printing woes :-(

[Dawna]

Ok so I have taken the most beautiful shot (not yet but I'm working on it) and I want it printed just as it is on my computer. How in the heck do I get exactly what is on the screen on my pic? I am finding that after I make cropping adjustments to my pics to make them what I think "look better" when I go to have them printed important stuff gets cut off.
I need the simple version on how to fix this. PLEASE!!!

[teaking]

Simple version is your trying to put a square peg in a round hole

Complicated version is aspect ratio, it sounds like your problem is with cropping. The first thing I would recommend is finding out what aspect ratio your camera pictures are in. Its usually 4x3 (1.33:1) or 3x2 (1.5:1). Then when you have your photos printed choose which size prints you would like and note the aspect ratio's:

4 × 5 print has a ratio of 1.25:1
6 x 4 print has a ratio of 1.5 :1
7 x 5 print has a ratio of 1.4 :1
8 ×10 print has a ratio of 1.25:1
11 x 8.5 print has a ratio of 1.3 :1
11 ×14 print has a ratio of 1.27:1

And crop to that aspect ratio with your programs crop tool.

[Dawna]

Thanks for the info! I am currently working with Picassa photo editing and I found out how to change it. Can't wait to try it out!