How to Increase the Size of a Photo in Photoshop

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After Changes

This tutorial is to help you learn how to blow-up or enlarge a picture.  You might wish to do this to make a bigger print or for numerous other reasons.  Photoshop does a pretty good job but you will still lose a bit of sharpness depending on how much larger you make the photo.  Ok, once you have your photo open in photoshop:

1. Click on the Image Menu and then click on Image Size,
(Image>Image Size)

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2. In the Image Size dialogue box make sure the Constrain Proportions Option is checked.

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3. Then simply adjust the photo size with by the width or the height by entering a larger number.  After you enter a new size press OK.  (You can also adjust the size by adjusting the pixels or the resolution but the easiest way is by the inches).

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