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So I have a photo of a friend that was merged not sure if that's the right word for it. I am doing a canvas for him 16x20. I have tried to print the pic, that will not be a canvas wrap. This file is huge and I have asked several of my close friends that are photographers to talk me through resizing it. They even tried for me and it's still cutting off about 3 inches.Timmy tattooing Timmy

I'm at a lose any suggestions? The shoes are very important to stay in frame

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Your image is more rectangular than your desired final product (16x20). The version of the image you're showing here is 960x660, so the width of your image is 50% longer than the height.

If you want to print to 16x20, then the width (20") can only be 25% longer than the height (16")

If you can't chop off any of the left or right portions of the image, then you'll have to choose a custom size, like 14x20, that fits the proportions of your image.

Or you'd have to fill in the top and/or bottom (with black or using something like Photoshop's content-aware fill)

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thank you so much i have spent 4 days trying to figure it out. This is a starting point. I will try that. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Sep 21, 2017 at 23:41
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    \$\begingroup\$ One rectangle cannot be more "rectangular" than another rectangle! \$\endgroup\$
    – osullic
    Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 6:36
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    \$\begingroup\$ Haha! Yeah I guess I meant less square. \$\endgroup\$
    – MikeW
    Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 12:16
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To match the aspect ratio of the image, you need to print at either 16x24, 12x18, or any other 3:2 (1.5) aspect ratio. 16x20 is a 4:5 (1.25) aspect ratio.

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