HELPFUL HINT – To double-check the size of a photo (or anything else), right click on the start button, and choose “Explore.” This gives you a “tree” of everything in your computer. Find the photo, right click on it, and choose properties.
Using Elements or Photoshop:
With the photo open, click on Image (top of window) and choose resize > resize image (or Image Size). Set the resolution to 120 pixels, and the widest part of your photo (either width or height) to 1024 pixels in pixel dimension. Click OK.
Using Lightroom:
With the photo open, click on File > Export and export the photo to the folder you choose. (Be sure to name your file according to the LPS naming convention discussed here.)
Follow the steps shown in the screenshot below:
- From within the Export dialog box, under the File Settings dropdown menu, select JPEG for the Image Format.
- Under the Image Sizing dropdown menu, check the box next to “Resize to Fit” and make sure “Long Edge” is selected.
- Enter “1024 pixels” for the size and resolution of “72 pixels per cm.”
Click “Export” when finished and you’re done.
Using something else? Click on “Help” at the top of the window and search for (or type in the “Index”) the word resize.