A Tutorial on How to Blow Up a Photo in Photoshop CS2
If you have ever resized digital photos, you have likely discovered that it is far simpler to make photos smaller than to make them larger. Increasing the size of a photo tends to make the image look pixelated and blurry, but Adobe Photoshop CS2 offers techniques that allow you to blow up a photo with minimal loss of quality. Use the "Actions" feature to resize a photo gradually and decide exactly how large you want to go.
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Instructions
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Open the photo in Photoshop CS2. Click "File" in the menu bar and select "Open" from the drop-down menu. Choose your photo from the "Browse" window.
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Click "Window" in the menu bar and select "Actions" from the drop-down menu. The "Actions" window will appear on the right side of the screen.
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Click the "Create New Action" button on the "Actions" window. It looks like a sheet of paper with a folded corner.
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Type in a name for the action.
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Click the "Record" button at the bottom of the "Actions" window. It looks like a circle.
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Begin your action by clicking "Image" in the menu bar and selecting "Image Size" from the drop-down menu.
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Change the "Pixel Dimensions" setting from "Pixel" to "Percent" and change the number from 100 percent to 110 percent.
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Click "OK." The image size will increase by 10 percent. The website Basic Digital Photography recommends raising the image size in 10 percent increments to ensure minimal loss of quality.
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Click the "Stop" button at the bottom of the "Actions" window. It looks like a small square. You now have a complete action for raising your image size.
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Click the triangular "Play Selection" button at the bottom of the "Actions" window. The image size will once again increase by 10 percent. Continue pressing the button until the image blows up to a desired size.
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