resizing image before crop to save image quality?

[dylan]

I have been trying to figure out why i lose pixels/quality from my shots once i crop down in lightroom. It is quite noticeable from my original shots, however have recently come across information that sais to export/resize first to an image such as 1080 x 1080 for instagram, then import it back in and do any neccessary cropping, which does minimal damage/loss of quality.

Does anyone use this process, and have you noticed the difference?

 

[tspear]

That makes no sense to me. The original image has all the available information.
When you resize the image you are actually reducing the available information; which would make the situation worse (I would think).
Unless there is some other factor in play, such as raster image versus pixel.

 

[LouieSherwin]

Hi dylan,

I would concur with Tim in that the suggested steps would almost certainly make the image quality worse.

Perhaps you could post an example of an image and a description of your workflow to help understand what your seeing and how you get there.

-louie

 

[DGStinner]

Ever since Instagram allowed portrait and landscape formats, I export out full resolution images from Lightroom to Dropbox and then on my phone send the photo from Dropbox to Instagram.