Wallet Photo Print Size

Choose the wallet photo print size your lab sells

Walgreens lists a 2×3 inch wallet photo. At Mpix, the regular wallet is 2.5×3.5 inches with rounded corners. The Mpix mini wallet is 1.75×2.5 inches with square corners. A product called wallet can therefore change size, crop, finish, and the number of photos per set. Look for the size per photo in the ordering options.

For an album sleeve or a small frame, measure the pocket or opening before you choose. A 2.5×3.5 needs an extra half inch along each dimension compared with a 2×3. If you are replacing an older portrait, measure the old print directly and compare the corners as well.

• Walgreens 2×3 wallet prints
• Mpix wallet sizes, sheet counts, and corner styles

Crop a portrait for 2×3 or 2.5×3.5

A 2×3 wallet has the same portrait shape as a 4×6, so you can reuse that composition if it leaves room for trim. A 2.5×3.5 wallet is a 5:7 shape, like a 5×7. Keep a separate crop for each shape when you are printing both versions from the same original.

A portrait phone photo with a 3:4 ratio loses about 11.1% of its area when filled to 2×3. The same file loses about 4.8% on 2.5×3.5. In these examples a centered crop trims the sides. Check where the face lands and shift the crop before saving if a shoulder or hand is near the edge.

Keep faces and lettering inside the corner trim

When a lab offers rounded corners, treat the four corners as areas that may be cut away. Keep the year, a school name, and important parts of a face closer to the center. Check both the straight edges and the corner marks in the product preview. A thin printed border can look uneven if the lab trims part of it.

The exact corner curve and edge allowance depend on the product. If the lab offers a print template, use the safe area it specifies. For a larger order, start with a small set and check the finished card in the sleeve or holder where it will go.

Compare school and studio portrait sets

When ordering senior portraits or school pictures, check whether the listing describes the individual print or the sheet that holds a set. Mpix lists four regular wallets per set and eight mini wallets. Other portrait packages can use different sizes and counts. A preview of the whole sheet can make it hard to judge the size of a face on one print.

Use the size of one finished wallet for the pixel check. At 300 PPI, 2×3 needs 600 × 900 usable pixels and 2.5×3.5 needs 750 × 1,050. Keep the full camera file for a larger portrait later. A crop already reduced to wallet dimensions will have fewer pixels available for an enlargement.