I love 12x16!

[cnphoto]

Talking of easels, larger ones are both expensive and difficult to find these days. As a cheapish temporary alternative you can print on a big bit of hardboard (or similar) using a black matte board as the masking frame. You can find a lot of standard pre-cut sizes cheaply in art shops.

that's a brilliant bit of DIY! i generally rent darkroom space, but now have most of the equipment to print at home if i wanted, if i do print large this is what i would probably end up doing

 

[clayne]

BTW guys, easy way to keep paper aligned/flat without tape/easel/etc is a set of magnets.

 

[_mark__]

They look wonderful!

 

[Turtle]

16 x 12 is generally the smallest I print, although 11x14 and 9.5 x 12 are sometimes just perfect. 8x10 is something I rarely do, or restrict for proofing. Most of my prints are 17.5 inches long on 20x16 paper with a very few 20x24s.

All images have a size they want to be and if they want to be bigger, you have to let them. If they want to be small and intimate, a large print will kill the image just as quickly. I find 12 x 16 a wonderful size for portraits, esp close ups. 11x14 is perfect for more intimate landscapes. 20x16 and up seems to work so much better for more epic landscapes where there is lots of detail that needs bringing out, esp when shot on 6x7 and up.