Printing Multiple Photos, Single Page

>> I can print different sizes of a single picture on one sheet of 8 X 10 photo paper. I need to know how to print different sizes of different pictures on one sheet of 8 X 10 photo paper.<<
Submitted by: S Brawner using Photoshop 7.0 with Windows XP

Good question! You'll have fun with this one!

PS 911 Team says:
Sure, you use the "Picture Package" for the same print, different sizes per sheet of paper. (Quite popular with the photographers.)
Different pictures?

Sorry, this needs to be done manually, or pick up an inexpensive program like iView Pro which allows all kinds of printing features. (Photoshop Elements offers these features as well.)

First decide on the finished resolution. Set it to work well with your printer.

Now, create an 8 x 10 page in Photoshop at that resolution. (Be aware of any margin requirements dictated by your printer.) At this point you could begin dragging images into that file using the Move tool (tap V) and then size by dragging the handles with the shift key held in.

(Shift key will constrain the scale to maintain the aspect ratio of the image!)

This method works for 'quick' assemblages, however may produce some degradation in the images. (Hopefully they're all being reduced, right?)

Or...

Open the photos to be printed and one by one change their resolution to the target resolution using Image > Image Size.
* Click the "Constrain Proportions" check box,
* Check the "Resample" box and set to "Bicubic" (for best quality)
* Then set the size of the image you want in your assemblage.
* Click okay and the image is ready to drag into the assemblage file.
* Continue until all the images have been added, and then print.

Have fun!

From Photoshop 911 Case #04026; Kentucky

Comments

[photo retouching services]

I have a lot of people asking me printing related questions and often I just refer them to this page.

[photo retouching]

Great article, interesting follow up comments and questions too.

[Bobbi]

I need to place my pictures from photoshop cs4 to a removable disc so I can take them to a store. How can I do this?

[alexg]

IRINA's suggestion is way much better... Thanks irina.. alex

[vicki sutton]

I have been trying unsuccessfully to make a grid and then drag different pictures into different sections using Photoshop 4 for scrapbooking purposes. What am I doing wrong?

[Erika Milvy]

im using picture package (in photoshop elements) to make 4 pics on one page but the margins are all wrong, too much room on the right, none on the left, there seems to be a margin shifting fuction in page set up, but its all grayed out, any ideas?

[Robert W Rudge]

I often need to print several copies of the same image (passport size) on to one sheet of paper.
I have Adobe CS, but why on earth does this programme not have this useful little feature as in Photoshop De-Luxe I wonder and is there a way of doing it in CS apart from copy and paste multiple times ?
Alternatively, are there any plug-ins with this feature ?

[Jesse]

after you become more advanced of a user, you will find that using photoshop "actions" to take the original photo> copy it into a new document> resize> move into place> and repeat as many and sizes that will fit, then have it automatically bring up the print preview. will save you hours of time each year. I did this for a digital photography studio in Denver a couple years back.

[IRINA]

Does Photoshop CS do it? I cannot seem to find the answer to this question.

[shetazzy]

i could be confused but Photoshop 7 does allow for one to print multiple photos in different sizes on one 8x10 sheet of photo paper---go into file/automate/picture package and then choose whatever combo of sizes of pix you want and click on each shape to choose different images for each shape. sure you can also have the same phot for all the shapes.