Choosing the proper size for your print is just as important as choosing which shot to have printed. Due to the differences in the length to width ratio of some popular print sizes and the capture medium (be it film or digital sensor in my case), not all photos are appropriate for all sizes. Here are some examples.

In the first photo below you can see what a full frame shot would look like printed in the full frame print size, either an 8x12 or 10x15.

In the next photo you can see what would happen if you were to choose the same photo and have it printed in an 8x10 or 10x13 size

As you can see the sides of the photo were cropped off so that it leaves a print that is not a very nice photo.

However, this is not always the case. If the original shot leaves room on both sides of the subject then an 8x10 or 10x13 print will look just fine, if not better than the larger size. Here is an example of that. The first shot shows what it would look like in a full frame 8x12 or 10x15 size.



But in this case you could make an 8x10 or 10x13 print and have it look very nice due to the amount of free space left on each side of the subject.



So please keep all of this sizing information in mind when choosing the size of your prints that you want. If you notice, I did not mention either 4x6 or 5x7 sizes. 4x6 is a full frame image similar to an 8x12 or 10x15. 5x7 is somewhere in between. It will lose a little more than the 8x12 size, but will retain more than the 8x10 will. This will work in all cases except where the subject goes all the way to edge of the original photo.

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