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This image is for the Web, either to include in an email or posted somewhere, so you really don’t want it too big so that it will load fast and the viewer won’t have to scroll to view it. In this case I made the Document Size width 10” that’s plenty big enough. Resolution is 72ppi. Make sure those three boxes are checked and Resample Image is set on Bicubic. Click OK.
From the File menu > Save for Web, will open another window. This where we do the balancing act between the best image quality with the smallest file size.
These are my normal settings; JPEG, Medium, Quality 50. I know you’re going to want the image you worked so hard on to look great when you post it, and you’re going to want to increase the Quality, I don’t. Well I told you this was a balancing act, best image vs file size. These settings are a good balance. the File Size is 12.6 k, it will load in 3 seconds with a 56k connection, and it will look great. Provided you started with a good photograph.
Here’s my Before & After. If you followed my tutorial on how I photograph knives your corrections shouldn’t be any more complicated than my corrections were here.
That's it folks, from start to finish.
I hope I've made it easy enough to follow. Keep in mind if your setup is consistent than your image corrections are going to be consistent, they'll soon become second nature. After you get down the routine it should take only a couple of minutes to get your photos looking their best.
Please remember that your original photos are safely put away, so if you make a total mess of your editing, you can go back and start all over. Remember to Save often, you don't want to lose your work. Command + Z will Undo your last action, but your History palette will allow you to go back several steps if you need to. I encourage you to play with the different settings and Tools in Photoshop. I'd really like to hear how the programs other than Photoshop work with this tutorial, so let me know.
From the File menu > Save for Web, will open another window. This where we do the balancing act between the best image quality with the smallest file size.
These are my normal settings; JPEG, Medium, Quality 50. I know you’re going to want the image you worked so hard on to look great when you post it, and you’re going to want to increase the Quality, I don’t. Well I told you this was a balancing act, best image vs file size. These settings are a good balance. the File Size is 12.6 k, it will load in 3 seconds with a 56k connection, and it will look great. Provided you started with a good photograph.
Here’s my Before & After. If you followed my tutorial on how I photograph knives your corrections shouldn’t be any more complicated than my corrections were here.
That's it folks, from start to finish.
I hope I've made it easy enough to follow. Keep in mind if your setup is consistent than your image corrections are going to be consistent, they'll soon become second nature. After you get down the routine it should take only a couple of minutes to get your photos looking their best.
Please remember that your original photos are safely put away, so if you make a total mess of your editing, you can go back and start all over. Remember to Save often, you don't want to lose your work. Command + Z will Undo your last action, but your History palette will allow you to go back several steps if you need to. I encourage you to play with the different settings and Tools in Photoshop. I'd really like to hear how the programs other than Photoshop work with this tutorial, so let me know.
