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DPI and Photo sizes

Mon Oct 13, 2008, 4:52 AM
  • Mood: Bemused
  • Listening to: Handlebars - Flobots
  • Drinking: Air
Having known the difference of High dpi and Low dpi for a long time, I'm surprised sometimes by people who assume 300 dpi and 1 dpi are the same thing. Not that I'm trying to be snobbish, but its just pretty funny.

For those who seriously don't know what DPI is, this is a crash course on dpi.

DPI = Dots per inch

The higher the DPI is, means the closer you can zoom into the image without it getting pixelated. A high dpi also means you won't see those fuzzy dots you see on a low dpi picture.

If you're wondering if there's even an relevance of dpi in art since you work on the computer all the time, the truth is - there's none. If its ONLY for pcs and websites and that's all, there is none. However if you're doing the work for a print out and you want it to look good, the industry standard is 1500 dpi. Yes 1500 dpi. However most people do it in 300 dpi because if you're only printing an A4 size, 300 dpi is sufficient. 1500 dpi will cost low req cpus to lag crazily and/or hang.

Please, at least know this if you call yourself an artist. Especially if you say your specialty is computer graphics.

Please pass this on and spread the word on the truth of DPI, so we won't have idiots saying that 1 dpi is the same as 300 dpi

Watermarking

Wed Apr 16, 2008, 10:02 AM
  • Mood: Nervous
  • Listening to: The fan blowing
  • Drinking: Lemon tea
As from now on, as I shall be using many of my photos in my portfolio, I will be watermarking my photos under my real name. I guess I'd be making a first few steps to what I hope will be something to photography. ^^ I'll be happy working anything related to photography anyway.

April

Mon Mar 31, 2008, 10:27 PM
  • Mood: Humor
  • Listening to: Pink
  • Eating: Noodles!
  • Drinking: Orange Juice
April is here, Spring is in the air. Well I won't really know when spring is here, cause I sure ain't from a temperate country. :) Putting that aside. My summer break is just round the corner. I'm very thankful for that, I'll take many many photos. :D I'm going to participate in a few photography competition in hope that I'd win something. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope.

Merry Christmas

Wed Dec 26, 2007, 7:40 PM
  • Mood: Happy Tears
  • Listening to: Nothing
  • Playing: HellGate
  • Drinking: Water
Back in Singapore after going away to America for 2 weeks. I can safely say that while I had loads of fun in America, I'm glad to be back in Singapore.

CHILLI milo COFFEE and chinese food

=^_^=

America has none of the above that is good, the coffee is like drinking coffee flavoured water. x_X Well I took some pictures of america, so in order not to spam you guys, I'll slowly upload them ^^

Merry Christmas anyho~ and a happy new year

Christmas wish list

Sat Dec 1, 2007, 10:11 AM
  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Ghost Love score - Nightwish
  • Playing: HellGate
  • Drinking: Water
Yay christmas is here again. No I hardly ever get presents but that doesn't bother me. ^_^ If you like, this christmas all I want for christmas is:

a) a deviantArt subscription
b) buy 1 of my prints (smallest is fine)

^_^ simple little gifts. The prints will only cost you 5 dollars. Click [link] to the print shop.

<3 thank you very much.

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