How to resize a photo or image
STEP 1: Upload Your Image
To resize your photo or image, first upload your photo. We support various image formats such as JPG, JPEG, PNG, and PDF. Whether you're using your own image or selecting one of our sample images, this step is crucial for the resizing process.
STEP 2: Confirm preview & requirements
Before proceeding, you'll have the opportunity to preview the uploaded image and confirm the settings to resize your photo or image. Feel free to change any settings or adjust the preview using crop, rotate, or flip. When you are satisfied, click the "Next" button to move forward with the resizing process.
STEP 3: Download your image
Once the image has been processed, you'll be able to download both the digital and print versions of the resized photo or image. This final step is quick and easy, allowing you to use your newly resized image in any project or application.
What is an image file size?
Images are composed of several dots called **pixels**, and each of them has a color represented as a combination of three basic colors: red, green, and blue. To store each of these pixels, **3 bytes** are generally used. When an image is large, it may have millions of pixels, and that means storing all the information for that image in a computer or any device will take millions of bytes.
When a camera or cellphone says it takes **10 megapixels** photos, it means that each photo has **10 million pixels**. Having 10 million pixels means it takes **30 million bytes** (or 30 megabytes) to store that photo, which is a lot of space! If you want to send this photo (or many photos) to a friend by email, it will have to transfer 30 megabytes of data, and it will take a while to upload it and even longer for the recipient to download it.
How can I reduce my image's file size?
One way is by **compressing the image**, which reduces file size without having to resize it. Image quality will suffer as you increase compression and start losing more data.
Another method is to **resize your photo**, decreasing the pixels it takes to store the image. Reducing the image size doesn't reduce image quality, although it may lose small details.
Photos from modern cellphones and cameras usually have over **6 million pixels**, while most cellphone, tablet, notebook, or TV screens have only about **1.5 million pixels**. This means you end up seeing a resized version of the image (you only use the full image if you print it). So if you resize your image, decreasing its width and height by half, your image would have about the same number of pixels as the screens that will display it, and you wouldn't be losing any quality or detail, even looking at your image in full-screen mode.
If you have a huge photo, we recommend resizing it to about **1900 by 1100 pixels**, with **JPG format** and **90% quality**. You will get a versatile image with great quality that you can send to anyone without taking too much time.