: Least Destructive Way to Reduce an Image in Photoshop I do a lot of macro photography and shoot RAW files. I'll edit the RAW files how i see fit, then duplicate them to a template I use

@Phylliss782

I wouldn't resize the originals at all.

Work at full resolution, as your current method, but then just do the resize at the point you Save for Web. [I would still use the legacy Web save for this, not the new version, as it preserves your exif data]

Set to PNG-24, no transparency unless it actually exists in your original image.
Check Convert to sRGB
Size to 996 x 600
Bicubic Sharper
[This is essentially the same as SitiSchu said, but in a single step]
Hit Save...



You will lose detail - that's inevitable as you are stepping down to potentially 16% of your original size, but you don't have to undo the sizing of your original, or forget & overwrite it with the smaller version.

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@Caterina889

I would convert the layer to a Smart Object and then resize. By using a smart object, you tell Photoshop to reference the original pixel data upon output. That means the original size/ppi of the image prior to the reduction.

Any quality loss as a result of saving as a PNG would then be due to PNG settings specifically and not the reduction directly.

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@Courtney577

In Photoshop go to Image>Image Size(Alt+Ctrl+I).

Type in the Pixel size you want and Choose Bicubic Sharper(reduction) under the Resample Option(Make sure the check is ticked).

Press OK.



After that goto File>Save as and choose PNG(*.PNG;*.PNS) under the Save as type: Option(There is no need to use the Save for Web Option. IN CC2017 its marked as Legacy)



Also keep in mind that your RAW Image might have a resolution of 4000px+ and 996x600 is very small(Too small for Modern Screens to be honest.). Maybe use a resolution like 1280x720.

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