How to resize hi-res photos for FB?

[Lauren]

I'm a photographer who is struggling with FB's timeline image compression. Before, I didn't need to resize my images because I never lost any sharpness. Once I started using timeline, these photos were compressed horribly.

I did my research and found in several places that I should be resizing to a width of 960. Even when I do that in photoshop (image -> image size) it still looks terrible, even worse than the compression at he original resolution.

It's looks like an image that has been screencapped several times - it's all pixelated.

Is there a full-proof method of how to do this in photoshop? I'm suffering here... I need to update my page.

Thank you.
Have been doing all that Steve P recommended. Image still uploads looking like crap . . .
I do not wish to crop my images, that would be detracting from the original framing which is an artistic choice.

Not having these images on facebook is not an option. Clients need to be able to use these images.
And I've been selecting the HQ option as well - does nothing.
Wow, that is rather rude of you. Facebook is not the only website I use to host my photos. However it's pretty common sense that clients would like to be able to use these photos for their facebooks. You are no longer helping. I didn't ask about any other websites. Kindly fuck off unless you can actually contribute to my original question which does not include the use of other websites.

[Steve P]

Computer monitors need a resolution no higher than 72. You are downsizing your photo dimensions, but if you are not also changing the resolution to 72, FB will still mess with the photo. When in the resize dialog in Photoshop, check the RESAMPLE box. Then set the pixel dimensions and also enter a resolution of 72. Set resample method to BICUBIC SHARPER. Then click ok. Finally, when you save the resized photo as a new file, set JPEG compression to 5. It will be plenty. When you do all that, there should be no reason for FB to make any changes to the photo and it should look fine.

steve

ADD: Humm... well, all I can say is that is just one of the reasons I have no photos of merit on Facebook. There is a reason FB is often referred to on this forum as FaceCrap. Bottom line, it is only Facebook, not an art gallery. It should not be used to display any serious photography or as some kind of quality website. Put your important photos on a REAL website and keep FaceCrap for just what it is, ... a repository of typically bad snapshots.

ADD: There are plenty of far better photo / client sharing options than FB. Use Zenfolio or Smugmug to name only two. If your "clients" HAVE to use FB, then that tells me a lot about the "quality" of your clients. FB is not a site for a professional / serious photographer / client interface. If FB is your only interface with your photography, you have instantly put yourself into the cesspool of clueless amateurs posting snapshots with cell phones. Hardly professional, and thus, FB is not set up for a pro level interface and photo hosting.

ONE LAST TIME: LOL... ok. lets just agree to disagree on the merit of FB as any means of photo hosting. The main point I am trying to get across is that FB is first and foremost a "social network", not a high level photo hosting site. You seem to be expecting more from it than it is there to provide. If you are actually doing the sizing as has been suggested, then there is just not any other "magic" you can do. Many, many people complain about what FB does to the photos. If you are going to insist on using it, ... well, you have no reason to expect anything other than what you are getting. My last word on the matter... good luck to you anyway.

[screwdriver]

Don't use Image>Image Size in PS there are much better methods such as using the Crop Tool, tutorial here

http://www.westfield-photo.org/resizing.html

This is for our clubs projector which has a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels, but you can alter that in the Crop Tool dialogue box, just remember to put 'px' after the horizontal and vertical sizes, otherwise PS will use the unit preference which could well be Inches or cm.

All monitors and TV use 72PPI so be sure to set that in the resolution box too.

Chris