
I received a comment about how to make my mini photos so thought I'd make a post about it. For my new mini art journal, I printed a bunch of mini photos to include. Mainly because it fits nicer with the journal and because it's cheaper than if I were to print all of it in 4"x6" and then crop it. There are about 100 photos that I printed. I won't be using it all but that would've cost me $39+ where I get mine printed (at 39 cents a print). Instead it cost me about $10. This is how I do it (with Photoshop):
1. Click on File->New
2. On your settings in screen that pops up, change pixels to inches on your width and height
3. Enter the numbers of your width and height. I did width=4, height=6 when I'm dealing with my photos in portrait format (vertical).
4. Under resolution, make sure it's set at "300 pixels/inch" because that's what your photos are most likely set at (unless you're doing iphone photos)
5. I just leave the rest alone and it's usually fine (we'll call this your "New Blank Canvas"
6. Open your photos that are in portrait format (not landscape) that you want to convert to minis
7. Convert all your photos that you opened in step 5 by clicking on
Image->Image Size. Under document size: width=2, height=3. Make sure that pixels/inch is set at 300 also or this photo won't "move" to your blank canvas. Oh, if you choose to save these images, do so as a copy or you'll lose your original photo size. I just leave mine and don't save.
8. When done converting your images to 2"x3", click on/select the "move" tool that is on the top right of the tool bar. Then click one of your new mini photos and drag it onto your new blank canvas and position it on one corner then repeat until the new canvas has 4 photos in it.
9. Save your new blank canvas
Did I say at the beginning that it's tedious? I'm not sure if there's an easier way. If your photolab has a choice to print wallet size photos then go for that but the one I used didn't so I had to do it this way. If there's an easier way, please let me know!!