Valentina

Maximum size (cropped a little bit) according to him is 50x60 cm. It was dark, ISO was high and I like my pictures bright..There are other pictures whose suggested printed size is quite small and the conditions were much better though.

I will read all your links now. Before that.. I knew the camera was good. I borrowed it for this reason. However, my images are not good for big prints according to the printer and this printer is trusted. I have my first solo exhibition coming up in January and I am concerned. I have a proposal for you, but I would like to keep it private, if you don't mind. Please, let me know.

Sadly, yes. Nothing I can do about it then. 240ppi is also something depending on the camera and not any setting I screwed up on PS?

Hello Damien, it's been a while. I am checking my files to see what is their maximum printing size. When I open the uncropped picture in PS after Camera Raw, the size is smaller than I would expect from a full frame camera. Something like the picture attached. Is it a problem of camera/PS settings or they are supposed to be that small, with resolution of 240 ppi? Please tell me I am doing something wrong. This picture, for example, was very dark and noisy and after editing it, I loose all the details on his face. Maybe if the image quality was better I could do better. This is just an example. My question is about the image settings rather than this particular picture. Thanks in advance!

Fantastic! Thank you

Many thanks for the help! I am leaving the laptop soon. Handyman method looks great, even if I did in a a rush. I will do the edit from scratch when I am back, during your nighttime. Any other suggestions for the edit? Does it look good overall (saturated flags and sky included)?

how is it now?

My efforts led to this. A bit of dust and scratches, liquify and paint. (I also filled more light and saturated the sky)

Hello again, it's early morning, here in Italy. I only cropped before saving in JPG for the upload here. Psd is uncropped. Close view below. Thank you!

Do you mean the flag's shadow? Her left arm looks acceptable to me, but I am happy to make it better, if needed. My main concern was the slight cellulite which is more visible on her right arm. She has flags' shadows on her face and left arm but they don't bother me.

Dear Damien, what would you suggest in order to make her right arm better looking? Also, the flags have extreme blacks and highlights. I think it is acceptable since their contribute is graphic and I don't mind to loose details but.. does it make it less 'professional'? FYI I am from a uncalibrated monitor but I have a term to meet and cannot wait to be back from the holidays to edit this. Hope colors are acceptable. Thanks a lot!

Levels and soft light, I would have never guessed. Thanks!