: Using lower res (72 dpi) image for basis of booklet cover I know it is normally not practical to use a 72 dpi photo for a print publication. Still, there is a photo that we really want

@Bryan765

I have faced similar situations before and I suggest the following steps (without trying to emphasize on how good a 300DPI image look):


Use the image inside a photo frame/ canvas hanging on a wall, such that you only occupy about 35% of the bookletcover with it.
Preferably use a Photoshop watercolour effect on the image to give your photo frame/ canvas a realistic look while camouflaging the (possibly) pixelated image
Use a large wall (dark color or white) to hang the painting (in the 8.5x11 image)
Finally, for an intense feel, have a small boy / old lady stand and look at that painting (no face, back towards the reader), though the choice of person would depend on the photograph being used

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@Si6392903

Users already comented you: The 72 ppi does not tell anithing. The thing that defines your photo is the real pixel size.

For a cover 8.5x11 idealy you need a file:

8.5x300 = 2550px
11x300 = 3300px (plus something for bleed)

You can have a decent print:

8.5x212 = 1802px
11x212 = 2332px (Plus something else for bleed)*

If your image is low resolution you can try to transform it for example into a digital paint.



*Why 212ppi? this is why: otake.com.mx/Foros/Why212ppi.png

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