I tried PRINTING a PHONE PHOTO really BIG

[@danieltopham5911]

So glad I watched this. I wouldn’t have believed it was possible to print that high quality off a phone camera. Amazing results with gorgeous photos.

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Always a thrill when you get to see your own work in a really large print. Thank for sharing your time and photos Nigel. Staying home staying safe.

[@ariannaa9053]

I'd love to see an updated version with the new and improved phone cameras they are advertising are movie and professional photography level quality

[@keithgrafton5006]

Ive been using my iPhone 11 pro instead of carrying wide angle lenses recently and have been shocked at how good they are, Glad you've confirmed it because most people scoff when I mention it.

[@fandyus4125]

Just for the love of god shoot in raw and don't let the terrible in-built post processing destroy the image.

[@angelmartinez6166]

I do the same! Only difference is I use the 13 pro

[@callmelil]

I never thought this could be done so well with a phone. Awesome! 🙌

[@TheAndyMaan]

Those photos are stunning Nigel, just goes to show how much of photography is about the person behind the camera, conditions, lighting and location, not what’s used to take it. I guess the dpi of the prints didn’t matter too much in the end either which is good as it means I can stop worrying so much about printing a bit bigger with my old 450d. Thanks for the great video, all the best Nigel 👍

[@Dunja0712]

I've followed your videos for quite a while, and I get impressed every time by just how beautiful your landscape images are!

[@ajuk1]

I've seen some large prints from phones that have initially looked impressive, however when you compare side by side to an image taken by a camera with a larger sensor you can immediately see the difference and in just how much better the image from the larger sensor camera is. That "over sharpened" look is the camera trying to compensate for that. The sensor size difference is comparable to the difference between 35mm and large format, there's just no replacement for displacement.

[@keithwiebe1787]

Yes, that's why medium format was considered the ideal format in that all enlargements would look good because of the distance we viewed them at. 35mm film just looks bad now.

[@DavidSmith-gj2dm]

This is true , but if you have to pixel peep ,the images has been lost on the viewer , if the image has impact the camera that was used matters little . Imagine asking Gordon Ramsey after tasting one of his excellent omelets,” what type of whisk did you use ? “ some of Cartier Bressons images are grainy when viewed closely ,but.....

[@ajuk1]

@@DavidSmith-gj2dm I think a better analogy would be between free range and battery eggs, but I don't think you'd have to to the level of 'pixel peeping' to tell the difference.

[@zecanard]

It’s a given that if you compare large prints of a smartphone photo vs. a DSLR/mirrorless side by side, you will spot differences in quality. Thankfully, most people who frame a photo on their wall don’t constantly walk up to it with a higher-quality print to scrutinize for defects-and neither will their guests. In that context, “initially impressive” is what matters.

[@ajuk1]

@@zecanard if I'm going to spend money on a good quality photo to hang on a wall, part of the magic is being able to go up close and see more detail.

[@foofreddy]

You are the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for your cracking work Nigel. Loved that.

[@paololarocca7684]

I love these type of challenges, beautiful photos!

[@MikeChesworthPhotography]

I have got to say wow. 😮 I’m surprised how good they came out. I’d never thought of printing my iPhone images, but this has really changed my mind. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@Bob_Amaral_Photography]

I have to say, seeing this video has saved me big time money. I am at a crossroads in my photography career. I shoot with just an iPhone 11 pro maxx. I have come to the point where I am selling small prints which is fine with the iPhone. I just recently had an art museum who wanted to carry my prints. They wanted big sizes. Every-time I tried printing one online, it says the resolution was too low. So I thought I had to buy a DSLR and start learning how to shoot with one. I really didn't want to do that. I just feel so comfortable with the iPhone. Just want to say thanks so much!

[@lesliealvarez9238]

I love your Art and the video is exactly what I was looking for, thank you

[@chron2609]

This goes to show, the best camera you can get is the one you have with you!

