Yes, I've leased stock photos that were used on billboards. You'd be
amazed at how small a file they actually need. If you got up close on the
billboard, it would look like pointillism, but at the distance it is
designed to be viewed, it works.
Tina
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:22 AM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > Please sit back a yard or two from screen if you click on the
> > double rectangle to view it large.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Doulce+France/Provence-
> > 0876-43.jpg.html
>
> G'Mornin' Philippe!
>
> Very interesting use of your "pointilistic" technique. And I rather like
> it.
>
> Your image looks even better, at about 5 yards (meters) distance.
>
> All of which makes me wonder... I was approached, yesterday, by our town.
> They
> want a photo to be used on a billboard. I deferred to someone with a
> Leica S2
> or anything in the MF realm, for the job. They called me back, saying
> they'd
> spoken with the billboard firm and were advised that a 10mp image would be
> sufficient!
>
> I know billboards are meant to be viewed from large distances, but I never
> dreamt that a 4/3 camera would be sufficient!
>
> Does anyone here have experience with doing billboards with a 35mm (or
> equivalent) camera?
>
> Many thanks.
> David.
>
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