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Posted by Allen Pearson on January 11, 2008 at 4:22 AM
I am preparing for an Art Jury and it's the first I have done which requests either a CD of images or them sent by email. I used a Fuji 5.1 megapixel camera for the images I intend to use. Does anyone know what the proper pixels size would be for a jury like this? Should I send 600 X ?? or what? There are no limitations or specifications on the application. Suggestions?

Thank for your help and opinions. :wavey:
Posted by Guy Tal on January 11, 2008 at 8:41 AM
It varies from one place to the next. I would suggest contacting them for the guidelines and following them to the letter.

Guy
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on January 11, 2008 at 11:27 AM
When I've run into this situation--where specific submission guidelines are wanting--I've always contacted someone connected with the exhibition/contest to ask for guidance. I've received everything from very specific parameters to (I'm not kidding) "anything that will allow us to see the images decently."

I definitely second Guy's recommendation.
Posted by Gail Diane Yovanov on January 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
I do lots of juried events, and the exhibition/contest folks are generally very specific - but not always. As Guy said, check first. Lacking any real guidance, try this:

As a general rule for submitting a CD of images when no other guidelines are specified, I size them as close to 5"x7" as possible at 300. This allows for a nice image on most screens without being overwhelming.

Very few places want to receive email photos, but again, if no guidelines are specified, I would send them no larger than 600mp on the longest side at 72 and a file size (for each image) NO LARGER than 200 MB.

Sending the CD is the far better route. Good luck.

Cheers....Gail.