How to resize my pics so they dont lose too much details?

[boroangel]

Hi...I am trying to post some of my pics taken with my D50 and each are in the size of 1MB and above. The Clubsnap gallery only allows 100K per pic.

I am trying to post the original pic up so I can get some reviews and maybe get a few experts to guide me on photoshoping the pic....any other way I can upload it without resizing it till les than 100K. I find that when I resize till less than 100K a lot of details are lost.

[wildstallion]

Originally Posted by boroangel Hi...I am trying to post some of my pics taken with my D50 and each are in the size of 1MB and above. The Clubsnap gallery only allows 100K per pic. I am trying to post the original pic up so I can get some reviews and maybe get a few experts to guide me on photoshoping the pic....any other way I can upload it without resizing it till les than 100K. I find that when I resize till less than 100K a lot of details are lost.

Ok, use PS, go to image size, change to percent (constrain proportions) and type in 40%

Then save as quality 5

Should be fine still and files should be way under 100k and still reasonable quality (ish)

[zaxh81]

Originally Posted by wildstallion Ok, use PS, go to image size, change to percent (constrain proportions) and type in 40% Then save as quality 5 Should be fine still and files should be way under 100k and still reasonable quality (ish)

i always try to use at least 8,otherwise my eye can see the poor quality.

[wildstallion]

Originally Posted by zaxh81 i always try to use at least 8,otherwise my eye can see the poor quality.

I dont notice it on the web, especially at a low resolution, 8 is too high, were not viewing it at like 100%

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

normally i downsize to about 800x600 or 900x600 then quality 10, but i got 500kb restriction lah...

[boroangel]

Originally Posted by wildstallion Ok, use PS, go to image size, change to percent (constrain proportions) and type in 40% Then save as quality 5 Should be fine still and files should be way under 100k and still reasonable quality (ish)

Like this?




Seems very soft leh

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by boroangel Like this? Seems very soft leh

dun look soft leh, as in the pillars.

[djork]

Originally Posted by zaxh81 i always try to use at least 8,otherwise my eye can see the poor quality.

hey same here for me... anything below 8 i can see the difference

[boroangel]

I am looking at this and comparing it with my original and all thje sharpness is gone...is there anyway to link it to my original pic so others can see it with it original exif and maybe photoshop it?

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by boroangel http://www.pbase.com/image/64010887 I am looking at this and comparing it with my original and all thje sharpness is gone...is there anyway to link it to my original pic so others can see it with it original exif and maybe photoshop it?

ya... get your own webspace & gallery... u can upload any size u wan even...

[boroangel]

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt ya... get your own webspace & gallery... u can upload any size u wan even...

Erm...if I am using pbase...how do I do the linking so the pic can appear here rather than a link? I tried to link it but it seems like everytime the link name appears rather than the photo?

[wildstallion]

Originally Posted by boroangel Erm...if I am using pbase...how do I do the linking so the pic can appear here rather than a link? I tried to link it but it seems like everytime the link name appears rather than the photo?

On pbase, you have to enable linking from your options menu, not applicable for trial accounts.

Then you simply copy paste image location e.g www.pbase.com/user/gallery/56782 (then u add).jpg and your done

should look something like http://www.pbase.com/user/gallery/56782.jpg

[zaxh81]

yeah,you need to pay and add a .jpg behind the link.

[boroangel]

http://www.pbase.com/boroangel/image/64167242

Can someone take a look at this picture and let me know hows the exposure on your monitor and whether its sharp enuff?

[wildstallion]

Originally Posted by boroangel http://www.pbase.com/boroangel/image/64167242 Can someone take a look at this picture and let me know hows the exposure on your monitor and whether its sharp enuff?

Sharpness looks pretty good from what I see. Looks a tad underexposed though.

[ancch]

resizing for clubsnap:
trick i like to use in photoshop is reduce image size to 20% then click "save for web" under file. There, select one of the quardants & set resolution under "jpeg" to "very high". good thing is u can see the image size in the quardant itself. When jpeg size is under 100k, click save. i find that the sharpness is good.

[boroangel]

[blaire576]

Originally Posted by boroangel

wow nice shot you must be a good photographer

[ancch]

Very nice B/W touch to the pillar photo!

[zoossh]

hi, boroangel

for editing,
1. try shooting in raw as long as memory allows
2. edit without saving as jpeg, save as photoshop files
3. only final picture to save as jpeg
4. if need to edit your final picture, go back and edit the last photoshop file just before the final jpeg

for final production,
1. save as jpeg max quality 12 but downsize to less than 700 pixels wide, for D50, that is about 18-23% depending on the border you add to 3008x2000px

try posting in picsplace, my favorite. they dun alter the size you post but they dun show a list of pics you post, so it is not exactly an online album.