What really matters when you make bigger prints. Resolution, viewing distances and sharpness

What's important when making prints. Print sizes, viewing distances, print resolutions, megapixels and image content. Why do people say you need at least 300ppi? are they right, or is it really more subtle than that? For the DPI/PPI confusion, and a look at real print resolution, see https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/d... It's relevant to other inkjet printers The print distance/resolution chart is from https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/w... Sharpening and re-scaling prints is covered at https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/u... - 30 mins video version at    • Making Big Prints from low megapixel image...   00:00 Start 00:50 The 300dpi thing 01:38 Where the 300 comes from 03:50 Use higher ppi if needed 05:40 Standing further back 07:40 Wnen low res is fine 08:55 How many megapixels are needed 10:30 Real detail and print size 11:38 How much work is needed on the image 13:25 What about the image content 13:40 Sharpness in your image 16:58 Guidelines for resolution/sharpness 17:46 Printing based on what you want people to see 20:48 Nice pictures vs great pictures For a full categorised index of all my videos, see: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/k... ----------------- If you'd like to make a small donation, I have a Kofi page: "Buy me a coffee" https://ko-fi.com/keithcooper ----------------- My articles and videos are always free to access. Any help with running this channel is gratefully received. ----------------- I also have some affiliate links which earn me a commission if used. US Amazon photo/print gear: https://amzn.to/3l9vJC6 B&H Photo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=2008... Adorama: https://www.adorama.com/?utm_source=r...