8x10 Print Size in Pixels at 300 DPI (And How to Export It)

The exact pixel numbers for 8×10

Portrait 8×10: 2400 pixels wide × 3000 pixels tall. Landscape 10×8: 3000 × 2400. Square 8×8 is 2400×2400 and is a different SKU — do not pad an 8×10 into a square with white bars unless the listing says matted.

At 150 DPI (some fabrics) the same 8×10 is 1200×1500. Do not mix those templates. Paper prints for Etsy should stay at 300 unless the partner’s file guide says 150.

Need ISO paper instead? A4 at 300 DPI is 2480×3508, which is not 8×10. Do not stretch one into the other.

Why Photoshop shows 72 DPI on a correct 8×10

Many cameras and phone exports default to a 72 DPI tag. Open a 2400×3000 JPEG and some apps will report it as 33.3 × 41.7 inches at 72 DPI — even though it's the exact same pixel count as a properly tagged 8×10 at 300 DPI. A shop that only reads the header, not the pixels, can still bounce a perfectly good file.

The fix: in Image Size, uncheck resample (since the pixels are already 2400×3000) and set 300 pixels/inch, or re-export from a tool that writes 300 DPI directly into JPEG JFIF, PNG pHYs, or WebP. 72 DPI vs 300 DPI walks through the header-versus-pixels trap in more depth.

Crop to 4:5 before you resize

A 4000×3000 camera file is 4:3. An 8×10 print is 4:5. Something has to give — the long side on landscape shots, the short side on portrait phone photos — and a center crop is exactly why hair, feet, and signatures go missing.

Instead, pin the subject first — an eye, a product label, a horizon — then let the 4:5 rectangle grow around that point until it hits the photo's edges. Scale that rectangle to 2400×3000. That's the focal-point method, and it's worth learning once, not re-deriving per listing.

How to export an 8×10 from Reopic

Open Studio, drop the photo, click the focal point, and add a custom ratio of 8 × 10 in (or 10 × 8 for landscape). Hit Export Artwork and the file comes out already tagged at 300 DPI. The free plan allows three custom ratios a day on one image, so you can add 11×14 and 16×20 in the same session while you're at it. Pro ($33 lifetime) removes the daily cap and zips folders per artwork.

Worked example: 4000×3000 camera file to 8×10

A typical phone still is 4000×3000 (4:3). An 8×10 is 4:5. If the photo is landscape, you keep the full 3000-pixel height and crop width to 2400 to make a 4:5 box, then scale to 2400×3000. If the photo is already portrait 3000×4000, you crop height from 4000 to 3750 (3000 × 5/4) and scale that 3000×3750 crop down to 2400×3000.

Where you place the crop matters more than the arithmetic. If the subject sits on the left third, a centered 2400-pixel window will cut them. Pin the subject first, then let the 4:5 window grow. If the pin is so close to an edge that 4:5 cannot fit, that photo cannot honestly fill 8×10 — sell 5×7 or a matte presentation instead of stretching.

After export, open file properties. You want 2400×3000 pixels and 300 pixels per inch. If you see 72, the pixels may still be correct, but some Etsy partners will bounce the header. Re-export from a tool that writes 300 DPI, or set it without resampling when the pixel count is already right.

Mistakes that make 8×10 listings look amateur

Uploading a 4:3 JPEG with white bars so it “fits” 8×10 — buyers paid for a full print, not a matted look you never actually photographed. Crop properly, or offer a matted SKU explicitly if that's the intent.

Reusing an 8×10 file for a 16×20 variation. Same ratio, half the pixels — which means 150 DPI on the bigger paper. Either export a true 4800×6000 from a larger original, or skip offering 16×20 for that photo.

Forgetting landscape entirely. A wide lake scene listed only as 8×10 portrait will crop the shores off. Add 10×8 as a second custom ratio from the same pin so the listing matches how the photo was actually shot.

FAQ: 8x10 print size pixels 300 DPI