[Tutorial] 4 super easy ways to enlarge photos in photoshop!

1. How to Enlarge an Image in Photoshop with the Marquee Tool 

To enlarge an image with the Marquee Tool, we need to perform the following steps; 

Step 1: First you need to go to Photoshop and open the photo you want to edit. Next, click on the Cut tool or select the shortcut key C to expand the Background.

Step 2: When you have finished expanding the Background for the photo, continue to select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M).

Step 3: Next, tick the image expansion area.

Step 4: Select Edit -> Fill or press the key combination Shift + F5.

Step 5: The Fill dialog box will appear on the computer screen. Set the parameters according to the following information:

- Content: Content Awareness

- Optional: Color Adaptation

- Blend: Normal Mode/100% Opacity

After setting up, press OK to perform the image expansion operation. 

Step 6: Wait a moment for the application to expand the photo. The recovery time will depend on the size of the photo. The larger the photo, the longer it will take and vice versa.

Step 7: When you have completed the zooming operation at the selected point, continue to perform the same steps as above for other areas that need to be zoomed in.

Step 8: Complete the remaining areas and you will have the complete image as shown below.

2. Enlarge images in Photoshop with Content-Aware 

In addition to the Marquee Tool, you can also enlarge photos with Photoshop using the Content-Aware tool. With this tool, enlarging photos is relatively easy with the following basic steps: 

Step 1: First, open the image you want to enlarge in Photoshop. Then create a Layer Copy by pressing Ctrl + J.

Step 2: Click the Cut tool or press the shortcut key C to expand the Background. Drag the mouse over the borders of the image so that they appear as 2-way arrows. 

Step 3: Then drag the mouse to pull the image out to the desired size. When you have the desired size, press Enter or the tick mark at the top of the screen to complete the photo crop.

Step 4: Go to Edit -> select Content - Aware Scale, move the mouse near the borders of the photo so that they show 2-way arrows, then drag the photo to match the previously cropped photo frame.

Once done, we will have the following complete images:

Done

Using the Image Size tool can also help you enlarge images effectively. With this tool, the steps are extremely simple as follows: 

Step 1: You need to unlock the layer by clicking on the background (lock icon). If the image still has the lock icon (clock), you just need to double-click the left mouse button to unlock it. 

Step 2: Press Ctrl + Alt + I to edit the photo or you can click on Image -> select Image size ctrl + Alt + I. 

With just 2 simple steps like that, we can complete editing the background size from small to large in a few seconds. Depending on your needs, you can expand the image to the size you want. 

3. Enlarge Image with Photoshop AI 

Adobe has just launched the latest version of Photoshop, Photoshop Generative Expand, which uses artificial intelligence to make photo editing simpler and easier than ever.

So with this new update, you can expand and add details to photos easily and quickly with incredibly realistic editing effects that will surprise you.

Specifically, how to use Generative Expand to expand images, please follow the instructions below:

Generative Expand is currently being tested in Photoshop Beta, so to use this tool you need to register an Adobe account. Next, install the Adobe Creative Cloud application, then log in with the created account.

Next, log in to Beta Apps, then click on the settings section to install Photoshop Beta. Wait a moment for it to complete and click Open. 

Open the photo to edit in Photoshop by clicking File -> select Open or press the shortcut Ctrl + O. In the example here we have a photo taken vertically. Now to expand horizontally we will click Crop or can use the shortcut C -> click Fill on the right -> select Generative Expand. Remember this feature is only available in Photoshop Beta, so it is not available on the official Photoshop table if you have not downloaded it as instructed above.

To continue, drag the corners to expand the photo horizontally -> click Generative without having to enter any text, Generative Expand can automatically understand your purpose of wanting to expand and add reasonable details inside the photo.

Our job is just to wait until the image expansion is complete.

You can easily see that Generative Expand gives great results. They help to expand and add photo details very reasonably to the photo you need to edit. 

If you are not a professional photographer or an editing expert, it will be difficult to recognize the added details. It can be seen that the use of artificial intelligence makes photo editing simpler and easier than ever. 

In some cases, if the result is not as expected, click the arrow to the right to choose a better result. You can click Generative again many times to be able to choose the best editing result for yourself.

By default, Generative Expand will understand that you want to expand and add details that match the original image. You can add different details to the image by entering text in English in the “Add a Prompt” box. For example, if you want to add trees, leaves, flowers or light, write so that Photoshop can follow the request and add the appropriate details.

Using Photoshop Generative Expand helps editors save maximum working time while still getting perfect photos.

So the sharing that Sadesign brings above has helped readers know how to expand photos in Photoshop most effectively with the most basic operations. Hopefully, you will choose for yourself the most suitable method to expand photos with the 4 ways we have introduced. Wish you success.