\begin{figure} \vskip-6in % OPTIONAL VERTICAL SKIP \scalebox{.7}[.7]{\includegraphics*{fig1}} % ADJUST THE SCALING \hskip-1.5in % OPTIONAL HORIZONTAL SKIP \caption{Images of 105 simulated one-legged robots and 6 simulated bicycle riders.} % OPTIONAL CAPTION \end{figure}
\documentclass[12pt,twocolumn]{article}Also, here's another image example: Latex with an image - produces this pdf