Resizing Photos for E-mailing

E-mailing photos is a great way to share your memories and the fun things that happen in your life. You’ve no doubt at least wanted to share a digital print if you shoot with a digital camera. But have you felt a little intimidated by getting the files the correct size? If so, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Below are some practical things to remember and try when resizing your digital files so they’re ready to e-mail to all your loved ones! The first thing to remember is that most digital cameras these days take pretty large photos. There are … Continue reading

Resizing Photos for Online Use

I’m spending most of today resizing some photos for upload to a photo-sharing site. Just thought I’d pass some resizing tips on to the rest of you. If you need to resize a bunch of photos, make sure they are all going the same direction. In other words, put all your horizontal photos into one folder, and all your vertical photos in another. That way, when you resize everything, they won’t end up being all distorted. So, how do you go about resizing photos? If you use Photoshop Elements, or Photoshop, look under the file menu for “automate > batch…” … Continue reading

Software tips – Resizing and compressing pictures in Microsoft Picture Manager 2003

A few weeks ago I posted an article about a software program called, Picture Resizer. I suggested using the program to resize and compress your digital photos before emailing them off. You can read the article here. I wanted to pass on another easy way to resize and/or compress pictures for emailing or posting on your family website. You can use Microsoft Picture Manager 2006 which is included in any version of Microsoft Office 2003. Unfortunately, not everyone uses or has access to Office 2003, but there are enough users that I want to pass on the information. Photo Manager … Continue reading