Most magazines now accept digital images. The interrogate is will they accept mine!
I won't sass that interrogate I'll leave that to you to sass once you have accomplished reading this article.
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It's only just recently that magazines have decided to accept digital images this is due to the image ability of early digital camera were not man sufficient for the job i.e. Did not furnish images with sufficient resolution and level of information to reproduce well in magazines. Most photograph Editors on magazines prefer whether slides or prints as this is in general at present habit but is currently changing due to more pro photographers using digital cameras. A good think your images may not be proper is if you supply your images already printed, it's Ok to do this for your Granny, house or friends it's a no no when submitting to a publication. Why, have a close look at your printed image the photograph is made up of tiny dots and lines. When scanned by the repro division they have to blur your image to try to get rid of these dots and lines otherwise your image has a moiré corollary so you end up with an image that looks bad. Your best option is to supply your images to the magazine on Cd-Roms again don't use cheap ones they go wrong! You can get approx. 31 images onto a Cd of 700mbs if each image is 22mbs in size.
Increase the resolution.
Digital photography and getting your pictures into print is supplying an image to the accurate pixel size and resolution in a format that can be unquestionably opened by an additional one computers operating systems. What does that mean, well not everyone uses Microsoft Windows many publishers use Apple Macs some even use Linux if your image can't be viewed It Will Not Be Used!
Many magazines now included brief information on submitting digital photographs in the content section. Have a look at http://www.photographymonthly.com/reqs_details.cfm. To see how to submit images to Photography Monthly. If in doubt, ask. Did you observation they want your image resolution at 300dpi, your camera only takes a photograph at 72dpi, how do I know what size my image needs to be at 300dpi. Help is at hand here's a link to a microscopic tool, which will help with image sizes, pixels, colour depth and file size.
http://www.searchhuts.co.uk/portal/version/cpi.asp it free. Its called industrial Printing Information, there does not seem to be anything thing like this software in any place else on the internet! Using this software to see what size your image can go to and then you can resize your image accordingly in your general photo editing software.
Size matters!
The pictures pixel dimensions can be read with the above tool so dimensions of say 3200x2400pixels we would be seeing for a file size of about 21mbs this would be Ok for a full page. The above schedule can help you decide what size your image will be Ok up to.
Why Jpg?
Another question magazine photograph editors come up against is images supplied in a unusual format. To save problems later all the time save images in Jpg format. Jpg format is optimised for compressing full-colour or grey-scale photographic-type digital images. The think for using this format is that any computer system can open Jpg images. Remember, not everyone uses Microsoft's Windows, many magazine publishers' use Apple Macs and some population are using Linux systems. Regardless of the system used all will read Jpeg files.
Submitting work.
When submitting work remember to consist of your name & address with a brief synopsis of what is on the Cd together with a high ability printout of your images and the file names of the images, this can be unquestionably done in PhotoShop by going to File > Automate > sense sheet. Find the portfolio your images are in pick your paper size and whole of images on each sheet of paper. Please remember man has to look at these images so small images get a thumbs down as does too many. Don't forget to stick a Do Not Bend label on the envelope as Cds don't like being bent.
New words we have learnt
Moiré corollary - A moiré pattern is the combination of two or more patterns viewed at the same time.
Dpi stands for dots per inch and is used with resolution
Jpg or Jpeg - Joint Photographic Experts Group is the name of the committee that designed the photographic image-compression standard.
Do's and Don'ts of submitting your Digital Pictures
Do's
Do Make sure your images are to the accurate pixel size and resolution.
Do Make sure you send a sense sheet of the images on the Cd together with file names.
Do save in Jpg format.
Do clearly name image files on Cd-Rom.
Do use high ability ink and photo paper for sense sheets.
Do turn off time/date stamp, as it's difficult to remove and takes time.
Do enclose return postage if you need your bits back
Do e-mail if you are unsure of what is required or how files should be submitted
Don't
Don't e-mail huge unsolicited images
Don't over edge images
Don't send hundreds of images - be selective, send only pictures to do with that publication (*see below).
Don't send pictures of distinct branch matter unless requested
Don't use cheap blank Cd-Rom's, paper or ink.
Don't send costly warehouse media i.e. The card from your camera
Don't use long file names remember, not everyone uses Microsoft's Windows.
Don't use 3rd party software on your Cd's to try to display your images when viewed.
*If the magazine is say an aircraft magazine don't send irrelevant images of an say landscapes, animals etc... Stick to the magazine subject.
How to Submit Digital Pictures for Magazine Publication
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