Photo Size: I been trying to make a 8 x 12 photo in Lightroom. I have changed the proportions to 8 x 12 but when I send it to Costco for printing the photo is terribly cropped. I have...

Zaydewise Loc: Nashville TN

I been trying to make a 8 x 12 photo in Lightroom. I have changed the proportions to 8 x 12 but when I send it to Costco for printing the photo is terribly cropped. I have tried Perfect Suites Resized but that doesn't help. Anyone have any tips on how to resize a photo for lab printing?

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

Costco has certain sizes that they will print ..., 8x12 (2:3) is not one of them. If you put an 8x12 into their system, it will automatically crop it to 8x10. The only print sizes they offer at a 2:3 ratio are 4x6 and 20x30.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I have 8x12's printed at Costco just fine. Did you ask the store why it got cropped? Can you post your image here for double-check of the 3:2 ratio?

For future, if you need: the way I have them print an odd sized crop is to make the canvas bigger, using PSE 12. Here is an example. The exterior dimensions, with the white space, enable this to print as 5x7.

I added the black border just now so you can see outer edges.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

SonyA580 wrote:

Costco has certain sizes that they will print ..., 8x12 (2:3) is not one of them. ...

Costco does print 8x12's - at least at my store they do; I get them there all the time :)

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Linda From Maine wrote:

Costco does print 8x12's - at least at my store they do; I get them there all the time :)

Zaydewise - send them a 100% JPEG quality file at 360 pixels / inch cropped to a ratio of 2x3 ...

Zaydewise Loc: Nashville TN

How do you crop to 2 x 3

Here is the photo

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

Your image is almost a square, completely the wrong aspect ratio for 8 x 12".

This is something like you need in order to print at 8 x 12"

The 2nd image is the correct aspect ratio with no borders, but the distortion is dreadful.

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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Zaydewise wrote:

How do you crop to 2 x 3

1. In LR5 - Develop Module
2. Use Crop / Overlay (screen capture, below)
3. "Unlock" the padlock, if needed.
4. Select 2 x 3 / 4 x 6
5. Adjust as needed, press <done> - drag the picture underneath to reposition or the corners / sides to increase or decrease the size
6. Export the result to create the print-read file.

Your original 1x1 does not lend itself to a 2 x 3 modification unless you plan to lose one of the two wine glasses. You may want to revisit the original picture to create a 2 x 3 version.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Since your image is almost a square, it makes more sense to print as 8x8.

If you upload again (the full size) and click "store original," I can do the edit to that, but here is what I mean:

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

For PSE users, the steps to make an odd-size crop into a printable standard size:

Choose your crop size and start by selecting as much of the image as possible.

Let go of mouse, but then click again and drag 'til edges go beyond the image.

Release mouse and voila! This will print as 4x6, 8x12 (white space included)

Rosanna Loc: Montana

Linda I wish I had your smarts! I mean that seriously, I've had Photoshop 9 since that version came out and still don't know how to use it. Spent couple years learning Lightroom pretty good, now if I could delve into PSE!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Northfork Walkabout wrote:

Linda I wish I had your smarts! I mean that seriously, I've had Photoshop 9 since that version came out and still don't know how to use it. Spent couple years learning Lightroom pretty good, now if I could delve into PSE!

:) Almost everything I know, including that easy way to extend canvas size I demo'd above, I learned from generous UHH members!

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

Linda From Maine wrote:

For PSE users, the steps to make an odd-size crop into a printable standard size:

Linda, it may print at 4x6 or 8x12, but won't it will be severely distorted like the attached image? Are you saying print at 8x12 and cut off the white portion, or am I completely missing the point?

Wine at 2:3 ratio

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rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Zaydewise wrote:

I been trying to make a 8 x 12 photo in Lightroom. I have changed the proportions to 8 x 12 but when I send it to Costco for printing the photo is terribly cropped. I have tried Perfect Suites Resized but that doesn't help. Anyone have any tips on how to resize a photo for lab printing?

Having worked a number of years at a photo lab, my advice is:

Tell Costco, "do not crop image". Then instruct the lab to either trim paper to image, or to add borders and specify how you want the borders to appear - two sides only for maximum image size on the 8x12 paper, or borders on all four sides.