So how cool is this??

[MattG]

At least I think it's cool :)

I took this picture in San Francisco last year...enlarged it to 48"x60", cut it into 36 individual 8x10's, then printed them out...and now I have this :) Not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it, how I'm going to mount it etc. But I think it looks pretty cool!

http://homepage.mac.com/mattgudites/macrumors/coffee4860.jpg

[G5Unit]

OK that's friken cool.

[crazydreaming]

I think that's really cool. Just curious as to what you took the original photo with? Digital? Film? That's pretty big.

[MattG]

I think that's really cool. Just curious as to what you took the original photo with? Digital? Film? That's pretty big.

Canon Rebel XT, lowest compression JPEG mode. Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, shot at f/8.0.

[crazydreaming]

Canon Rebel XT, lowest compression JPEG mode. Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, shot at f/8.0.

NICE!

[jessica.]

This is one of my all-time favorite things to do, though I've only done it once and seen it alot. I seriously give major kudos to you and doing this. However, the photo, for some reason to me is just awesome and I would love to have that on my wall...don't ask, but it just strikes me yanno.

[.Andy]

That is a pretty cool image. Nice work! Pity your barista didn't give you a nice little heart of fern leaf patter in the foam though ;)!


I love rasterbated (http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/) images. Some of the ones in the gallery look absolutely unreal. I just need an apartment....

[MattG]

This is one of my all-time favorite things to do, though I've only done it once and seen it alot. I seriously give major kudos to you and doing this. However, the photo, for some reason to me is just awesome and I would love to have that on my wall...don't ask, but it just strikes me yanno.

Thanks!!

[Chip NoVaMac]

Great concept! May be we should have an assignment or best of post for this type of idea!

[monke]

At least I think it's cool :)

I took this picture in San Francisco last year...enlarged it to 48"x60", cut it into 36 individual 8x10's, then printed them out...and now I have this :) Not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it, how I'm going to mount it etc. But I think it looks pretty cool!

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How did you manage to blow it up that big without losing any quality?

[MattG]

How did you manage to blow it up that big without losing any quality?

Well it definitely lost some quality, that's unavoidable...it just looks as good as it does because it was taken with a high resolution camera, a high quality lens, and printed on a pretty good printer!

[mikemodena]

I love it!

[dejo]

What resolution was the original photo?

[MattG]

What resolution was the original photo?

8MP, 3456x2304

[Shamus]

That is awesome! I dont know why...it definately just looks really cool. It would be great to have on a wall or something.

Nice shot and idea! :)

[monke]

That is awesome! I dont know why...it definately just looks really cool. It would be great to have on a wall or something.

I saw the picture and immediatly thought of the new Apple Store and how great it would look on a wall. I can't find a picture that I like, actually the Apple site has the one(s) I want but they are too small. :(

[me hate windows]

You wouldn't mind sharing that kick ass photo to us camera challenged people without 8 Megapixel cameras so that we can print it out do this would you?:D

Wow that was a strange sentence

[CanadaRAM]

Hmmm... Might be able to sell something like this to a coffee shop... a new career?

[virividox]

thats a great idea

[XIII]

You wouldn't mind sharing that kick ass photo to us camera challenged people without 8 Megapixel cameras so that we can print it out do this would you?:D

Wow that was a strange sentence

I would like that too, but I'm guessing you won't.. I don't think I would, if I had created something like this.

Try and sell it to coffee shops, as CanadaRAM said. :)

[Boggle]

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CanadaRAM is right, sell that to coffee shops! Also, I'm very jealous b/c I am completely addicted to espresso beverages & and a physically realized version of that photo is what I hope to find the morning I wake up dead.

[annk]

Very cool, what a great idea!!

[Abstract]

If you figure out how to mount it, can you tell us? I'd love to know. Maybe I could try something like this out for myself. Possibly professionally printed as well. It wouldn't really be too expensive if you know where to go.

Also, did you actually cut up the image (crop the image 36 times to form 36 separate images), or did you just enlarge the image to 48" x 60" and press PRINT, and let your printer software just print it out this way? :confused:

[ipacmm]

That is a really cool idea to do something like this.

[harveypooka]

Please make one of those slider games like you used to get with older versions of the MacOS. I think it'd keep you entertained for oh, five minutes? That looks really good mate, let us know what you do with it!

[monke]

If you figure out how to mount it, can you tell us? I'd love to know. Maybe I could try something like this out for myself. Possibly professionally printed as well. It wouldn't really be too expensive if you know where to go.

Also, did you actually cut up the image (crop the image 36 times to form 36 separate images), or did you just enlarge the image to 48" x 60" and press PRINT, and let your printer software just print it out this way? :confused:

I believe there is a way in Photoshop to print an image by slices.

[MacBoobsPro]

Sell it as art to a coffee house!

[MattG]

If you figure out how to mount it, can you tell us? I'd love to know. Maybe I could try something like this out for myself. Possibly professionally printed as well. It wouldn't really be too expensive if you know where to go.

Also, did you actually cut up the image (crop the image 36 times to form 36 separate images), or did you just enlarge the image to 48" x 60" and press PRINT, and let your printer software just print it out this way? :confused:

Yeah I'll post a picture once I have it mounted...it may be a while though ;)

And I actually cut up the image in Photoshop. First I enlarged it, then cut it into 36 separate 8x10's. Haha check this out...it's actually kinda neat:

[tykles]

So did you have to make 36 copies and crop each one differently?
I'd love more details on how you did it so I can steal your idea for my own selfish use!
Thanks.

[Pistol Pete]

that is awesome...I am looking forward to a camera with more megapixels so i can do the same...

[tkidBOSTON]

So what do you guys think is the minimum camera requirements to do something like this effectively? I have a consumer 6MP point and shoot digital cam. Would something like that be enough or is the 8 the OP used the minimum?
(Sorry if this is a silly question, I really have very limited knowledge on cameras and photos)

[MattG]

So did you have to make 36 copies and crop each one differently?
I'd love more details on how you did it so I can steal your idea for my own selfish use!
Thanks.

Nah, what I did was make one pictures 48x60. I made a rectangular selection box in Photoshop the size 8x10. I would move the box onto one 8x10 portion, copy it, and then paste it into a new 8x10 document. Then I'd go back to the 48x60, move the box, and copy and paste the next portion, repeating 35 times. It took a while :)

[Mike Teezie]

If you figure out how to mount it, can you tell us? I'd love to know. Maybe I could try something like this out for myself. Possibly professionally printed as well. It wouldn't really be too expensive if you know where to go.

Also, did you actually cut up the image (crop the image 36 times to form 36 separate images), or did you just enlarge the image to 48" x 60" and press PRINT, and let your printer software just print it out this way? :confused:

I'm also curious as to how you got it to print out....