Damien Symonds

Oh, good tip!!

Actually, yes, another photo with some slightly different greenery would be a terrific solution if possible. But it would have to be pretty dark greenery, yes? Or possible to be made pretty dark, at least.

What lens, and what focal length?

That's not too bad. You might get a passable 8x8 inch canvas out of it. Do you think she would be happy with that? (Assuming we can remove the guy, of course).

Yes, they look really lovely.

Bummer. How's the focus? If it's razor sharp, it might still be big enough for a small canvas.

Yes, that seems the most likely cause. If you have other prints from the same lab that do match your screen, and if you're still safely in sRGB, there's no reason why this batch shouldn't have matched too.

Even by the standards of eleven years ago, 1.5 megapixels was oddly small. Are you sure you have the exact file that came out of the camera? Not a copy that's been shrunk by an email program, perhaps?

Hi Jacki, Is it a scan of a print? Or is it a digital file?

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Oh, that's such a tough one. Can you tell me exactly what screen it is, and which calibrator?

Have you watched these two? Take control of your files Bridge video

As far as I know, cover pics are still 851x315 pixels. For sharpening, browse these and see what you like.

Please post sharpening questions in the class, thanks.

No Reva. Do the whole thing yourself, exactly per my instructions. That's the only way to guarantee the quality.

So you're going to do the stretching yourself?

Whatever you want. It's your photo. This is a question that can only be answered by you.

If they really do stretch it, then it means you have to leave them some area to stretch. Eg give them an inch to stretch into two inches. But if you don't know exactly how much to allow, then all your questions about sizing and sharpening are completely moot. DON'T trust them with this important task. Do it yourself.

Great! So what's the problem?? Just close your logo PSD file, and never open it again. When you need to use it on a photo, go to File>Place, exactly as my instructions say.

Do you know how they "stretch the bottom", exactly? Have you seen them do it before?

I still don't understand. Can you show me the original?

Which Spyder do you have?

Does your PSD have a transparent background?

Both would be great, but in my opinion, the one with the SSD would be well worth the extra money. I'm interested to hear @Brian's thoughts on it.

Open it in what program?