Posted by Bill Maile on September 12, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Hello, since I started my photography efforts four years ago, I've done a regional calendar that has grown in popularity each year. Current and former local residents order them to use in the office, and many as gifts to friends and family for the holidays. I'm truly amazed at how good its done here.
Anyway, I decided "what the hey?!"... I'm going to delete local caption references and come up with a generic nature calendar cover and put it in the NPN shop section to sell nationally/internationally. What is there to lose?? NOTHING. Will I sell even one calendar?? Who knows, I may very well not! lol.
I have 13 photos (cover +12 months) and they are all available in small preview files along with the months/dates. My problem is, how do I combine all of those small images (<150kb, some under 100kb) into one composite image 1200 pixels longest, to use in the shop???
I use PS Elements 7.0 only, and am not knowledgeable in how to do this. Looking for some tips or I may have to ask for help from a friend. But I'm ready to give it a whirl!!! Thanks in advance!
Posted by Max Waugh on September 12, 2011 at 5:15 PM
If you open up a new canvas 1200px wide and ____px tall (whatever you feel is necessary), you should be able to resize the calendar images and copy and paste them into the new canvas, and then save the image out (Save for Web reduces the file size) as a single Jpeg. The challenge is determining what size to make your preview images. Twelve images at 100px wide is probably smaller than you want to go since nobody will be able to see your images very well. You could lay them out in two rows of six 200px wide images...
Or you could do what I did with my calendars and simply pick and choose a few images, allowing folks to preview the rest when they click on your link.
Max
Posted by Bill Maile on September 13, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Thank you Max very much. I like the last idea best... that's what I do when I send email blasts is just attach some sample previews. Maybe even change them later if that's possible.
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2 repliesAnyway, I decided "what the hey?!"... I'm going to delete local caption references and come up with a generic nature calendar cover and put it in the NPN shop section to sell nationally/internationally. What is there to lose?? NOTHING. Will I sell even one calendar?? Who knows, I may very well not! lol.
I have 13 photos (cover +12 months) and they are all available in small preview files along with the months/dates. My problem is, how do I combine all of those small images (<150kb, some under 100kb) into one composite image 1200 pixels longest, to use in the shop???
I use PS Elements 7.0 only, and am not knowledgeable in how to do this. Looking for some tips or I may have to ask for help from a friend. But I'm ready to give it a whirl!!!
Or you could do what I did with my calendars and simply pick and choose a few images, allowing folks to preview the rest when they click on your link.
Max