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The problem you're having is you have an image that is 10.08 inches by 6.72
inches and you want to be 10 inches by 8 inches. To do this, you will have
to expand the size of the image so the 6.72 dimension is 8 inches. But this
will cause the other dimension to grow also and some of that will have to be
cropped. Another solution would be to reduce the size of the image so the
10.08 size is 10 inches. Then you're left with the blank area on each side
of the narrow side which is now 6 and 2/3rds inches.  If part of the image
can be cropped, the first method may work best. If none of the image can be
sacrificed, then you may want to use Photoshop to add something to the blank
area. This can be text, texture, color, or a host of other things your
imagination can come up with.

Peadge :-)


"K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:sVVed.23327$Qv5.654@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo
> that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. I
> went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it print.
> It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so a few
> modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some wording on
> the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will be used for
> promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image without losing the
> quality or wording.
>
> I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do.
> I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the
> proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like
> whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to Target's
> web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm lost.
>
> When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should fit,
> but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any way of
> seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but Target's
> photo web service is showing it won't.
>
> Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to do,
> I'd truly appreciate it.
>
> TIA!
> (remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)

Peadge,

Thanks!  I can actually get a copy of the photo without the words at the 
bottom.  Would it be easier to do it without the wording, get the image 
reduced (again, how?) and add the words in later?

I'm just confused at how to actually reduce the image itself as when 
I've done it, it still appears to be the same (so, I'm assuming that I'm 
not doing it correctly).

Thanks again!

Peadge wrote:

> The problem you're having is you have an image that is 10.08 inches by 6.72
> inches and you want to be 10 inches by 8 inches. To do this, you will have
> to expand the size of the image so the 6.72 dimension is 8 inches. But this
> will cause the other dimension to grow also and some of that will have to be
> cropped. Another solution would be to reduce the size of the image so the
> 10.08 size is 10 inches. Then you're left with the blank area on each side
> of the narrow side which is now 6 and 2/3rds inches.  If part of the image
> can be cropped, the first method may work best. If none of the image can be
> sacrificed, then you may want to use Photoshop to add something to the blank
> area. This can be text, texture, color, or a host of other things your
> imagination can come up with.
> 
> Peadge :-)
> 
> 
> "K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:sVVed.23327$Qv5.654@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> 
>>I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo
>>that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. I
>>went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it print.
>>It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so a few
>>modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some wording on
>>the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will be used for
>>promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image without losing the
>>quality or wording.
>>
>>I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do.
>>I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the
>>proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like
>>whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to Target's
>>web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm lost.
>>
>>When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should fit,
>>but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any way of
>>seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but Target's
>>photo web service is showing it won't.
>>
>>Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to do,
>>I'd truly appreciate it.
>>
>>TIA!
>>(remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)
> 
> 
> 

Try this. Make a new file that is 8 inches by 10 inches at 300 ppi (2400 x
3000 pixels), which I think is the resolution you're using. Then drag your
image into this new window, holding the SHFT key as you do to center it. Now
press CTRL+T or go to Edit >Transform > Scale. A bounding box appears around
the image which is where you make the adjustments. Remember though, you
should always try to maintain proportion which means changing the height and
width equally. To do this just hold down your SHFT key and grab one of the
corners with your cursor. Now you can expand or contract the image to your
liking.

On the down side, Photoshop will "play" with your pixels a bit, in that it
will try to interpret the new dimensions by changing the pixels to
correspond to the new size. This shouldn't pose much of a problem for the
tiny bit of altering you're doing.

Adding in the text in a new layer would work just fine.

Peadge :-)




"K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ghWed.23333$Qv5.2674@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> Peadge,
>
> Thanks!  I can actually get a copy of the photo without the words at the
> bottom.  Would it be easier to do it without the wording, get the image
> reduced (again, how?) and add the words in later?
>
> I'm just confused at how to actually reduce the image itself as when
> I've done it, it still appears to be the same (so, I'm assuming that I'm
> not doing it correctly).
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Peadge wrote:
>
> > The problem you're having is you have an image that is 10.08 inches by
6.72
> > inches and you want to be 10 inches by 8 inches. To do this, you will
have
> > to expand the size of the image so the 6.72 dimension is 8 inches. But
this
> > will cause the other dimension to grow also and some of that will have
to be
> > cropped. Another solution would be to reduce the size of the image so
the
> > 10.08 size is 10 inches. Then you're left with the blank area on each
side
> > of the narrow side which is now 6 and 2/3rds inches.  If part of the
image
> > can be cropped, the first method may work best. If none of the image can
be
> > sacrificed, then you may want to use Photoshop to add something to the
blank
> > area. This can be text, texture, color, or a host of other things your
> > imagination can come up with.
> >
> > Peadge :-)
> >
> >
> > "K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:sVVed.23327$Qv5.654@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> >
> >>I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo
> >>that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. I
> >>went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it print.
> >>It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so a few
> >>modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some wording on
> >>the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will be used for
> >>promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image without losing the
> >>quality or wording.
> >>
> >>I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do.
> >>I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the
> >>proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like
> >>whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to Target's
> >>web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm lost.
> >>
> >>When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should fit,
> >>but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any way of
> >>seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but Target's
> >>photo web service is showing it won't.
> >>
> >>Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to do,
> >>I'd truly appreciate it.
> >>
> >>TIA!
> >>(remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)
> >
> >
> >

You are the best!  Thanks... that seems to have done the trick. 
Appreciate it!!

