Resizing Images to sell - Confused...

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

03/19/2004 05:29:23 PM · #1

I am trying to process an image for uploading to DPCPrints and I'm thoroughly confused.

I know I disguise myself as a reasonably intelligent woman but it's all an act.

So help me out please!

I have taken the image I started with and rotated/ cropped etc to achieve the exact content I want.

The resulting image is 1637 x 1236 pixels in size with no border yet added.

Given that I do not want to crop and change aspect I was thinking of adding the initial border and then a slightly larger border around that to size the canvas up to fit one of the required aspect ratios.

But I'm kind of lost.

The nearest aspect ratio I can see on the list is 1200 x 1500.

Does that mean I should resample downwards to hit that ratio?

Uuugh...

Any advice (in nice easy terms) would be gratefully received.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

03/19/2004 05:31:15 PM · #2

What software are you using to resize?

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

03/19/2004 05:32:46 PM · #3

Photoshop 6.0

I actually have a little more touchup to do but I am thinking ahead...

faidoi

Pentax K10D

03/19/2004 05:41:54 PM · #4

Tutorial by jmseltzer was used to make this print:

Thumbnail is small to save space.

Edit: Make sure that the resolution is 150dpi instead of 72dpi. 300dpi is best but I believe that DPCprints will resize or not needed to make a great print.

Sizes that are available as prints.

Message edited by author 2004-03-19 17:48:45.

moodville

Nikon D100

03/19/2004 05:45:15 PM · #5

What I tend to do, which is hardly THE way to do it, is to create a new canvas at the size you want printed - eg 8x10 or 8x12 - and then paste your image into that (making sure the DPI is the same on both), and resample up as per the resampling guide tutorial.

Otherwise use the fixed aspect ratio with the marquee tool and do your inital crop with that to get the correct ratio you want printed, eg 1:1.5 or 1:1.25 etc.

03/19/2004 05:47:14 PM · #6

Oh yes thanks for reminding me about that - I had read it in the past a while ago but forgot about it.

THANKS!

03/20/2004 05:13:05 AM · #7

I can't use the fixed ratio tool (which is how I normally would do this and how I sized my first entry for DPC) because the image in question doesn't suit those aspects exactly.

What I have done so far is increased the canvas size by adding a border which is identical at top and two sides but wider at the bottom, so I can add some text, and makes the image fit the nearest aspect ratio.

THANKS

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/20/2004 10:39:41 AM · #8

Last question:
Should I be saving different versions of the file optimised for printing at different sizes or just submit the one optimised for the largest print size?

justine

Canon EOS-50D

03/20/2004 11:29:40 AM · #9

Submit the largest you will want them to print and sell.
They will do the rest for you. :)

TrollMan

Fujifilm X-T4

Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4

03/20/2004 11:42:21 AM · #10

So I guess the size limit for challenges does not apply to print submissions (outside the challenge)...

Also - how many kb's does a large print like that turn out to be? We don't have a lot of space on the server but I still see people with close to 100 images... So... I'm not sure how they do it.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/20/2004 12:14:05 PM · #11

The size you're allowed refers only to the preview pictures you upload not the actual printable files... but I might have misunderstood.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/20/2004 12:29:57 PM · #12

Originally posted by Are_62:

I think images wider than 640 pixels are resized down to that size (not good). I usually make "placeholder" images in the Portfolio as small or smaller than Challenge entries -- they are there as "ads" to attract interest. If someone is interested in the print, they will see a completely new preview automatically generated from the printable image. Because of that, a printable image doesn't have to exactly match an entry photo; you can re-crop, add a border or caption, convert to B+W, run filters, or anything else you want to do to it.

Besides the 10mb (total) limit on placeholder images in the portfolio, there is a 14mb limit for any individual printable file.