Unfortunately, most photo printing services don’t tell you about this when you upload your photos. Nearly all photo printers cut off an additional 3mm (approximately 0.12″) from around the outside of your image. Pro Tip: How to avoid faces being cut off from the edges of your photos See our article on 4:3 vs 16:9 for more clarification on this. The aspect ratio of a 4×6 photo is 3:2, whereas the ratio of a photo taken with your smartphone is likely to be 4:3.
What is the Aspect Ratio of a 4×6 Photo?Ī photo’s shape is technically known as an aspect ratio or ratio. What size is 4×6 in Pixels?Īt 125 pixels per inch, a 4×6 photo is 500 x 750 pixels.Īt 300 pixels per inch, a 4×6 photo is 1200 x 1800 pixels. This means that when you use an iPhone or Android camera, your photo has to be cut off (‘cropped’) to make it fit on a 4×6 print – handy to know if you’re putting the photo in a standard size picture frame. The common exception is when you take photos with a smartphone which is a different shape to a 4×6 photo. This is a standard photo print size since it mirrors the aspect ratio of the viewfinder of most digital cameras. 4×6 prints are approximately 4 inches by 6 inches, or 4″ x 5 ⅞” (10 x 15cm / 101.6 x 152.4 mm).
