key light, background light with
honeycomb, Nikon D2Xs and
24–70 lens.8 The Final Print
Oneof themostsatisfactory elementsof photographyis
viewing the final output displayed on the wall.
Unfortunately quite commonly photographers are
disappointed withtheresultstheyachievefrom labsand
production houses, and this happens because they have
incorrectly prepared and supplied files.
In this chapter the photographer will discoverthe wide
rangeofmediumsavailable,andlearnhowtopreparefiles
foroutput,includingsizing,howtocolourproofcorrectly
for various sources and the importance of doing so.
Further,theimportanceofchoosingthecorrectmediumto
display photographic work will be considered, paying
particularattentiontothewidearrayofprintersandpapers
available to thephotographer, and thesubtledifferences
they can make to output.
Chapter 8’sMasterclass willenable thephotographer to
understand how to prepare the image ready for print ,
ensuringthatyouareusingthecorrectimagesizesandwith
a suitable pixel density so that the quality is not
compromised.