How to resize images in Photoshop | TechRadar

To resize an image, go to Image>Image Size or use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+I to open the Image size dialogue. The first thing you need to make sure ... 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ResizingimagesinPhotoshopisabasicyetimportanttechniqueforeveryphotographertolearn;onethatyou’llundoubtedlyuseoverandoveragainasyoushareyourimagesinbothphysicalanddigitalformats. Whetheryou’redownsizingtoshareimagesonlineorupscalingthemtomakelargerprintsthanispossibleatthenativeresolutionofyourcamera,therearesimpleprocessesthatneedtobefollowedtoensurethatimagesizeandqualityaremaximized.Andwe'vegotthemcoveredinthisguideshowingyouhowtoresizeyourphotosinPhotoshop. Tomakesurethatyouknowtheprocessinsideout,we’llshowyouhowtocorrectlydownsizeyourimagesandchangethecolorspacetoonethat’susedforsharingimagesonline. We’llthentakeyouthroughtheprocessofenlargingahigh-resolutionimagetomakelargerprintspossible,includingbasicsharpeningtoaccountforthesmalllossofsharpnessyoutypicallyexperiencewhenenlargingimages. PhotoshopvsLightroom:what'sthedifferenceandwhichisthebestforyou?HowtoreduceyourimagesizeinPhotoshop1.OpentheimageresizeboxToresizeanimage,gotoImage>ImageSizeorusetheshortcutCtrl+Alt+ItoopentheImagesizedialogue.ThefirstthingyouneedtomakesureofisthattheResampleboxischecked,otherwisetheResolutionwillincreaseastheWidthorHeightareadjusted,sotheimageessentiallyremainsthesamesize.(Imagecredit:Future)YoucansetthedropdownmenunexttoResampleto'Automatic'or'BicubicSharper(reduction)'.Next,makesurethedesiredunitofmeasurementisset–weusedPixelshere–andthensetthereducedsizeofthelongestedgeoftheimage. Forthisshothere,thelongedgeisWidthsothiswassetto1000pxtomakeitasmallsizeforemailorsharingonsocialmedia.2.SetthecolorspaceDifferentcolorspacesworkbestfordifferentoutputs,soifyou’resharinganimageonlinethebestcolorspaceissRGB,whileforprintit’sAdobeRGB1998. SRGBisasmallerspacemadeupoffewercolorsthanAdobeRGB1998,soit’sgenerallybesttosavecameraJPEGsoroutputprocessedRawfilesinthelatterandconverttosRGBwhenyouplantoshareimagesonline.(Imagecredit:Future)Tochangethecolorspace,gotoEdit>ConverttoProfile.WhenthedialogueopensuseallofthedefaultsettingsbutchangetheDestinationSpacetosRGBIEC61966-2.1ifyou'resharinganimageonline.Ifyou’reprintingtheimageandsimplyreducingthefilesize,leavethecolorspaceasAdobeRGB1998.3.SaveacopyWhenyouresizeanimageit’salwaysbesttosaveacopysotheoriginalimageisleftuntouched.ToSaveAs,whichisawayofsavinganewversionofafile,gotoFile>SaveAsorusetheshortcutCtrl+Shift+S.(Imagecredit:Future)Whenthedialogueopens,setthefilenametosomethingthatrepresentstheresizedimagetomakeitclearthatthisisthealteredversion,whichinthiscasewastoadd1000pxtotheoriginalfilename.SelectyourdesiredsavelocationusingthefiletreeontheleftoftheSaveAsdialogue,andthensetthedesiredfiletype.Inmostsituations,thebestfileformatwillbeJPEGbecausetheresizedfilewilleitherbesavedlongtermordeletedonceshared.HowtoincreaseyourimagesizeinPhotoshop1.ChecktheresolutionGotoImage>ImageSizeorusetheshortcutCtrl+Alt+ItoopentheImagesizedialogueandmakesurethattheResampleboxischeckedsothattheresolutionremainsthesameoncetheWidthorHeightareincreased. Whenenlargingprints,thebestresolutiontosetis300Pixels/Inch–soiftheResolutionissettoanythingotherthan300,clicktheResampleoffandtype300intotheboxbeforeclickingResamplebackon. (Imagecredit:Future)DoingthisensuresthattheWidth,HeightandResolutionarelinkedsotheimagedimensionswilladjustaccordingtotheresolutionsetbeforeweincreasethesizeoftheimageonthelongestedgeinthenextstep.2.IncreasesizeSetResampleto'PreserveDetails2.0'becausethisproducesthebestresultspossiblewhenenlargingimages.Youcanachievefantasticresultsincreasingimagesbyupto100%wheredetailandsharpnessaremaintainedbecausetheimageisn’tbeingpushedtoofar.(Imagecredit:Future)Youcanincreaseimagesizefurther,butbeawarethatthiswillincrementallyreduceoverallimagequalitythehigheryougo.Withthisimage,thelongedge(Width)measurementwassettoinchessothattheWidthcouldbeincreasedto30inchestomakea30x20inchprint. Oncethenewlongedgeamounthasbeentypedin,youcanincreasetheReduceNoiseslidertoreducegrainbeforehittingOK.3.SharpenyourimageEnlargingimagesalwayssoftensthemslightly,sowecanregaintheoriginallevelofsharpnessusingtheCamerarawFilter. GotoFilter>CameraRawFilter,andwhenthedialogueopensclickontheDetailtab.Ifyou’reabeginner,simplyincreasetheSharpeningSlidertobetween20-40andleavetheotherslidersatthedefaults.Butifyouunderstandhowtheotherslidersworkyoucanapplymorecustomizedsharpening.(Imagecredit:Future)Tofinishoff,gotoFile>SaveAsorusetheshortcutCtrl+Shift+SandsaveanewcopyoftheimageasaJPEGinthedesiredlocationonyourcomputer,usinganamethatidentifiesitasanenlargedversionoftheoriginal.ThesearethebestPhotoshopalternatives JamesAbbott JamesAbbottisaprofessionalportraitandlandscapephotographer,andafreelancephotographyjournalistproducingwordsandpicturesforthebestphotographymagazinesintheUK.JamesisalsoaqualifiedcollegelecturerandhastaughtphotographyandPhotoshoptoawiderangeofagegroupsandsituationsincludingone-to-one,groupanddistancelearning. 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