I'm not sure which forum (input/output, jobs) this should be on, so I'll post it here to be safe.
I'm getting an increasing number of requests from folks wanting me to print images from digital cams. However, what many of these people are doing, is taking the pictures on the econo-mode setting of their cameras. These pics look great on the screen, but then you get the query: "why can't this be printed on A4 (or even A3) sized paper?" They don't seem to be able to understand that printers require more pixels than the screen for decent output.
I've just printed a postcard size image from a 100k jpeg and it looks really awful (to me anyway), yet the person who wanted it is quite happy with the result and willing to hand over money. However, I feel a bit dishonest in doing this. What is also worrying, is that a more discerning prospective customer might see this and think to him/herself "I don't need whoever did this to do work on my pics".
My question is "would you do this kind of thing?"
I'm getting an increasing number of requests from folks wanting me to print images from digital cams. However, what many of these people are doing, is taking the pictures on the econo-mode setting of their cameras. These pics look great on the screen, but then you get the query: "why can't this be printed on A4 (or even A3) sized paper?" They don't seem to be able to understand that printers require more pixels than the screen for decent output.
I've just printed a postcard size image from a 100k jpeg and it looks really awful (to me anyway), yet the person who wanted it is quite happy with the result and willing to hand over money. However, I feel a bit dishonest in doing this. What is also worrying, is that a more discerning prospective customer might see this and think to him/herself "I don't need whoever did this to do work on my pics".
My question is "would you do this kind of thing?"
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