JPEG ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS
The online entry process is very easy, simply filling out a short registration form and then uploading your images as JPEG
files. If you have already registered, login so that you may go to
your Artist Account page. That is where you upload your image files. You may enter as many
images as you like.
JPEG Size: We suggest making your JPEGs at least 1500 pixels wide (for horizontal shots, or 1500 high
for verticals). Save your files at Quality 10 (or just
choose the highest quality option). Please keep the file size no bigger than 5 megs per
image (when the file is closed). We suggest using the Adobe RGB color space profile.
FAQ about resolution: You can set the PPI resolution to be any number value. The PPI resolution is a "relative"
number, pertaining to printed reproduction. For example, a 1500 pixel image when set to print at 300 PPI will be
exactly 5", or if set to print at 100 PPI will be exactly 15". But the file size (in terms of MB) will be the
same for both, due to the fact that the only thing that was changed by the user was it's printing instructions.
Since we are not printing, we are just projecting the actual file with a digital projector, the issue of PPI
does not matter to us. The only issues that matter to us are the number of pixels (at least 1500) and saving
your JPEG files at a quality level of at least 10.
Also about your JPEGs: Please do not put a border or any
kind of graphic outline around your images.
IMPORTANT: Concerning your JPEG images which you submit for this
Show, please do not watermark them nor put your name on them nor put a
copyright notice on them. That would distract from the image quality when
Carol McCusker is viewing your pictures. And it's unnecessary
- this is a very private and closed judging process here, and your images
are 100% secure. We promise you that.
FAQ about copyright: As we state in the Prospectus, the
copyright of your images belongs to you. Showing your work in this
exhibit (or any exhibit) does not change this fact.
Submission Options: It is preferred that you upload your JPEG files to us via your Artist Account page on this
website. But if you would rather email us your files, go ahead and send them to:
entries@artofphotographyshow.com. Or, you can mail us a CD with your files.
Here is our mailing address:
- Art of Photography Show
- 3830 Valley Centre Drive
- Suite 705
- San Diego, CA 92130 USA
Timetable: Carol McCusker will view all of the images in early March, being projected with an ultra high-resolution digital projector in a very well organized manner. Once she has made her selections for the Show, the artists will all be notified on March 16, 2008. Each artist whose art was selected will arrange to print and frame those selected pieces. The "ready to hang" framed prints must be delivered to San Diego by April 11, 2008. So, this provides 4 weeks to prepare and deliver the selected art.
Presentation: Artists whose work is selected for exhibition in the Show will receive an email
with many specific suggestions, ideas and
requirements about "presentation", about the printing and framing of the
selected images. Basically, prints will need to be framed or have some other form of
presentation device and arrive here "ready to hang" in the gallery. Presentation
is important in our view, so we'll be encouraging everyone to frame and prepare their
selected prints very nicely. Size is up to you, but we would suggest about 2 to 4 feet
wide (60 to 120 cm) for the outer dimension of the frame. The price for each framed print is entirely up
to each artist to decide.
If you have any questions, please contact Steven Churchill:
- Email: steven@artofphotographyshow.com
- Phone: 858-793-0900