Lightroom output sharpening for print...

dannyjo22 · 27 Sep 2012 at 21:57

I use LR3 and I've never yet bothered to print out any of my pictures. There are a few my Mrs wants printed for frames on the wall.

My question is do you bother with the LR output sharpening for exports you are going to print/gloss paper. I've tested the sharpening for screen and for the life of me cannot see any difference

I'm thinking 15x10.

jorzeh · 27 Sep 2012 at 23:24

If there going to be printed by jessops make sure they're bright because even with duel flashes and EV2.0 my prints always come back dark from them.

James J · 28 Sep 2012 at 03:24

jorzeh said:
If there going to be printed by jessops make sure they're bright because even with duel flashes and EV2.0 my prints always come back dark from them.

What do the histograms look like on those particular pictures though?

D.P. · 28 Sep 2012 at 03:31

jorzeh said:
If there going to be printed by jessops make sure they're bright because even with duel flashes and EV2.0 my prints always come back dark from them.

Your monitor is probably not calibrated, stock screens are far, far, far too bright.

jorzeh · 28 Sep 2012 at 09:23

D.P. said:
Your monitor is probably not calibrated, stock screens are far, far, far too bright.

Nope, Mine is Calibrated, If i do my own prints they come out the same as the screen, If i send em jessops they're slightly Darker.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 28 Sep 2012 at 10:05

I do all my sharpening in Photoshop and to answer your question I Would sharpen for any print.

Devrij · 28 Sep 2012 at 10:53

How can you tell how much to sharpen for print? Is there a formula to work towards? I usually use smart sharpen and adjust the radius for what sort of detail I'm trying to work on, and amount is just eyeballing it on screen. How different will it look in print?