11-18-2012, 01:46 AM
Oh, probably because the origins of photography were based on 8"x10" sheets of film, or glass plates, and they were cut down to 4 4"x5" sheets for smaller cameras. And prints were made by the contact print method.
The last few decades can't erase the 15 decades before them. I understand that almost all automated printers use roll paper that is 4", 5", 8", or 11" wide (rarely) so printing a print using one of those as a dimension is as simple as rotating the image, and cutting the print off to the correct length.
The last few decades can't erase the 15 decades before them. I understand that almost all automated printers use roll paper that is 4", 5", 8", or 11" wide (rarely) so printing a print using one of those as a dimension is as simple as rotating the image, and cutting the print off to the correct length.