Editing and Printing non-4x6 Pictures

I do all my printing at home now because I find it much more convenient. I dont think it's cheaper but that doesn't bother me.

I have iphoto and PSE. I don't do a lot of editing - just maybe enhance the colours or crop a bit.

I mostly print a mix of 4x6, 3x4 and 4x4 for Project Life. I do some larger sizes as well -5x7 or 6x8 for regular layouts.

It's really easy to print custom sizes from iphoto - when you select print you get some standard sizes in the right hand panel or you can just add your own. I usually do my smaller pics on 4x6 paper and then cut them up. If you have Photoshop Elements there are a lot of free templates out there eg for 2 3x4s on a 4x6.

I have a Canon Pixma mg5250. It's not a current model but there will be something similar out there.

HTH!

US$99.99 for the full version of PSE12.
I do basic editing in iphoto too but now they've announced iphoto & Aperture are being discontinued and I'm not sure what the replacement 'Photos' is going to be like. I've certainly got a lot of use out of PSE.

ETA you can use Picmonkey with Safari:
www.picmonkey.com/help/articles/1065428-what-are-picmonkeys-system-and-browser-requirements

I use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and print photos from home.

I do simple editing (cropping, enhancing contrast, etc, in Picasa (a free program). When I'm ready to print, I open Windows Explorer and highlight the filename in the directory but do not open the file. Next, I click the Print button at the top and am given various options. I select the paper size (usually, 3 x 5 index card or 4 x 6), and I un-click "Fit picture to frame." Then, I click on the link "Options" at the bottom right and click on the link "Printer Properties" on the next page. That screen gives me a choice of Actual Size or "% of Normal Size." I often select 80% to 90%, depending on my needs. Hit OK and, on the next page, Print.

I generally use 4 x 6 photo paper and cut the resulting print. (Often, with smaller photos, I can use large scraps, so I get two prints from one piece of photo paper. If I do this, I use my tape runner to glue the photo paper to a larger piece of scrap paper and determine the correct position by trial and error.)

I have an HP Deskjet 3747 printer.

I use Picasa to create collages on 4x6 prints for my smaller than 4x6 photos.

I use the print module in Lightroom to put multiple sizes on an 8x10 canvas or upload all pics and print various sizes at Persnickety Prints. Their quality is top notch and they print 3x4s that fit Becky Higgins project life pages. They have a great selection of sizes and offer white borders on some sizes plus a variety of cool options like Instagram or Polaroid shaped photos. They have a great blog and run specials from time to time.

I am a pc user, I edit on my laptop as well as my iPhone and print from a few places.

1. What program(s) do you use?
On my laptop I use Photoshop Elements in conjunction with Totally RadLab (it goes on sale a few times a year, def around black friday/cyber monday) I still am trying to learn Lightroom

On IPhone i use PicTapGo which is made by Totally RadLab, and I also sometimes use the Photoshop Express app, as well as Instagram, A Beautiful Mess and Rhonna Farrer apps to edit.

2. Do you home print or send out? All of the above. If I don't care much about quality and just want quick prints, I will send to Shutterfly or Snapfish during their free deals. I don't really like the quality tho, so if I want quality 4x6 I will send to Mpix. For 4x4s I love using Social Print Studio and I can send to them directly from their app from my Iphone. I also have used Persnickety Prints for all size prints, including 4x4 and was pleased.

3. If you home print, what printer do you use? I have a Canon Pixma (forget the exact model, its about 4 years old) but it has the 4 different ink tanks. I use the Canon Plus Glossy II photo paper.

Also I've see sales on PSE as low as $60, or u could even buy an older version. The newer versions don't do that much more, its just about updates and all that. It's easy to use as well.

Thanks sabriolet and scrapcat for the tip about RadLabs. Will check it out!