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What’s on every phoneographer’s wishlist? A phone with resolution to rival your DSLR’s! What you may not have known is that you have all of the photo power you need with the phone in your hand. Couple your phone with a scanner, pump up the res and BAM, giant print! Phoneography is evolving far past Facebook default photos. It’s a legitimate art form. Here’s a guide to turn your phone photos into prints big enough to blanket gallery walls. Phone + Scanner = Infinite Resolution! p.s. It’s Cyber Monday! Create and share your Photojojo Wishlist *today* for $5 off and the chance to win every photo goody on your list!
Why go big?Not all phoneographers print their images and even fewer make colossal prints. You can’t deny the tingly feeling you get the first time you see your favorite photo stand as tall as you. And if you’ve never experienced it, now’s the time! What You’ll Need
Step 1: Take a High-Res Phone Photo
For example, Hipstamatic’s quality settings are the three yellow circles to the left of the lens, the uppermost, largest circle represents the highest resolution photo setting. The highest resolution on Hipstamatic is 2448 x 2488 (1936 x 1936 on an iPhone 4S). Step 2: Upload to nearest computer
If you email it to yourself, always choose “actual size.” This will give you the highest resolution image- every pixel counts. Step 3: Edit and Re-sample
Change the resolution to 360 dpi. The highest quality images from Hipstamatic are 5.378 x 5.378 at 360 resolution and folks, that’s not very substantial. Step 4: Print teeny image
Beware of using a textured paper as well these scanners pick up every last little detail. Press scan and shield your eyes from the beam of abounding light. Step 5: Scan teeny image
Set your height and width according to just how big you dare to go. The awesome thing about scanning is that you get to choose. A decently big size is 16″ x 20″. Set your bit depth to 48 bit color for color images and 16 bit grayscale for black and white. Step 6: Fix those Blemishes
The Photoshop healing brush works wonders and the dust and scratches filter works well when isolating small areas with similar tonalities. Sharpen it a little and add a bit of contrast, to account for what may have been lost during the scanning process. Step 7: Print the thing
Prepare to be amazed. Take it Further Until the beloved day when the iPhone 5 comes out, here are some other ways you can take your prints to the next level:
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