How to make a 2x2 Picture in Photoshop

Most people when applying for a new passport, they will look forward to the professional photographer, but then this can be expensive. Now, if you know how to make use of image-editing software-Photoshop and a home printer, you can produce a good quality photos that meet the official standards and requirements.

Here, let me share some simple tips on using Photoshop to create your own 2x2 size photo.

STEP 1
Go to “File” and select “Open”. Choose the picture and open the selected image.

STEP 2
Select the “Crop Tool”, change the width to 2in and height 2in, Resolution: 300 pixel/inch.US passport sizes is 2” by 2”.

STEP 3

Go to option bar  below the menu bar, select size and resolution, set the width and height to 2x2(width and height). Press OK, save the crop preset. Move the crop handle until you get the desired size.  Press Enter

!:  Try to add stroke around the cropped picture. It is easy to cut the 2x2 if it has an outline




STEP 4

Create a new document. Go to “File “, select “New”. Set the preset size to US Paper: Choose Letter size, Mode RGB color and click “OK” This will create a new layer.

Step 5

Select the move tool, drag the image to the other tab or left click the tab of the image, drag the image to the new document or project.

Final Output

Another way to copy 

Hold “ALT”key and using the “move tool” to drag the image to the new layer. Repeat it twice and now you get 2 images in one layer. You almost done.