DIGITAL SUBMISSION SPECS
FOR MONTHLY CRITIQUE

 

MONTHLY CRITIQUE INFO

• Two categories at each meeting - THEMED AND OPEN
• A total of 4 images may be submitted with no more than one in the themed category
• Non-competitive environment with a constructive critique from a professional wildlife and nature photographer
• Format can be either digital files or 35mm slides
• Email files a week before if possible to uwpcimages@comcast.net. If you bring them to the meeting we may not have time to load them for that month's critique.

MONTHLY THEMES FOR 2010

• FEBRUARY - Snow and Ice
• MARCH - Animals in Winter
• APRIL - Silhouettes
• MAY - Patterns in Nature
• JUNE - Birds in Flight
• JULY - Pseudo Animals - inanimate things that look like animals
• AUGUST -
• SEPTEMBER -
• OCTOBER -
• NOVEMBER -
• DECEMBER -

DIGITAL SUBMISSION SPECS

• Submit only jpeg images
• Email files a week before if possible to uwpcimages@comcast.net. If you bring them to the meeting we may not have time to load them for that month's critique
• Send themed category images in an email titled 'themed images'
• Send open category images in an email titles 'critique images'
• Maximum of 4 images total and no more than one themed image
• Limit the size to less than 500kB per image
• Name them with your name and a brief title with no spaces
  (e.g. bobdean_treeinsnow.jpg)

TIPS ON SIZING IMAGES IN PHOTOSHOP

• Go to Image > Image size and put in a maximum Document Size of 12 inches
• Set Resolution to 300 pixels / inch
• When you are finished editing your image, select "Save As" and make sure jpeg is selected from the pull down menu
• Select Quality 5 or 6 when JPEG Options window appears