Re: [photoshop-beginners] Wallet Prints

On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:52:29 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi,
>I am trying to change the size of an image for printing in wallet size. I watched several youtube videos on how to do it. However, I don't know how to make the faces larger. Once the image is reduced to a smaller size, the faces are so tiny...is there a way to enlarge the photo and then reduce it, (if that makes sense). I just don't want the people to look like tiny ants.

Try this:

1. Open your image, and Save As with a new name to preserve your
original.

2. Click Image --> Image size, UNcheck Resample image, and click
OK.

3. Pick the Crop tool. The Control panel will have Width, Height,
and Resolution options. Put 3.5 in the Width box, 2.5 in Height,
and leave Resolution blank. You can swap the Width/Height
dimensions by clicking the double arrows between the dimension
boxes.

4. Draw a Crop selection around the image portion you want to
print. The WxH dimensions you entered in the control panel boxes
will keep your image proportions correct, so whatever part of the
image you select, it will be 3.5x2.5 after you complete the crop.
You can drag the sized crop box if you want to reposition it.

5. Double click inside the crop box to complete the crop.

6. Save.

>By the way, when I went to reduce my image, and opened it, clicked on image size, the original width is 54, height 35 and resolution 72....and when I changed it to width 6 and height 4, and resolution 300, it wouldn't change to 3.5 width and 2.5 height (wallet size),well, the width went to 3.5 but the height kept going to 2.333 and I don't know it the processing machines will adapt to this. How can I make it 3.5 x 2.5...Do I need to resize to 6x4 first? and if so, would it reduce the quality of the photo?

Photoshop is keeping your image in proportion. If you recheck
Resample image and uncheck Constrain proportions on the Image size
dialog you can resize to whatever you want, but you risk getting
some strange results. For example, you could resize your 54x35
image to 54x15, and have some really short, fat people.
--
Keith E.
Excrementum casus

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