® Fiber or a fine art pigment print on one of 3 Hahnemühle fine art papers listed below.

You can pick up your print and your ticket for Thursday night’s dinner at the Digital Silver Imaging table in the resort on Thursday afternoon 10/12/23. Files must be uploaded by Sunday 10/1/23 to receive your free print.

Papers

DSI Digital Silver Print® Fiber
Real silver gelatin (silver halide), black & white prints on a fiber base paper. DSI Digital Silver Prints® are made from the fusion of modern digital technology and traditional exposure/chemical printing. Luminous, incredible shadow detail, exceptional quality. (Sorry this option is not available at this late a date. These prints take time to produce and require air drying and flattening.)

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Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315gsm Semi-Gloss
Combines a beautiful cotton paper with a baryta base for a traditional photo look. A fine art favorite with our most discriminating customers.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic
This 100% cotton rag paper has a shimmering metallic look. Ideal for saturated images of a graphic character.

Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm Matte
This fine art paper is from Hahnemühle’s Natural Line of more sustainable papers. Warmer in tone this paper is made of 70% agave fiber and 30% cotton. Ideal for portraiture or when a matte paper is desired.

File Preparation

For best results process your prints on a calibrated monitor in Adobe RGB. We can accept TIF or JPG files under 100mb. Prints will be made as 12×18″ image area on a 13×19″ sheet of paper. If your image does not match the aspect ratio given we will not crop your image but resize to fit the longest dimension. In other words, a square image would be printed 12×12″ on a 13×19″ sheet.

Please use the same name and email you used to register with PSPF Workshops so you can be verified. If you have any questions contact us during business hours.

 

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Direct-to-Print Service

Direct-to-Print service gives you museum quality inkjet and true black & white DSI Digital Silver Prints® at a discount price. Direct-to-Print service cost less because you select the print size, make the cropping adjustment all online. We use the same meticulously calibrated and maintained inkjet (giclée) and silver gelatin print equipment as our Custom Printing services.

  • Free Shipping on orders over $125 (not valid on print orders with mounting, matting or framing)
  • Value Print service requires JPEG/JPG files (no .psd, .png, tiff).
  • Crop your images to the correct aspect ratio before uploading your photo.
  • Prints up to 11×14 ship 1st Class USPS. – Upgrade to Priority Mail or UPS Ground
  • Prints over 11×14 ship UPS Ground Standard
  •  Inkjet prints ship 3-5 days (unless multiple paper types selected)
  • DSI Digital Silver Prints® ship 5-7 days

For help exporting your files from Adobe Lightroom follow this link. We recommend that when converting color files to black & white that you preserve the RGB layers. Conversions can be made in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. We also highly recommend the Nik Silver Efex (part of the DXO Nik Collection) software application for converting images to b&w. Crop your images to the correct aspect ratio before uploading. For optimal results, ensure your monitor is accurately calibrated, as we do not reprint or adjust Direct-to-Print orders. If it’s your first time printing with us, we suggest starting with a Print Sample Promotion.

 

Print Sample Promotion Box

 

How to order “Prints Only”

For a how-to on using all of the features on our Direct-to-Print application watch our webinar.

DSI Direct to Print Silver

Direct to Print DSI Silver Prints®5 x 78 x 108 x 1212 x 1211 x 1412 x 1816 x 1616 x 2016 x 2420 x 2020 x 2420 x 3024 x 3630 x 4040 x 60
D2P Fiber 1st Print$54$54$65$98$104$146$154$178$214$222$267$333SEE CUSTOM PRINTING
D2P Fiber Copies 2-10$49$49$59$88$94$131$139$160$193$200$240$300
D2P Resin Coated (RC) 1st Print$32$32$38$57$61$85$90$112$135$140$168$210$303$360$720
D2P Resin Coated (RC) Copies 2-10$29$29$34$51$55$77$81$101$122$126$151$189$273$324$648
A plethora of sizes available on the D2P Site

