A3 print query and pp advice please

[Crazyhorse]

Hi

Long story but I took a photo of a horses head and neck (portrait), made the background black using filters in CS 4 (as the background was full of distractions), it was a grab shot.

Anyway, the owner was informed about the photo and she contacted me. She wants an A3 print.

I am going to use DSCL to print it. I've never had a large print printed before so this is where I need some help please.

I use CS4 extended. One thing I'm a bit worried about is the black background in terms of it not being equal in colour, it looks fine on my monitor but you know what I mean. Also, the horses head is black.

Also, what's the best method to crop it to A3, do I use the crop tool and set it to the measurements for an A3?

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

I will probably put the photo on here later so you can see what I mean.

Many thanks.

Lisa

 

[snapalot]

Also, what's the best method to crop it to A3, do I use the crop tool and set it to the measurements for an A3

Yes just use the crop toll but make sure you adjust the resolution to 300 dpi.
As far as the balck goes why not replace it with a cream or similar colour "opposite" to the horses head colour.

 

[Crazyhorse]

Yes just use the crop toll but make sure you adjust the resolution to 300 dpi.
As far as the balck goes why not replace it with a cream or similar colour "opposite" to the horses head colour.

Hi

Thanks for the reply, greatly appreciated.

She loves the black background one of the reasons is because the horse has got red roses plaited into its mane and she likes the contrast between the black and red. The horse has got some white markings on its chest and the breastplate is white too.

Just hope it looks ok at A3. Shes coming to collect it when I get it back from the printers.

Thanks.

Lisa

 

[DaydreamJay]

If the background is almost all black you should be able to make a "Quick selection" of it in PS by using the tolerances. You can then convert it all to total black.