HOW TO SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITHOUT LOSING QUALITY?

HOW TO SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITHOUT LOSING QUALITY?

HOW TO SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITHOUT LOSING QUALITY?

If taking photos like a professional is child’s play for you, it’s a pity to see that our most beautiful pictures lose quality when we share them via Whatsapp, Messenger, Instagram,… These messaging services compress images to speed up their transfer. 

In this article, I give you 5 solutions that will allow you to send photos and videos to your family and friends without losing their original quality. 

Website via the email address
Websites such as Swiss Transfer, Wetransfer or Smash allow you to transfer large files using only the receiver’s email address. These platforms are 100% free of charge, with no advertising and no registration. These solutions work on both computers and smartphones and are extremely easy to use. 

Cloud storage
It is possible to import your photos into a remote storage system, the Cloud. This is a secure solution, offering you a large storage capacity and avoiding the risk of hacking or losing your data. However, sharing your photos in the cloud can be a bit of a challenge. In Google Drive, for example, you have to import the photos, create a folder, and then share that folder with the person. The best alternative to these storage platforms is Google Photos. Its interface is intuitive and convenient and allows you to share photos with many people with a single click.

Transfer via a hardware medium
The “old school” solution is to transfer via a hardware medium such as a USB stick or an external hard drive. However, this solution has many drawbacks. The major disadvantage is that you cannot send photos to people far away from you. This solution can also be expensive, very unreliable or insecure. Anyone can access your USB stick or hard drive and technical failure is possible. 

Nearby sharing
When two people are close to each other, they can send photos to each other via “proximity sharing”, a feature available on smartphones. This solution is fast, secure and works without the need for internet, but it also has some disadvantages. It only works on devices with the same operating system. For example, it is only possible to share photos between Apple devices using AirDrop. In parallel, Android devices can share photos with each other using the Nearby Share feature. 

Tribu-solution
Tribu is the perfect solution for sharing your most beautiful photos with your loved ones. Simply import your photos onto the platform, create your album, and it will be sent every month to the person of your choice in a printed version. Your memories will be shared with your loved ones in their original quality and you will have an everlasting memory of them. 

WHAT IS THE IDEAL SIZE OF A PHOTO FOR A SUCCESSFUL PRINT?

WHAT IS THE IDEAL SIZE OF A PHOTO FOR A SUCCESSFUL PRINT?

WHAT IS THE IDEAL SIZE OF A PHOTO FOR A SUCCESSFUL PRINT?

Do you have a huge number of photos on your phone and have finally decided to print them? It is important to check that your photo is of sufficient quality for the print you want to make. Three parameters are important: 

  • the definition : the number of pixels (points) your image has in height and width 

  • the resolution : the number of pixels per unit area (centimetre or inch) 

  • the size/dimension : the dimensions of the image to be printed on paper

“Resolution is the correlation between definition and size”.

How to determine the definition of an image? 

On Windows: Right click on your image, select “Properties” and then click on the “Details” tab. Windows will show you the image size and resolution. 

On Mac : Right-click on your image. Then click on “Read information”. You will find the image definition. 

Method to calculate the ideal size of your photo

Pixels per centimetre

Once you have found the right definition of your image, it’s time for you to calculate the ideal size of your photo for printing.

  • For good quality, you should divide the number of pixels in height and width by 30. 

  • For high definition, you need to divide the number of pixels in height and width by 60. 

This will give you the ideal size in centimetres for printing your image. 

Conversely, if you know the dimensions of the image to be printed on paper (A5 = 21cmx15cm, A3 = 42cmx30cm,…), you only need to multiply these dimensions by 30 to obtain the minimum definition your photo must have. 

  • Good definition: 30 pixels per centimetre

  • High definition (HD) : 60 pixels per centimetre

In image processing, it is very popular to use a measurement in inches. This is known as pixels per inch or DPI (Dot Per Inch). Remember that one inch equals 2.54 centimetres. The resolution in pixels per inch (DPI) of an HD resolution of 60 pixels per centimetre is 152 DPI. A resolution of 30 pixels per centimetre will then be 76 pixels per inch.

And concretely?

Let’s take an example: if you want to print a photo on an A4 page (30cm x 21cm), you will need an image with a minimum resolution of 900px x 630px (30×30=900 and 21×30=630). For an A5 format (21cm x 15cm), you will need a minimum resolution of 630px x 450px. 

As an example, recent smartphones (iPhone 12, Samsung S20,…) shoot in 12 Mpx which is equivalent to a definition of 4000px x 3000px. 

Beware! When you send a photo to someone via social networks (Whatsapp, Messenger, Instagram,…) the quality of the photo is reduced because the file is compressed (for a faster transfer). 

Last step : print your photos !

Once you have the right resolution for your photo, you need to choose the right platform to print it. There are several platforms on which you can make a single print: PhotoWeb, Cewe, Myposter…

There is one that allows you to co-create a family album: Tribu . This album consists of 14 pages on which you can place from 1 to 20 photos per page. 

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