Resizing photo (Page 3): Or 8 X 12...

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Or 8 X 12

catchlight.. Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway

JeffDavidson wrote:

Or 8 X 12

If 8x10 is the needed size...

size it to best fit the 8x10 as a smart object rather than cropping it. That way you can go back and adjust the image if the print is not suitable, and the resolution is retained.

terpentijn

AFAIK 8x10 is not 2:3 format. 8x12 would be correct, as would 10x15 etc..

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

calla wrote:

Ok....officially going crazy!!! I’ve been trying this last night & all day today with no luck!
I’m trying to resize a photo to print an 8x10. Shot with full frame camera, aspect ratio is 3:2. If I try to print 8x10 it crops photo so I’m losing body parts :-(
Thank you in advance for any direction, suggestions.

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You won't be able to make an 8x10 of the entire full frame shot without any cropping because the aspect ratio is wrong. To print the full frame you will probably get about a 7x10 rather than the 8x10 that you are wanting. To fill the 8x10 you will need to crop the width.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

You can't make an orange a peach. The aspect ratio is what it is, whether it results in a 3:2, 6:4, or 9:6 image. The only thing,you can do is to make the image 8x12 and crop 2 inches off the long side or distort the image into the 4:5 using the many programs available.

calla wrote:

Ok....officially going crazy!!! I’ve been trying this last night & all day today with no luck!
I’m trying to resize a photo to print an 8x10. Shot with full frame camera, aspect ratio is 3:2. If I try to print 8x10 it crops photo so I’m losing body parts :-(
Thank you in advance for any direction, suggestions.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

calla wrote:

Ok....officially going crazy!!! I’ve been trying this last night & all day today with no luck!
I’m trying to resize a photo to print an 8x10. Shot with full frame camera, aspect ratio is 3:2. If I try to print 8x10 it crops photo so I’m losing body parts :-(
Thank you in advance for any direction, suggestions.

One little hint. It won't help you with what you have already done --- but: Now that you know about the problem, always back off, or shorten the focal length before you take a picture you might want to crop. That gives you the leeway to trim to your desired size(s).

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

calla wrote:

Ok....officially going crazy!!! I’ve been trying this last night & all day today with no luck!
I’m trying to resize a photo to print an 8x10. Shot with full frame camera, aspect ratio is 3:2. If I try to print 8x10 it crops photo so I’m losing body parts :-(
Thank you in advance for any direction, suggestions.

Think about it Yes, typically DSLRs shoot a 2:3 ratio image, as do film "35mm" cameras ~ 24x36mm. Your 8x10" is 4:5 ratio. Why do you want to print to the old fashion 8x10" size to begin with? Direct or Uncropped 2:3 print sizes are 2x3", 4x6", 6x9", 8x12", 10x15", 12x18", etc. Yes, to get a 8x10" print from a 2:3 ratio image you will lose something.

OK, what I do when I want an 2:3 "print" to fit a 8x10" frame is print a 6x9" image on a 8x10" sheet of paper leaving a 1"x 1/2" white border. Or what I often do is print to a 8x12" image on a 11x14" sheet of paper and mat it to ~ 8x12" for a 11x14" frame; here I'll have a 1"x1.5" blank border. I often pre-plan my shots to allow for cropping to 8x10 or 11x14 print images. I allow for cropping of many of my images.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

8 X 10 because that's a frame size Walmart sells. I have no idea why the mass producers won't match camera ratios with their frame sizes.

terpentijn

Then don’t go to WallMart. Chose a shop with modern format support. :)

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

terpentijn wrote:

Then don’t go to WallMart. Chose a shop with modern format support. :)

It's a price thing.

Shops that sell frames that are actually useful charge a lot more.

It's cheaper to learn how to cut a mat.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

terpentijn wrote:

Then don’t go to WallMart. Chose a shop with modern format support. :)

But then you are paying for a frame to hang on the wall; not a support for a great picture which doesn't need the frame distracting from it.

Bill P

[quote=calla]I still must be doing something wrong....even when I try to align it to print an 8x12 size, it is too close to edges and will cut a small amount of photo on both sides. :-(

Yup. If you're printing borderless, it will over print on the edges, and then if you frame it you will lose more.

jayd Loc: Central Florida, East coast

In the future it is best to frame with extra area around the subject(s) to allow one to crop to what they want. Jmho