Opinions on team photo reproduction.

[drc]

30+ inches to 40+ inches was the normal length for panoramas back then.

By color, I don't mean colorizing the photo so the uniforms are blue and grass is green. I mean that if you reproduce an old photo with black & white film or only black inks on a computer printer, it might resemble a Xerox . It will look better and more real when color film or multi-color inks are used. The original 1920s panorama would likely have a sepia tone to it-- so the original wasn't literally black and white ... I'm assuming your image isn't black and white.

Below is a color image of a sepia photo and a black & white image of a sepia photo.

[John V]

My photo was published in a period scorebook. A two page spread, I edited out the surrounding ads. By the time I have it reproduced, the quality may be disappointing. I better lean toward 30".

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by John V

My photo was published in a period scorebook. A two page spread, I edited out the surrounding ads. By the time I have it reproduced, the quality may be disappointing. I better lean toward 30".

If it came out of a publication you may not want to enlarge it that much. The print dots will also increase in size with the enlargement.

Did you use the Descreen function when you scanned it? That will help smooth out the dots a bit on the reproduction.