[@spanishsky1840]

Fab video, answered all my questions, great quality filming, editing your shots are fantastic and your website is awesome too. I had just been told by a professional printing company, I could only blow up my iPhone landscape photos to 8 x 6, I was gutted as I have some lovely shots, you have just restored my faith in my iPhone. Thank you.

[@bishoyromani4058]

Thank you so much. I was wondering what will it be like if I printed some of my phone photos

[@darkelement411]

Thank you Nigel for continuing to make interesting videos during such times, which I can take my mind off things when off work.

[@CRMayerCo]

Fascinating! This is the most interesting video I’ve watch in a long time. 👍👍 I knew my iPhone was a good camera, but I didn’t realize how good.

[@alexpalomarez585]

What kind of paper are you printing on in this video Nigel? I love the texture of the paper.

[@aravinds2836]

I love any video you do about prints Nigel! Would love another video talking more about paper you prefer

[@NigelDanson]

Coming soon!

[@diane-s3391]

I've always wanted to get your opinion on this and I'm glad you did this video!

[@neilarmitage6632]

Just the video and content I've been looking for. This is what I'm planing to do with my landscape and outdoor images. I have a professional printer doing the printing work and the frames.

[@richard5005]

Nigel ,Great Job well done . As always learning allot with your KZbin videos. This old dog learning new tricks. Ha! Ha! I guess your right by taking your iPhone with you on a shoot.

[@CookedLight]

On the snow scene I thought there was a lot of artefacts in the grey sky....then realised it is the paper texture! Excellent vlog, cheers.

[@DennisLimCY]

that is why the right paper for the right picture is very important. perhaps when printing a picture with a model on it will show that the model had "bad skin"... ? :)

[@tomala57]

Have to say that seeing such large prints made off of phone shots blows me away too. Had an urge of trashing my dslr and all the lenses and getting myself an iphone 😃 Great video which proves that what you need to take great photos is often phone that sits in one's pocket.

[@istanangoi]

What an excellent video! The results really blow my mind. Thanks, Nigel! Good work!

[@ravenhope8570]

Nice video. You really need the S 23 Ultra! Expert Raw is now built in and with your skill and tools you would very much appreciate it if not be totally blown away. 200 mp. I see this video is a couple years old so you may very well have it already.

[@gbee8888]

Good Video. A textured paper like you use here tends to reduce the detail of a high res image while at the same time that texture can create the illusion of more detail on a low res image. I guess a comparison on glossy paper would show more differences.

[@NigelDanson]

Actually the texture paper doesn’t reduce the detail. Try it

[@xTiiDDY]

Some lovely prints and images shared. I've been struggling to print some of my drone prints at bigger sizes

[@johnmakphotography]

Mind blowing results! Did you change the DPI on each photo before printing?

[@RefurbishedPrototype]

I use Samsung exclusively, so I can't say for sure what programs other manufacturers run. Even my old Galaxy S7 (2016) has "Pro mode" which negates automatic anything. I have complete control over every aspect of the composition. I've taken some very nice 15-second shots of the night sky. Excited for when Samsung re-ups on their supply of S20s so I can get the one I want. 108mp camera. O! M! G!

[@antonoat]

Really excellent video Nigel, thanks for letting us see the comparisons, phones cameras have improved out of all recognition, that’s for sure. Stay safe, hope Pebbles is coping ok too!

[@MrHaroldo50]

Enjoyed this latest video very much. It would be very helpful if you discussed your print settings in Lightroom .... color management, etc. And as a Canon printer, why don't you use the Canon Print Studio Pro.

[@Chris-NZ]

Really great to see real world results from these amazing pocket computers that we would not have dreamed about a decade ago.

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Damn, I was hoping the iphone would mess up more, then I could blame my bad photos on it. Thanks.

[@NigelDanson]

I was suprised!

[@adnaantajammal2355]

I was hoping the same lol Definitely also makes you think should you invest thousands in camera gear or get a phone with really good camera quality

[@jamesscarborough9545]

@@adnaantajammal2355 True! I see there is a 108mp android phone out there. I sent Nigel a phone through his ND2020, it was a photo I had taken in Iceland with my iPhone and I used the app slow shutter which created the water blur. I am starting to think toting around 30 pounds of camera gear will be a thing of the past.

