Image size

[Rebecca Yin]

I am trying size my images for the first time and getting confused! I am trying to size to 11:15. Is there an article that explains how to do this? Do I use the crop tool or go to 'Image size?'  I am finding that my images are not as big as 11:15 so that when I do a crop, there is empty space around the image? Or if I do it via 'image size,' my photo then looks out of proportion? Is this explained in one of your courses? Thanks

[Damien Symonds]

Always with the Crop Tool.  It can't work with Image Size, because mathematics (it will be out of proportion, as you say).

Can you show me a screenshot of how you're cropping to 11:15?

[Rebecca Yin]

I'm definitely doing something wrong here! I'm also not sure how to get the numbers exact?

[Damien Symonds]

In your screenshot, your crop tool is set to "Ratio" in the Options Bar, which is exactly correct ... but you haven't typed 15 and 11 in the fields?

[Rebecca Yin]

I think I have got it now. Do I ignore the W and H numbers in the info panel as they differ from the 15 and 11 in the options bar? Thanks

[Damien Symonds]

Yes, ignore those numbers.  They don't matter a bit.

[Rebecca Yin]

Great, thanks!