Image Sizing

Objective

Create small, medium and large images sizes from a full-sized source image.

Prerequisites

• Image editor installed

• Openly licensed source images to work on. You can use Lorem Picsum or other directory of images.

• Empty folder structure to store your images

  /images/
    ├─ source/
      ├─ image-1.jpg
      ├─ image-2.png
      └─ image-3.jpg
    ├─ full
    ├─ lg
    ├─ md
    └─ sm
  

Instructions

Using the your source images you will create:

1. Find a few "source" images and save them in your source directory.
2. Using an image editor of your choice, make any corrections to the image (colour correction, remove imperfections, etc) and save the full sized image to your full directory.
3. Large image size:
   1. Using an image editor of your choice, create a large version of your file. You can decided what "large" is but it's usually wider than 1500px.
   2. Save this file in the large/lg directory.
4. Medium image size:
   1. Create a medium version of your file, usually between 750px and 1000px.
   2. Save this file in the medium/md directory.
5. Small image size:
   1. Create a small version of your file, usually around 500px.
   2. Save this file in the small/sm directory.