I love printing big photos. I do this every few months with one shot, enlarging it really big. How do I decide which photos to print big (12x12 or 8x12)? Here's a recent one that I knew I wanted print big:
I didn't print it big because it's the best photo, technique wise; I chose it because of the arrangement of the subject in the frame (which I didn't think about while I took the photo). There is a ton of white space on which I can scrap, and the subject--my son breaking the board--is in the sweet spot of the photo (see this post on the rule of thirds to see what I mean).
That's a general reason why I print photos large: there is a lot of white space, and the subject is in the sweet spot. Here's the page I made with this photos:
And some details:
Here's a few more pages where I used big photos following this rule:
And one more I printed large for another reason: the busy background sort of acted like patterned paper designed especially for the subject matter.
So I challenge you! The next time you are printing photos, look with an eye toward seeking out shots that may work well enlarged as the base of the page.
Thank you for visiting! I hope you are ready to go big.