[@saeedahmad3748]

I use ph photo to print and get unbelievable print but I see lightroom is much better way to print.

[@jeepjoseph9036]

@@jamesscarborough9545 phones still are horrible compared to actual cameras. My d3500 with my supertelephoto equivalent sigma dg would take any phone on earth for wildlife and it's still hard to get good results. And phones are horrible for astrophotography

[@Redserpent2000]

Hi Nigel. Great comparison video. Is there any chance you could do a video on the "Beast", pros, cons, type thing?

[@rlfisher]

Interesting discussion of a topic that isn't often covered. How/when do you decide to send your image to a printer versus printing it on your own nice printers?

[@rlfisher]

...I meant send it to a professional lab vs. self-print.

[@marieta.s]

I have printed before photos from my iphone up to A4 size and some panos for my wall. I never thought you can print this big from a camera phone. I am very impressed!

[@johncairns7433]

And here was me worrying about shooting with a Canon 5d MkII and 7d MkI and thinking they were getting old. I'm sure Nikon, Canon, Sony are going to love you Nigel lol I have to say I was shocked at the quality coming out of the mobile phone images.

[@kbarrett1844]

Wonderful video. Rather enjoyed it. I have successfully sold prints from my iPhone 11 Pro, but not quite this big. The buyer was thrilled with the print (paid me twice as much as I was asking), and never asked what equipment I utilized for the capture. Now, I certainly love all cameras and the results that can be achieved with various tools, but I now consider my phone photos as 'photography' just the same.

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks Kevin. What it was taken with shouldn't really matter. After all when we see a Monet we don't ask what make of brush he used... (maybe back then they did!)

[@FabrizioZago]

Great prints. The size of the sensor in this case makes a positive impact in the smartphone photos, quite sharp images from front to back. I would not mind having a bit of softness in the corners. I like the paper that you've used, has a nice texture.

[@Jude2408]

Well, that has certainly changed my opinion of phone cameras!

[@KurtBaumanMobilePhotography]

I just love your channel Nigel! I've been watching you for a few years now. I'm a mobile photographer and this video was amazing. I've had a few photos made in canvas but wasn't happy with it. This video inspires me to find a good printshop and get my photos in print.

[@celinemorisset5533]

Amazing! Thanks Nigel for an inspiring talk. Cheers!

[@accentontheoff]

Amazing thanks. What was the bigger size, the one above A2. Sorry if I missed it.

[@Jamesodeaphotography]

Hey Nigel, nice photos, I remember watching a video of yours a while ago where you showed how you stamp and pakege your prints but I can't find it again?

[@christopherf5497]

Great experiment to share with viewers! One thing content creators don't seem to discuss very often is the lighting conditions used to evaluate prints. When evaluating your prints, what brightness do you consider ideal for evaluating print contrast and density? Many thanks!

[@roadshoulderphotography683]

When printing from photoshop what Rendering Intents do you use ? Absolute Colorimetric, Relative Colorimetric, Perceptual or Saturation ? and how do you calibrate your screen, photoshop and printer to print what you see on your screen ? I have the Canon Pro-100 and am having trouble printing from screen to paper looks a little darker than on screen - I have to up the exposure in photoshop by 1 or 2 stops to get a correct exposure on paper

[@P.Nglhrdt]

FYI the Google Pixel camera software applies all the AI goodies to the RAW images. They made that change about a year ago. Before that you had the same Raw vs Jpg (with AI) tradoff that is still present in iPhones today. On Pixel you can even use the Night Sight images as Raws

[@NigelDanson]

It does yes - but when you record raw and use 2x camera it crops the raw. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@f4.therapy]

Hi Nigel, really great video. I see Autumn Oak has already sold out! I think you should offer more of the cheaper prints as they will definitely sell more off. I’d have loved to get my hands on one of them with your discount. I know people will want to help support your fund raising efforts, but with people not working and not earning, that might be hard.. So more smaller less pricey prints would be fab! Thanks Nigel, as always inspiring work and now inspiring charity work. Truly a top bloke! 👍🙂

[@NigelDanson]

Hi David - all charity prints are £109 same as Autumn Oak 👍🏼

[@f4.therapy]

Sorry Nigel, I just meant maybe make some more available of the cheaper ones for other people as I noticed autumn oak had already sold out. That was all :-)

[@gillcal]

I wonder what the results would have been like in a more low light setting where the larger sensor size would have benefited such as a shot at dusk or moonlit lake.

