Resizing Photos

[Robin]

How do you resize your photos after they've already been laid out on your page?

[Stacey]

Are you working with layers? If each of your photos is on a different layer, you can just select the one you want, do edit>cut>paste as new image and then you can resize just that photo and stick it back on your page when you're finished.

[Robin]

Forgive me, but I'm just not getting it. I clicked on the layer, but when I went to edit at the top toolbar, it wouldn't let me select cut. Can you walk me through it step by step?

Thank You!!

Are you working with layers? If each of your photos is on a different layer, you can just select the one you want, do edit>cut>paste as new image and then you can resize just that photo and stick it back on your page when you're finished.

[Emma]

The quickest way to do it in PS is to select the photo layer in the Layers Palette, then either Edit>Transform>Free Transform, or Ctrl-T

then use the corner handles on the dotted-line box that appears to drag it larger or smaller

hit Enter when you're done, or Esc to cancel and start over
Remember to hold Shift while resizing if you don't want any distortion

[Amanda]

What program are you using Robin?

[Robin]

I'm using Photoshop 7. I think I've figured it out now! But how do you duplicate a photo or element? And how do you turn them different angles?

[Amanda]

To duplicated you can drag that layer to the new layer icon in the layer palette. I think there is "duplicate layer" button in the layer drop down menu. (I don't have PS open right now).

To rotate, click on the move tool or CTRL-T. Move your cursor to a corner and you'll get a two little arrows pointing in different directions and you can rotate it there. :)