very very stupid n00b question

[barry]

geez... I can't believe i can't figure this out.

i have an image. a large image. I want to print it to a 8 x10.
I haven't cropped to 8 x 10, which i understand i have to do. if I try to crop to 8 x 10, it wants to me to crop out significant parts (about a third) of the photo. i don't want to crop out a third of the pic.

i've googled; i've tried resizing, playing with resolution, etc, but when i go to print 8 x 10, it still wants me to crop about of the third of the pic out.

all i want to do is to print this picture in the current view to an 8 x 10 with minimal, if any, cropping. i am using photoshop elements.

what am i failing to comprehend?

please feel free to thump me on the head and direct me the beginners thread where this has been answered 1000 times before.

[snidow]

The only thing I can see that you are failing to comprehend is that you can not print to 8X10 without cropping the photo. I may very well be wrong, but I don't know of a way to print to 8X10 without cropping part of the photo out.

The size ratio of the image is what prevents you from doing this, in order to print to 10 inches you end up with 6 inches in height (or there abouts). So, you have to crop about 2 inches off the photo on the long side to make it work.

[JPalmer]

Basically put.... the standard size proportions of a DSLR camera out put is shaped more like a 4x6 or 5x7....

Or... if you think in size proportions... a 4x6 is an 8x12. An 8x10 size is a full 2 inches less.

Sorry

[barry]

Originally Posted by JPalmer

Basically put.... the standard size proportions of a DSLR camera out put is shaped more like a 4x6 or 5x7....

Or... if you think in size proportions... a 4x6 is an 8x12. An 8x10 size is a full 2 inches less.

Sorry

unfortunately, you just made too much sense.

lol

i guess I'll be choosing a different pic to print...

i usually just post pics to the web site.. but a local non-profit group asked me to donate a couple of my prints for a silent auction. if it wasn't for a worthy cause, i would already have said forget this...

but now i'll be re-reading the manual to see how this can be avoided in the future.

thanks everyone.

[J Eddington]

That is one reason I had croplines installed on my camera. Now when I take a photo, I can compose it to fit 8x10 format. Now I don't loose part of my photos.
http://www.croplines.com/

[carrbowl]

Barry, since I'm fairly new and have to have things explained in black and white, I will explain it this way...When the photo comes out of the camera, it is an 4 x 6, 8 x 12, 16 x 24, etc. That's why alot of frames are in those sizes.

I'll bet if you post the photo, you will get some great ideas as to how to make the photo work as an 8 x 10. (not that I would be speaking from experience or anything )

[L Stegall]

Originally Posted by barry

but now i'll be re-reading the manual to see how this can be avoided in the future.

Here's a simple way - just leave yourself room to crop when you are composing your shot. Some folks have "crop lines" put on their cameras, which are a helpful guide to knowing what you would be losing to crop something to an 8x10. But, even without those "crop lines" just don't frame your subject so tightly that you have no room to crop and you'll save yourself some headaches.

Or, we could all demand that the standard size frame be 8x12 from now on - wouldn't that be easier? Do you hear me all you frame manufacturers out there? I speak for millions of us here. :-D

[carrbowl]

Originally Posted by L Stegall

Here's a simple way - just leave yourself room to crop when you are composing your shot. Some folks have "crop lines" put on their cameras, which are a helpful guide to knowing what you would be losing to crop something to an 8x10. But, even without those "crop lines" just don't frame your subject so tightly that you have no room to crop and you'll save yourself some headaches.

Or, we could all demand that the standard size frame be 8x12 from now on - wouldn't that be easier? Do you hear me all you frame manufacturers out there? I speak for millions of us here. :-D

Oh come on...live allittle...leave a challenge..I mean now all we have to worry about, is ISO, apperture, shutter speed, if everyones hair is in place, are the eyes open, is the background ok, is the lighting ok, is the camera focused..

[L Stegall]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

Oh come on...live allittle...leave a challenge..I mean now all we have to worry about, is ISO, apperture, shutter speed, if everyones hair is in place, are the eyes open, is the background ok, is the lighting ok, is the camera focused..

Not to mention whether your battery is charged and a CF/SD or applicable media card is in the camera and you aren't shooting over stuff you forgot to put on your computer! But hey, no pressure.

[CaptainTom]

This may not be what the OP is looking for, but you can put your image on an 8X10 background and print it. It will have blank borders that take up the extra space.

[L Stegall]

Good point Tom. Or, just go with a different size if he isn't strictly limited to 8x10.

[bondarnes]

I know that this sounds too simple, but have you considered just printing an 8X12. All labs and even Wal Mart will print this size. The price is only a few cents more and wow does it look good.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

.....When the photo comes out of the camera, it is an 4 x 6, 8 x 12, 16 x 24, etc. That's why alot of frames are in those sizes.

Actually, if you go to the normal stores, 8x12 frames are hard to come by. That's why a lot of people want 8x10's.


But if it's for an auction, just print it 8x12.