original cepiatone photo to poster format

[Suzy]

Need expertise on the best way to take an original cepiatone photo to poster format for quality printing. Size of photo is 24x20. Photo in excellent condition from 1970. I am a neophyte looking for expertise.

 

[RML]

Welcome, Suzy!

 

[RJBender]

Need expertise on the best way to take an original cepiatone photo to poster format for quality printing. Size of photo is 24x20. Photo in excellent condition from 1970. I am a neophyte looking for expertise.

Hola Suzy!


1) scan and retouch the photo.
2) crop it so the length is 1.5 times the width.
3) Burn the digital file on to a CD and have a lab print the 20x30.

R.J.

 

[bmattock]

Suzy,

Do I understand correctly that the existing photo is 24x30? No consumer flat-bed scanners that I am aware of are that large. This leaves you with several options.

1) Use a smaller scanner to scan the photo by sectors, then use 'stitching' software to put the pieces back together into a single scanned image. Then, as R.J. says, put the resulting file on a CD-ROM and take it to a printing shop.

2) Find a pro shop that has commercial scanners of that size. They may not be cheap, but I have no doubt that they can do the job. As a one-off job for a person, they may be able to cut you a break on the cost if you ask.

I hope you find this helpful, and welcome to RFF.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Suzy]

Hola Suzy!


1) scan and retouch the photo.
2) crop it so the length is 1.5 times the width.
3) Burn the digital file on to a CD and have a lab print the 20x30.

R.J.

Muchas Gracias RJBender I will take your expert advice and see what develops.

Suzy

 

[RJBender]

De nada, con mucho gusto. 😀

R.J.