[@a1locjaw]

Great images! Thanks!

[@912582]

Did not see that coming :) Thanks Nigel

[@smith507]

I own an iPhone 7 and to be fair, any higher-end phone from that era onwards have amazing cameras for what they are; what drove me off is the way manufacturers “bake” their JPGs, usually over-sharpened and heavy on noise reduction. I started taking DNG files and I couldn’t be happier with its quality ☺️ I have yet to print that big but as far as A4 is concerned, no issues.

[@iphoneography]

Good job mate, very impressed

[@stefanlee591]

Awesome work, as usual and expected. It goes to show, it is ultimately the artistry and the craftmanship behind the camera. Wonder how the camera manufacturers would think of this, guess would make them pause a bit:)

[@sticky8579]

Hey nigel can you replicate this test on portraits. Id imagine the result of full frame vs phone portrait snap would expose the phone sensor weakness much more

[@paolabueso]

Gorgeous photos! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for sharing the video! 🙌🙌🙌

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks so much

[@andywharam4846]

Hi Nigel, your a man after my own heart ❤️, I absolutely love Digital printers & printing my own photos, I own a Canon Pro 100S, an A3+ printer 13"X19" , I've just recently acquired an Apple iPhone 📱 12 Pro Max, so how big a print would you expect this top notch iPhone print to, I guess I could get an A3+ print from it, what do you think Nigel? Thanks in advance, I love watching your KZbin videos, very informative &'useful to us photographers, I started my photo journey 40 years ago.

[@tonygoodin5099]

Be great if you can do the same with latest Pro Raw, edit them and then print. I was surprised you hadn’t edited them and used jpeg.

[@thomashaarmann1543]

Really a great Video. I printed a picture from my son shot with a Iphone SE 1m x 0,6 m and it looks great.

[@rickeycarter]

I’m thankful you didn’t fill this video with armchair (theoretical, academic or photography forum) discussion about dpi and that you just simply printed and evaluated the results. Nice job!

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks...

[@MichaelJazayeriMD]

Great video. Did you do any sharpening or resizing before printing?

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks and no

[@big_franky__]

Hey bro... Which paper did you use??

[@sticky8579]

How much does each maximum size print cost you. Not including getting the photo. So paper inc. Do you know? Thanks

[@george.fakinos]

Excellent video Nigel! On the one hand I feel stupid spending so much money on camera gear when my phone is so capable but on the other hand most of the time it's about the art of photography and how you feel when you make a photograph and when I shoot with my phone I just don't feel it. Most photographers say the best camera is the one you have with you so I try to have my camera always with me :P. Thanks again Nigel, beautiful video and beautiful photographs!

[@adnaantajammal2355]

George Nik. Fakinos I agree, it’s about the art of photography and how you feel. I also don’t get that satisfaction with a phone compared to an actual camera But it does show you can be creative with any camera, be it a dslr or a phone. A lot of it can come down to your creativity

[@dwhannon.photoghannon184]

Thanks for the informative video. As a San Franciso native I love your hat. Topaz Gigapixel A. I. is a tool that you need to try out. Imgine what you could do with a cage for your phone and some real lenses...

[@andyjsmith1981]

That is unbelievable! I guessed wrong! It is incredible what phones can do, I printed a massive canvas that hangs in my front room from my Samsung S9 Edge, just wish it would shoot in RAW! Great video as always!

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks Andy

[@lookanimanhack628]

How much DPI was the bigger iphone print?

