How to resize photos

How do I resize photos in my portfolio?


We recommend resizing your images to a minimum of 1500 pixels on the longest side for optimal web viewing.

You can quickly resize an image in an image editing program such as Preview (on a Mac), Paint (on Windows) or Adobe Photoshop.

For Photoshop:

1. Select Image in the top menu.

2. Click on Image Size.

A window will open displaying the dimensions of your image.

You can view your image size measurements in pixels by clicking on the drop down menus to the right of your size values. 

Once you have resized your image, save the changes. 

3. File > Save.

 

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For Windows Paint:

1. Select Resize in the top menu.

A window will open displaying the dimensions of your image.

2. Select Pixels and Maintain aspect ratio from the pop up window.

You can change your image size measurements in pixels by clicking in the boxes besides Horizontal and Vertical in the Resize menu. 

Once you have resized your image, save the changes. 

3. File > Save.

 

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For Mac Preview:

1. Select Tools > Adjust Size from the top menu.
 
A window will open displaying the dimensions of your image.

2. Select Pixels from the drop down list beside 'height and width' boxes and check ' Scale proportionally' and ' Resample image' to avoid distortion.

You can now change your image size measurements in pixels by clicking in the boxes besides either Horizontal and Vertical and typing the required size. Once you have resized your image, save the changes. 

3. File > Save.
 

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