Okay so I'm trying to make a large print 36x24 I started with a RAW from my 6D and then some lightroom editing saved max quality JPEG. Uploaded print to nations photo lab which is telling me they recommend at least 180 PPI using photoshop it is claiming to be 152 PPI at 36x24 So a print on metallic paper isn't cheap mounted so I'm getting nervous. I have previous printed about this size on my older XSI back in the day and was pretty pleased with the results, like I said I'm going to print on metallic and its a pretty big living room so closest viewing distant will be several feet away. Should I just say to hell with it and print based off the file saved from lightroom or is it a must to go into photoshop and then resize the image first to the print size I want? Ive heard talk about turning off auto resample as it fills in missing pixels but makes the image soft?
attached is the photo
attached is the photo