Video Tutorial | Printing Two 3x4 Images On A 4x6

For folks having problems with the 'Float' option see my reply to Maria in Post #35. In addition, I was thinking that maybe it is only available in the 'newer' versions of PSE (it's in 9 & 10, but not sure about previous to that). If that's the case, here's something you might try that works for me in an older version of Photoshop (no promises, as I don't have an older version of PSE to try this on). When you are in PSE with your first layer/photo open look up to the top right of the project window. Do you have the minimize/restore down (looks like 2 overlaping squares)/close buttons in the project frame (NOT the min/restore/close buttons for the actual program at the very top right)? If so, try clicking on the restore down button (which changes to a 'maximize' button when it is clicked - looks like 1 big square) and see if that doesn't 'float' your current window. If that works, try that with successive windows. I hope this helps. Clear as mud, right? ;-)

Hi Ali,
I saved this video for today, my first ever day working on project life for my first week :)
It is so useful, thanks so much for sharing.

oh, ali, how i love you.
i feel like i'm relearning everything now that i'm on the PL bandwagon. this just made my brain NOT hurt. thank you.
xoxoxo.

Great tutorial! Thank you for doing this.

Hi Ali! Thanks so much for the tutorial. As someone who is just starting out using PSE 10, I really appreciate all the help I can get! I'm hoping you might be able to answer another question. I know that you use an Epson Wide-Format printer. I just bought an Espon myself although it's an all-in-one WorkForce printer. I also have a new laptop that I got for Christmas as my old one was on its last leg. My question is this: your printed pictures always seem to come out so nice and crisp and true to life, but when I print my own 4x6 pictures with my Epson, I'm not getting that "what-I-see-is-what-I-get" from my computer screen. That is, after I have PSE automatically correct my picture for color, brightness, sharpness, etc., I don't get that same screen quality on my prints. Did you somehow calibrate your printer and screen? I've tried searching for an answer on the internet but keep popping up with confusing calibration instructions for actual stand-alone monitors as well as colorimeter hardware. Anyway, I was just wondring if you had a trick as to how you get your pictures to print so nicely. Thanks in advance!!

Thank you- this was so helpful! I'm using your method (in Photoshop CS4) to make all kinds of sizes- 2x2, 2x3, 3x4- to print on 4x6 paper.

Thanks, Ali! Your video was a huge help. Now, printing 3 x 4s will be a little easier for me.

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Thanks SO MUCH for this tutorial! You don't know how many hours I've wasted trying to find a tutorial to just this! I kept finding tutorials to mash the pics together - but that's not what I wanted!

thank you so much for this! i was having such a hard time figuring out how to get the correct resolution for printing. awesome tutorial.

i did this last week without any problems, and now, i can't get it to work. my cropped photos keep showing up tiny on my new canvas and i don't know why. both the canvas and my photos are 300 dpi.

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Thank you so much - very easy! :)

Thank you soooo much. I used Photoshop, and your directions worked for me there as well.

Ah! Now I get it! Thanks so much for this. It's a great help for newbies like me.

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I have struggled with the same problem as Carolyn and Kelly and finally figured out the solution. When you make your canvas (6X4 or 4X6), put it in the bin. Don't leave it on the main workspace. Next, resize your image to 3X4 or 4X3. Move the image from the main workspace on top of the canvas that is in the bin. The canvas with image will then pop up in the main workspace with everything correctly sized. Repeat this procedure for the second image. Sounds strange, but it is what worked for me. Good luck.

Thank you!

Thanks for this Ali! Ive been trying to figure out the easiest way to get my pics into 3x4 format for PL, and this was totally it! This will make my life so much easier from here on out! :)