[@mrz1342]

Hi, first of all thank you for your useful channel and tutorial videos. I have 2 essential questions: 1) since I am working with my 27” iMac for organizing and reviewing photos and I live to edit my photographs by my 12.9” ipad 2021 (in Lightroom), should I invest and buy a Benq 4k/5k monitor or I can trust apple displays to see what I shot? 2) shall I calibrate my iPad Pro and iPhone 13 pro with my Eason 12 oculus sure pro for high quality printing?

[@morganmccartan6075]

Very enjoyable video, quite surprised at how well the phone photos held up. Thanks for the content, and your channel in general👍

[@joysongonmei8010]

This is so wow... Literally this blew my mind away. I can feel my head filled with clouds of smoke. Eager to see more tutorials from you. Above all, stay safe and take care.

[@pinkpinkhee7801]

Hi Nigel! Love your masterpieces! Does iPhone Dpi matters to print it this big? I checked my iPhone 11 Pro photo details in jpg its only 72 DPI.

[@michaelseirer]

wich paper you used for the image at 12:06? it really fits the motif and might hide some quality issues with the iphone image quality - still it looked amazing in the video!

[@KevinFuller]

The smallest print of the tree is my favorite. Such a nice looking photo when printed.

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks Kevin

[@os6219]

I recently had one of my heavily cropped and in Gigapixel-processed pictures printed and framed to 80cm square. WOW, amazing! So what’s left is the process of shooting with expensive gear vs. a soft click on a phone’s screen....!

[@simonmaney3438]

Are you referring to Topaz Gigapixel AI? It looks promising for those of us who have 18-20Mpix files and want to keep our output resolution up.

[@os6219]

simon maney Yes absolutely. It’s doing a wonderful job! I rescued old and cropped pictures and made them come to life again, quite stunning technology. The picture I talked about came from an iPhone 10mp and approx. cropped 40% out, so leaving about 6MP blown up to 11500px. (I know more than necessary but I ran the tests...). I am happy!

[@simonmaney3438]

@@os6219 Fantastic feedback, thanks. I don't always get it right in camera and end up cropping a bit (horizons etc). This can sometimes be a bit limiting for big prints for 200+ ppi etc. I've upsized in Photoshop, but the results can be quite soft, at pixel level at least. This Gigapixel could be the answer, cheers!

[@WayneRobertsonPhotography]

Good video, just goes to show that within reason and in certain situations the camera used to take a photograph isn't always as important as people think. I'm currently using the Pro-10s which produces amazing prints but would love to have the ability to print at A1 sometimes.

[@NigelDanson]

The Pro-10s are great!

[@paulbarnard5267]

Despite looking at the results second hand through the video I went “Wow” when you showed the first pixel print. That’s a fantastic image! Now about these prints with 30% off, are you cropping them vertically or horizontally?

[@NigelDanson]

Ha!

[@glennhunt3725]

I use Gigapixel to enhance small sensor pictures to make bigger prints. I was blown away with the quality you achieved. I guess the trick is not to crop and do it all in camera.

[@neilcole3406]

Camera phones really are amazing, not to be underestimated!

[@BellaZella3000]

Brilliant video thank you so much

[@joao.s.cardoso]

Hi Nigel. Could you breakdown how Much one of those prints costs ? Paper and Ink wise ? Also would be great to know how many prints do you expect to make on that printer on a period of about, say, 4 years and what that means in cost terms per print also. Just wondering how much of an investment it represents and if it’s worth investing on that or just send out to print.

[@Colin-ut4qf]

Excellent video Nigel, i wonder how we will be taking photos in the years to come

[@JosephOlar]

Nice Nigel but I noticed your left arm is partly missing in time line segment 16:31 >16:32 repeat 16:41 > 16:47 repeat 17:01 >17:15 care to explain? Cheers

[@NigelDanson]

🤷🏼‍♂️🦵

[@tjsinva]

Good to know my crop sensor should be just fine for large prints. 👍 Rock on!

