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mmshaw
Joined: 16 Apr 2012
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:34 am
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Hi!
Hope everyone will have patience with this newbie as I'm about to ask a rather dumb question. But could somebody please give me directions for creating a 100% crop with exactly 500 pixels on the side? I have Lightroom 3 and Photoshop Elements. I'm sure it must be easy, but I haven't been able to figure it out on my own. Thanks in advance for your help! |
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pharm
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:18 am
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In Photoshop Elements:
Open your image, grab the crop tool, set the crop tool to "fixed size" (at 500 x 500 pixels), drag it out on the area you want to show, hit "Enter", then save the image with a different name than the original (so you don't overwrite the original file). (This method courtesy of smileus)
Another way:
Open Photoshop Elements. Create a new image (file/new) and make the dimensions 500 x 500 (don't worry about whether it's 72 ppi or 240 ppi or 300 ppi, etc. - it doesn't matter). Open your original image. Using the move tool, drag and drop your original image onto the new 500 x 500 image (you may or may not have to hit "select all" first ). Move it around until the area you want to show in the crop is visible. Flatten the image and save it with a different name than the original.
Other info:
http://submit.shutterstock.com/newsletter/109/article1.html
Last edited by pharm on Sun May 06, 2012 10:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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mmshaw
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:27 pm
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Thank you so much! I followed your directions and it seemed to work well. The next challenge will be to upload some pics for review. I just have to keep reminding myself that everyone starts somewhere and that I can do this….I can do this….I can do this….I can do this……... |
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pharm
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 10:36 pm
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| mmshaw wrote: | | Thank you so much! I followed your directions and it seemed to work well. The next challenge will be to upload some pics for review. I just have to keep reminding myself that everyone starts somewhere and that I can do this….I can do this….I can do this….I can do this……... |
You're welcome and yes you can. Some of us started earlier than others but if you put in the time and dig, dig, dig for information, you'll get there. I started with film YEARS ago and digital was totally new to me. I only started using Photoshop (2.5 LE, I think it was) because I thought it would be fun to composite (paste) my picture into a celebrity photo and try to make people think I was actually with the celebrity. I've learned a lot since then. My first attempts (that I thought were great at first) were terrible! I got better with practice and had a photo of me standing next to Brittany Spears hanging in my office for several years and nobody questioned it. They'd ask me how I knew her and I'd say "Oh, I went to high school with her." They'd nod, then they'd look confused and then start laughing (I'm quite a bit older than Ms. Spears and as far as I know, I've never been within 1000 miles of her (much to HER chagrin)).
Looking forward to seeing your stuff in Critique. Don't get discouraged if you get a long list of "this is wrong and this is wrong, etc." Just pay attention to the comments and practice and you'll get better. Stock photography is a different animal than "regular" photography. Lighting has to be even, white balance has to be perfect, focus has to be tack sharp (there are a few exceptions), no noise (grain) of any kind is allowed, etc. Not trying to discourage you, just giving you the facts. Your photography in general will improve if you can shoot for stock. Above all, have fun with it! |
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mmshaw
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:38 pm
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Again, thank you. Any encouragement goes a long way. Since most of my portfolio is not appropriate I will be starting from scratch so will probably upload just a few and take my time getting to know all the nuances of good stock images. I really appreciate this forum and everyone that takes their time to respond. |
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