Printing your photos is pretty easy. 2 2
Once you're done editing, you'll want to crop 3 3
your photo to the appropriate size and export the biggest best quality JPEG, you 4 4
can each printer either online or in stores has different sizes, they can 5 5
print but here are some typical sizes you might see in at least the most 6 6
common areas, 4 by 6, 5 by 7, 9 by 10, 85 by 11, 7 7
11 by 14, 16 by 20, 18 by 24 20 by 24 24 by 36. 4 by 6 and 8 8
five by seven are usually the most typical size, you might see on your desk 9 9
or from a one-hour photo lab back in a day. 10 10
My favorite large print sizes are 11 by 14 and 16 by 20 and I 11 11
would say 8 by 10 and 8.5 by 11's make great gifts for 12 12
people when framed and are usually a good price point for size and cost. Once 13 13
you've decided your size and exported your JPEG, you are ready to take it to a 14 14
print shop or upload it online if you upload your photo online, they will walk 15 15
you through choices and cropping on their website. 16 16
They will also have recommended color space and 17 17
settings to export your photo, there are two 18 18
processes to printing your print will either go through a dry process similar 19 19
to your household printer, but through a printer made for photos using ink or 20 20
through a wet process which uses light-sensitive paper to print and runs 21 21
the print through a chemical process. 22 22
I have normally always thought that the 23 23
wet process is always going to have a much better quality but today there have 24 24
been some real advances in ink, processing printers that look just 25 25
fantastic the biggest choice you have to make is going to be the type of paper. 26 26
The two most common types of paper are glossy and matte, glossy has a little bit 27 27
more of a shine to it and is a bit cheaper, it's what most mass printing 28 28
places are going to be using places like Costco or a one-hour photo lab will use 29 29
this type of paper as their default. 30 30
Paper matte is a little bit higher 31 31
quality and allows less shine to it I think it's best if you can use it when 32 32
you put it under glass as well and it holds its quality longer. Other places 33 33
can even print on metal metal is usually more contrasty and has this metal 34 34
shimmer and shine to it it looks great with certain photos but not everything. 35 35
They can also print on canvas which increases the artistic aesthetic a lot 36 36
of places online and stores will also mount it for you in a wood frame. 37 37
So remember the two things to keep in mind from this lesson are deciding how big 38 38
you want to print your photo and what kind of paper you're going to use and 39 39
keep in mind every photo will look better or worse depending on what size 40 40
or what paper you use, you have to decide what you think will look good for your 41 41
specific photo and what size you want to print 42 42
it and what kind of paper you want to use.