Peadge wrote:

> Try this. Make a new file that is 8 inches by 10 inches at 300 ppi (2400 x
> 3000 pixels), which I think is the resolution you're using. Then drag your
> image into this new window, holding the SHFT key as you do to center it. Now
> press CTRL+T or go to Edit >Transform > Scale. A bounding box appears around
> the image which is where you make the adjustments. Remember though, you
> should always try to maintain proportion which means changing the height and
> width equally. To do this just hold down your SHFT key and grab one of the
> corners with your cursor. Now you can expand or contract the image to your
> liking.
> 
> On the down side, Photoshop will "play" with your pixels a bit, in that it
> will try to interpret the new dimensions by changing the pixels to
> correspond to the new size. This shouldn't pose much of a problem for the
> tiny bit of altering you're doing.
> 
> Adding in the text in a new layer would work just fine.
> 
> Peadge :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ghWed.23333$Qv5.2674@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> 
>>Peadge,
>>
>>Thanks!  I can actually get a copy of the photo without the words at the
>>bottom.  Would it be easier to do it without the wording, get the image
>>reduced (again, how?) and add the words in later?
>>
>>I'm just confused at how to actually reduce the image itself as when
>>I've done it, it still appears to be the same (so, I'm assuming that I'm
>>not doing it correctly).
>>
>>Thanks again!
>>
>>Peadge wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The problem you're having is you have an image that is 10.08 inches by
> 
> 6.72
> 
>>>inches and you want to be 10 inches by 8 inches. To do this, you will
> 
> have
> 
>>>to expand the size of the image so the 6.72 dimension is 8 inches. But
> 
> this
> 
>>>will cause the other dimension to grow also and some of that will have
> 
> to be
> 
>>>cropped. Another solution would be to reduce the size of the image so
> 
> the
> 
>>>10.08 size is 10 inches. Then you're left with the blank area on each
> 
> side
> 
>>>of the narrow side which is now 6 and 2/3rds inches.  If part of the
> 
> image
> 
>>>can be cropped, the first method may work best. If none of the image can
> 
> be
> 
>>>sacrificed, then you may want to use Photoshop to add something to the
> 
> blank
> 
>>>area. This can be text, texture, color, or a host of other things your
>>>imagination can come up with.
>>>
>>>Peadge :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>"K. Daver" <duckie74NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:sVVed.23327$Qv5.654@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo
>>>>that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. I
>>>>went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it print.
>>>>It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so a few
>>>>modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some wording on
>>>>the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will be used for
>>>>promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image without losing the
>>>>quality or wording.
>>>>
>>>>I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do.
>>>>I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the
>>>>proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like
>>>>whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to Target's
>>>>web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm lost.
>>>>
>>>>When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should fit,
>>>>but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any way of
>>>>seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but Target's
>>>>photo web service is showing it won't.
>>>>
>>>>Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to do,
>>>>I'd truly appreciate it.
>>>>
>>>>TIA!
>>>>(remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)
>>>
>>>
>>>
> 
> 

K. Daver wrote:
> I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo 
> that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. I 
> went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it print. 
> It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so a few 
> modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some wording on 
> the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will be used for 
> promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image without losing the 
> quality or wording.
> 
> I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do. 
> I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the 
> proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like 
> whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to Target's 
> web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm lost.
> 
> When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should fit, 
> but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any way of 
> seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but Target's 
> photo web service is showing it won't.
> 
> Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to do, 
> I'd truly appreciate it.
> 
> TIA!
> (remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)

Your original image has an aspect ratio (width/height) of 1.50
An 8x10 has an aspect ratio of 1.25. So you will have to crop the image 
in some fashion.
The easiest way is to double click the crop tool and set the height and 
width to 8x10 and set the resolution to 300 pixels/inch. Drag the crop 
tool so it encloses the image, just the way you want it printed.
The image will be Exactly 8x10 and 300 ppi. Send this to Target.
Bob Williams

Bob,

Terrific help.  Thanks again!

Bob Williams wrote:
> 
> 
> K. Daver wrote:
> 
>> I'm new to Photo editing and definitely need some help. I have a photo 
>> that I'd like to print an 8x10 of. The photo is very high resolution. 
>> I went online to Target and uploaded the photo to them to have it 
>> print. It showed that my photo did not fit their 8x10 measurements so 
>> a few modifications would need to be made. Basically, there's some 
>> wording on the bottom of the photo that gets cut off. The photo will 
>> be used for promotional purposes, so I need to adjust the image 
>> without losing the quality or wording.
>>
>> I have Photoshop CS, but I'm a newbie and can't figure out what to do. 
>> I've tried resizing the photo using Image -> Resize but don't know the 
>> proper settings to get everything to fit onto an 8x10.  It seems like 
>> whatever I use still shows the same result when I upload it to 
>> Target's web page.  I didn't think it'd be this tricky in PS, but I'm 
>> lost.
>>
>> When I view it as a print preview w/in CS, it seems like it should 
>> fit, but as I don't have a good printer, I can't try it.  Is there any 
>> way of seeing how it truly will appear as CS is showing it fits, but 
>> Target's photo web service is showing it won't.
>>
>> Looks like my photo is 3024x2016. If anyone has any ideas on what to 
>> do, I'd truly appreciate it.
>>
>> TIA!
>> (remove NOSPAM from email addy to reply privately)
> 
> 
> Your original image has an aspect ratio (width/height) of 1.50
> An 8x10 has an aspect ratio of 1.25. So you will have to crop the image 
> in some fashion.
> The easiest way is to double click the crop tool and set the height and 
> width to 8x10 and set the resolution to 300 pixels/inch. Drag the crop 
> tool so it encloses the image, just the way you want it printed.
> The image will be Exactly 8x10 and 300 ppi. Send this to Target.
> Bob Williams
>