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Old 11-28-2011, 05:10 PM
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I took some pictures of my friend and her family. She wants to use one of the pictures as a screen backdrop on her computer (I think at work) She says the picture I gave her is too small. Is there a way to make it bigger. I am confused because when I do it on my computer it seems fine. Here is the picture: Exif | Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Any help would be great appreciated!
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Old 11-28-2011, 05:23 PM
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You should have the original. Just don't reduce it as much as you did the first image you sent her.

Preferably, find out what her screen resolution is (1920x1200, 2560x1600, etc.) and crop it to those dimensions precisely for the best quality.
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Old 11-28-2011, 06:31 PM
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Did you shoot at the highest megapixel and quality setting? If so, you should have a larger image on your memory card.
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