Photo printing guides
Plain answers to the problems between a photo and a print. Each one starts with the short answer, and the free fixes come before ours.
Printing your own photos
Why AI-Generated Images Are Low Resolution, and How to Print Them
How big AI-generated images really are, why, and how to upscale one for a print.
Read the guideMidjourney for Print: Aspect Ratios, Resolution and Upscaling
The Midjourney aspect ratio for every print size, its resolution, and upscaling for print.
Read the guideHow to Print an Image Made With ChatGPT or Gemini
How big ChatGPT and Gemini images print, and how to get one print-ready without changing it.
Read the guideWhy Does My Photo Look Blurry When Printed?
Why a photo that looks fine on screen prints soft, and four ways to fix it.
Read the guideHow to Enlarge a Photo for a Funeral or Memorial
Memorial portrait sizes, the pixels each needs, and how to enlarge a small photo in time for the service.
Read the guideHow to Print a Photo From Facebook, a Text or a Screenshot
Getting the best copy of a photo from Facebook, a text or a screenshot, and how big it will print.
Read the guideHow to Crop Someone Out of a Group Photo for a Portrait
Cropping one person out of a group photo and enlarging it into a portrait that still looks like them.
Read the guideFree vs Paid AI Upscalers: What Holds Up on Paper
What free upscalers give up, when one is enough for a print, and how to test before paying.
Read the guidePhotoshop Generative Expand Alternatives for Prints
Other ways to extend a photo to a print shape, what each costs, and the limits they share.
Read the guideHow to Unblur a Picture
Which kinds of blur can be fixed, which can’t, and how to unblur a picture that can.
Read the guideHow to Convert an Image to 300 DPI
What 300 DPI really means, why a DPI converter doesn’t fix a soft print, and what does.
Read the guideFor sellers and print shops
Selling AI Art on Etsy: Resolution, Ratios and the Rules
Etsy's AI rules, copyright, and making AI art big enough to sell as prints.
Read the guideUpscaling a Blurry Logo for a Banner: Upscale or Vectorize?
When a low-res logo can be upscaled for a banner, and when it has to be vectorized.
Read the guideA Customer's Photo Is Too Blurry to Print: How to Fix It and What to Say
For custom-order sellers: checking customer photos, fixing small ones, and copy-paste messages.
Read the guidePrintable Wall Art Sizes: Every Standard Ratio
The five ratios that cover every standard frame, the pixels each needs, and how to make them.
Read the guidePrintful and Printify Image Requirements, Explained
Formats, DPI and file size limits for Printful and Printify, and how to size a file for any product.
Read the guideLarge-Format Printing Resolution: How Much DPI You Really Need
The viewing-distance rule, and the DPI and pixels banners and posters really need.
Read the guideHow Print Shops Handle Low-Res Customer Files
Checking customer files at intake, fixing low-res ones, and charging for the work.
Read the guideLooking for a size? The print size chart lists every standard print size and the pixels it needs.