Direct to Print Inkjet

Direct to Print Inkjet (Giclée) Prints5 x 78 x 108 x 1212 x 1211 x 1412 x 1816 x 1616 x 2016 x 2420 x 2020 x 2420 x 3024 x 3630 x 4040 x 60
A plethora of sizes available on the D2P Site
Direct to Print Inkjet (Giclée) Prints
5 x 7
8 x 10
8 x 12
12 x 12
11 x 14
12 x 18
16 x 16
16 x 20
16 x 24
20 x 20
20 x 24
20 x 30
24 x 36
30 x 40
40 x 60
D2P Standard Inkjet Papers 1st Print$22$22$26$39$42$59$63$74$89$92$111$138$199$216$432
D2P Standard Inkjet Papers Copies 2-10$20$20$23$35$38$53$57$67$80$83$100$124$179$194$389
D2P Fine Art Inkjet Papers 1st Print$28$28$33$49$53$74$78$93$112$116$140$140$251$264$528
D2P Fine Art Inkjet Papers Copies 2-10$25$25$30$44$48$67$70$84$101$104$126$126$226$238$475
A plethora of sizes available on the D2P Site

DSI Digital Silver Prints®

©Craig Semetko

DSI Digital Silver Prints® are real silver gelatin (silver halide), black & white prints on a fiber base, or a premium RC base paper. DSI Digital Silver Prints® are made from the fusion of modern digital technology and traditional exposure/chemical printing. We use a Lightjet 430 photographic laser printer to expose light sensitive Ilford silver gelatin paper, up to 50” wide, then process the exposed paper in liquid photo chemistry. DSI Digital Silver Prints® have a proven archival superiority and a completely neutral image tone, without a color cast. This is simply the best fine art black & white print available directly from a digital file.

Black and white fiber based prints are the “high watermark” of photography in terms of permanence. The silver image itself appears black because the pure silver is not affected by exposure to light, unlike color dyes or even pigments.

Henry Wilhelm

DSI DIGITAL SILVER PRINT® FIBER

  • True silver gelatin baryta based paper, 310gsm
  • Fiber gloss surface (less glossy than inkjet or RA4 papers)
  • White paper base with warmer image tones
  • Processed in liquid chemistry to archival standards
  • Air dried and flattened in a press
  • Ideal for exhibitions, portfolios and fine art prints
  • Superior silver content for richer tones and shadow detail
  • Turn around time for fiber prints is 5-10 days

DSI DIGITAL SILVER PRINT® RESIN COATED

  • True silver gelatin resin coated RC paper
  • Ilford Pearl surface (similar to lustre surface)
  • Medium weight paper base, 190gsm
  • Processed in liquid chemistry to archival standards
  • Neutral to cool image tone, excellent sharpness and contrast
  • Turn around time is 5-7 days

Two ways to order prints

Custom Printing is ideal for the photographer who wants more time behind the camera shooting and less time in front of the computer tweaking files.

DSI Custom Digital Silver Prints®

Custom Digital Silver Prints®up to 8 x 108 x 1212 x 1211 x 1412 x 1816 x1 616 x 2016 x 2420 x 2020 x 2420 x 3024 x 3630 x 4040 x 6048 x 96
Standard and Custom sizes available up to 48x120 - please call
Custom Digital Silver Prints®
up to 8 x 10
8 x 12
12 x 12
11 x 14
12 x 18
16 x1 6
16 x 20
16 x 24
20 x 20
20 x 24
20 x 30
24 x 36
30 x 40
40 x 60
48 x 96
Custom Fiber 1st Print$60$72$108$116$162$158$197$237$246$296$369$532$564$1,128$1,625
Custom Fiber Copies 2-10$48$58$86$93$130$126$158$190$197$237$295$426$451$902$1,300
Custom Resin Coated (RC) 1st Print$43$51$77$82$115$116$144$173$180$216$270$389$480$960$1,567
Custom Resin Coated (RC) Copies 2-10$34$41$62$66$92$93$115$138$144$173$216$311$384$768$1,254
Standard and Custom sizes available up to 48x120 - please call
Custom Print Upload

Direct-to-Print Service costs less because you select the print size, make the cropping adjustment all online. Our web-based Direct-to-Print service can be made from JPEG/JPG files. We suggest that you crop your images to the correct aspect ratio before uploading your photo. For best results, make sure your monitor is accurately calibrated, as we do not reprint or make any adjustments to Value Print orders. If this is your first time printing with us, we recommend starting with a Print Sample Promotion. Toning not available on Value Print orders.

  • Fast online ordering
  • Discounted pricing
  • Matting, Mounting, and Framing available
Direct-to-Print Upload

We recommend that when converting color files to black & white that you preserve the RGB layers. Conversions can be made in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. We also highly recommend the Nik Silver Efex (part of the Nik Collection) software application. Nik Silver Efex works as a plug-in or a stand-alone software application.