Question about enlarging digital photographs.

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17. For fun I just did an enlargement to 40 x 26 (3:2) at 360dpi

Using two different photo editors. I could see no degradation of the original image. I don't have Elements but you should be able to use it. Look and see if you have a Image Size selection in your menus. I used Bicubic Smooth and regular Bicubic.

When you load the image in Elements do your regular edit and save the image in uncompressed TIFF. You want to keep as much of the original information as you can so using an uncompressed image is the best way to go.

If all else fails send me the original image and I'll make a printable enlargement for you.

In lieu of that you could just print an 8x10 and wear magnifying glasses.