How to print a square photo on standard paper?

Question

I have a picture frame which is square but I don't understand how to print a cropped (square) photo out, say on A4 paper, so that I can cut away the excess, leaving a perfectly sized photo for my frame.

I would prefer to use Picasa or iPhoto to do this.

Answer 1

You can do this fairly easily in Picasa. Simply select the Crop option, then "Add Custom Aspect Ratio" at the bottom of the crop options. This will allow you to select a custom size such as 8x8, then export export it as such. Below I have some screenshots to assist.

Answer 2

I faced this problem so many times I wrote a website to solve it easily.

Your problem (as I understand it) is that you have a square frame (say 6"x6") that you want to print for. Just having a square jpeg as @dpollitt isn't enough, because if you print it at A4 some of the image will not fit.

My website allows you to upload your photo and type in the size of your frame. You can then download a new jpeg ready for printing at a standard size.

For example, if your frame is 2"x2", it will generate an image ready for you to print at a standard 4"x6". The jpeg you download will be your image surrounded by a grey border. In this case, the image will constitute 1/2 the width and 1/3 of the length of the jpeg.

Hopefully it will make more sense when you see the website:

www.oddprints.com