Scanning & Re-Sizing Pics in Photoshop 7

I have two pics taken back in '95 and '99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3

"Sens Fan Happy In Ohio" wrote in message

I have two pics taken back in '95 and '99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3

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Prints do not contain any data beyond about 300dpi, so scanning at a higher resolution is not going to increase the image quality a great deal, though for enlarging and editing up to twice this is fine, beyond that you are just making a big file needlessly.

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Sens Fan Happy In Ohio wrote:

I have two pics taken back in '95 and '99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3½ x 5 and I want one print to increase to 4x6 and the other to 8x10. What is the best way to go about doing this using an HP scanner capable of 1200x1200 scans so that the photos will look their best for framing? I am not sure if I have the negatives and really don't want to invest the $s getting them done this way unless its just not possible or will look bad in the final output.

Both pics are of a deceased child, one for a collage of him and our other kids. The second pic is for hanging on a wall to help us remember him. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Scan at the highest resolution you can. (Photographic prints are much sharper than 300dpi - I've made excellent blow up prints from even contact sheets...)

Jan