Hello, I'm new to photoshop and have a dilemma. A graphic I'm creating for social media needs to be specific dimensions. As part of the design, I'm using cut-out photos of pets and also specially created offer icons that were done separately.
The issue I'm having is that the offer icons are losing quality when they are reduced in size to fit my graphic. Ideally, I would create a larger graphic than needed in the same ratio, but the pet images aren't high res enough for that - taken on smartphones.
Any advice on how I can make this come together? The same icons have been used before for social media banners by a graphic designer so I know it can be done.
The issue I'm having is that the offer icons are losing quality when they are reduced in size to fit my graphic. Ideally, I would create a larger graphic than needed in the same ratio, but the pet images aren't high res enough for that - taken on smartphones.
I would think that any smart phone camera would capture more pixels then any Icon image the you create would have. Icon files dimensions in pixels are usually quite limited. They do not have the many pixels to store fine image details. Therefor ICON image do not have a lot detail you will not see lines of text in a normal icon image you would need to have an abnormally large icon to be able to read lines of text in an icon you need to have lots of pixels to display fine details like text or stray hairs.
It's lots of different cell phones. Basically, people take pics of their pets and share them so we have no control of the pics. I just try to pick the ones that look better quality! I really need the original pictures though as I'm doing it via social media.
Thanks for all your input. It's made me realise that the issue is actually with the workflow and how I’m receiving the images. The pet photo was 540 x 960 at 72 dpi as I’m receiving them via social media. When the background is removed, the quality is reduced even further. For it to work, I need the original high res photos.
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