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Originally Posted by steve@thaib
Ok, dumb question time again.
I know there are a few very serious photographers out there, and maybe you can answer this one for me.
Is there an accepted minimum \ maximum file size for printed publications? What size files would be acceptable to a magazine or newspaper editor?
I'm working with a website developer just now and he is constantly moaning about image size \ resolution. Are there any rules of thumb to follow or not?
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Most publishing houses want the photos taken on a camera with at least 12mb of resolution. I personally think it's a load of %$#@. Example, if I shoot a spread using a MarkII or even the new 5D no worries. However, if they see that the shot was taken on a 20D(my favorite camera for handheld journalistic shots due to its smaller size) I get all kinds of flack. So now I eliminate the camera data from the file and they have no idea which camera I used. The file size is always going to fluctuate depending on the composition of the shot and your parameters. But any file less than 3.8meg would look pretty suspicious.
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