Having said that, though, the processes in Photoshop and Lightroom are very similar. That’s not to say that other methods are wrong– just different.
Any image that’s going to print takes its last steps in Photoshop. Let me start by saying these methods are demonstrated in Photoshop, as opposed to Lightroom, because that’s my workflow. Rather than just dash off a quick reply, I decided to address it here.
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I received an email from a reader the other day asking me if I could clarify a few points for him on how to resize images for print. How many truly stunning images are living inside your computer, external hard drives, or even your phone? What sort of joy or sense of accomplishment are they bringing you from the deep, dark depths of their binary existence? I’m not going to rehash that whole post here (although I do encourage you to read it), nor am I here to lament the terabytes of unprinted pixels in the world.
When it comes to the images we capture for ourselves, however, printing hardly ever seems to be at the top of our priority list. They’ve hired us to create those images, at least some of which almost always get printed. I’m not talking about the work we do for our clients. What we hardly every do anymore, I pointed out, is actually print them. I talked a bit about many of the things we do with our images these days– from editing and processing to sharing and blogging. To save the resized photo as a copy (so that your original photo is not affected), click File > Save As in the menu bar.Way back in September, I wrote an article about The Power of a Print. If this looks good to you, click File > Save in Photoshop’s menu bar to save the photo.
Your photo’s resized version will now appear on your screen. Then, click “OK” at the bottom of the “Image Size” window. Similarly, to change the height of the photo, click the “Height” field and enter a value. To change the width of your photo, click the “Width” field and enter a new size. Now comes the part where you resize your photo. But if you want to disable it, click the chain icon between “Width” and “Height” so that the little lines that point to “Width” and “Height” disappear. Generally, you should keep the aspect ratio so that your photo doesn’t look weird. Photoshop will automatically change the value of the other field based on the existing ratio. If you choose to keep the image’s original aspect ratio, you only need to change the value of either “Width” or “Height” for your image. The aspect ratio is the proportional relationship between the two sides of the image (width and height). Next, decide whether you want to keep the aspect ratio of the original image. Many people use “Percent” for eyeballing relative size changes, but if you’re resizing images for the web, you’ll probably want to choose “Pixels” from the list. Columns: This lets you resize by the number of columns, an arbitrary unit defined in Preferences > Units & Rulers.Picas: One pica is equal to 1/6th of an inch or 12 points, and it’s used most frequently in design for print.In a 72-DPI resolution image, one point is equal to one pixel. Points: A point is a unit of measurement common in typography that is equivalent to 1/72nd of an inch.Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters: These are standard measurement sizes that only apply when an image is printed, and they are related to the image’s DPI.Pixels: This lets you specify exact pixel dimensions for the resulting image size.For example, using 50% as the target image size makes the image half of its current size. Percent: This lets you resize by a percent of the current image size.If you click the drop-down menu beside the “Width” or “Height” fields, you can choose the unit type. In the “Image Size” window, first, you’ll want to decide what measurement unit you’ll use to resize the image.
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