[@CirrusRC]

impressive results - thanks for sharing.

[@lakesrhino1]

Amazing results. By the way where do you keep/ store your prints. Is there a photo book or storage system you use so you get easy access. Thanks

[@furious_pete5240]

Would also be interesed in what you do with your prints after printing. How you frame them for example.

[@michaelfate3249]

@@furious_pete5240 I would be interested as well

[@tenylegnincsevem]

i spotted to iphone one on that rock photo, it looked more artifical and even in this youtube video showing them side by side from a far it looked oversharpened.

[@DavidSmith-gj2dm]

Excellent video ! Very practical, did you edited a RAW image out of your phone via filmic pro ,or did you edit jpegs ? Thanks for great video , subscribed !

[@veneroantonio905]

I love this video,if one shoot in Raw with your iPhone and edit it in lightroom and export it as a Tiff image 16 bit,will the quality be even more better?

[@rayganrambles]

From someone coming from the print production world, 72 dpi is not a very good resolution to print from unless the image is really big. 240dpi is great.

[@pawel-951]

I think when you're looking at the banner from 100 f distance,even 72 dpi looks super sharp

[@rayganrambles]

@@pawel-951 True, but the 72dpi image has to be built at the exact size of the banner for that to work.

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Do you keep your paper in the house over winter to prevent it absorbing humidity?

[@NigelDanson]

Yep all in house

[@bassclefjean1]

Another great video. Did you say that you shoot these with Lightroom CC camera or straight iPhone camera? I find myself using Lightroom’s (RAW) camera more than the standard iPhone these days. Do you have a preference on which you like better?

[@NigelDanson]

Straight out of camera - that way you get the AI in phone.

[@doctorcatnip2551]

You are a great photographer! In regards to iPhones -> they take good photos if there is a lot of light, which is the case in all these photos you printed. In low light the utterly fail,

[@GrammysGrid]

Awesome photos from a phone!! Very encouraging as my iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot lighter to carry than my Canon and you never know when you're out and about and might see a great photo opportunity. May I ask a question about your prints? Why do you print them with a border instead of printing all the way to the edge? Thanks!

[@chenghuang7965]

What an amazing challenge! Although the photos taken with a mobile phone look pretty good on an electronic screen, I did not expect that even the printed works are so stunning. Perhaps since then, photographic equipment is no longer an excuse for taking bad photos, and the photographer's creation will be more open.Support you.At the same time, I hope that the epidemic in the world can end as soon as possible.Looking forward to your more quality content, thank you.

[@nickfanzo]

Equipment really doesn’t matter as much as we think.

[@desgardner7169]

I watched this on the big screen, wow, It was so nice to see someone printing their own picture's on here instead of talking about themselves, their lenses, their filters, their friends, ect.ect. yes your printed pictures looked good and I am very tempted to print some of my own, like you I have always printed my pictures not quite so big as yours but the satisfaction of seeing your pictures printed by yourself instead of seeing them on a monitor makes you proud of what you have achieved. Thank you so much for sharing your mobile phone pictures with us the quality was evidently clear....Stay in, Stay safe, and take care........

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks Des !

[@downtown9508]

Damn. This guy getting better prints on an iPhone than I have using my actual camera.

[@kharlleegrafie]

Now I don't have an excuse for taking a bad photo haha. But, that light at the end of the tunnel is that we can fine print our phone photographs. Now all I need is money to buy that beast of a printer. LOL! As always, great content Nigel. P.S. We miss Pebbles already haha

[@skyeecobells8475]

So refreshing to hear a professional photographer say their iPhone photo was better than their big camera. It’s something I see sometimes too and although I’m no where near a pro it’s sometime an expectation that the big camera will be better. The last BIG photo was that taken at Loch Cluanie looking down Glen Shiel? Great pic. Also I’d love to print at this size but don’t have a printer that big can you recommend a company that would do a good job? Cheers Nigel great video and love your enthusiasm 👍

[@NigelDanson]

It is often true. What makes a good photos isn’t the device but the light, timing composition and subject.