How to Enlarge & Print a Photo from Facebook

In this video, I’ll show you how I took a low resolution image from Facebook and was able to save it, enlarge it and then print it as an 8x10 photo using Photoshop.  In just a few steps, it’s not too difficult to increase the quality of a photo so you can make a good print.

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Enlarging an Image to Print as a Poster

Over the last few months, I’ve had many people reaching out to me asking for help enlarging their images.  I thought it might be helpful to create another video to show how I enlarged this particular image.  Keep in mind that every image is different so this technique may not work for your image.  

In this case I received a Photoshop PDF file that had all of the original layers in it.  This made the process of enlarging it much easier.  Since I had a smart object, I was able to scale the image and not loose quality from the original.  After scaling the image to the size I needed, I exported it as a JPG.  The JPG file was used for the print.  

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How To Enlarge a Low Resolution Image for Print, Another Way!

Has there ever been a time when you had a low resolution image you want to print?  Maybe it is a screenshot of something or an image where the quality just wasn't there?  In this tutorial I'll show you one way you can modify an image and enlarge it to be printed as an 8x12.  It only takes a few minutes and a couple of steps.

Video Summary

This particular image was at a resolution of 72 ppi and approximately 5.5" x  8.3".  The goal was to modify this image so it could be printed as an 8x10.   When preparing images for print, it’s important to keep in mind that your file resolution should be a minimum of 240 ppi to get a high quality print.  In this case I wanted to use 300 ppi.  I’ll show you how you can easily upscale an image using Photoshop. 

Step 1

Open your image, then go to the ‘Image’ menu and select Image Size.

Step 2

In the ‘Width’ and ‘Height’ boxes, input the size you would like your image to be.  In this case, I used 8” x 12”. 

Step 3

Look at the resolution box next.  It’s likely you will see something around 72 Pixels/Inch.  Change that to be 300 Pixels/Inch.

Step 4

Next, make sure the box next to ‘Resample’ is checked.  Select ‘Preserve Details (enlargement)’ from the pull down menu.

Step 5

Use the ‘Reduce Noise’ slider if you feel your image needs noise reduction.

Step 6

Click ‘OK’.

Your Finished!  Print it out and see how it looks!

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How to Prepare a Scanned Image for Print

Have you ever scanned in an image you wanted to reproduce only to find that the scan does not look as good as you had hoped?  In this tutorial I’ll show you the process I used to scan in an image that was in an old calendar, then retouch and repair the image before sending it off to be printed.  One of the challenges with this image in particular was that after I scanned it in and brought it into Adobe Photoshop, I was able to see the small colored dots of ink that were used to print the image.  I’ll show you how I was able to remove the ink dots using smart filters in Photoshop 2014.  After adjusting the image in Photoshop, I will show you the final printed result. 

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