Preparing Digital Images for the Projected Image Competitions

Submission of Work

Images can be submitted on CD, DVD, usb pen or by email to digital@alnwickcameraclub.org.uk

The CD/DVD/USB must contain only images for the specified competition.

The competition entry slip should be included with the CD/DVD/USB pen

Email entries. Please identify clearly your name, the filenames and titles of the images in the email and attach the images to the email

CD and DVDs will not normally be returned.

For the image to be projected correctly it must be saved on the CD with...

the correct file size and format
the correct file name
a title and author

File Size and Format

Resizing images in Photoshop

Open the image and go to
IMAGE > RESIZE > IMAGE SIZE

Format

All images must be prepared in JPEG format with a maximum pixel dimensions of 1920 (width) x 1200 (height). *Constrain Proportions box must be ticked

Landscape. Set the width to a maximum of 1920 and the height will change itself
Portrait. Set the height to a maximum of 1200 and the width will change itself
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE RESOLUTION, ANY NUMBER WILL DO

Saving the Image

Go to FILE MENU and click on SAVE AS

Save the image with a suitable file name (see next section below) and check that the Format is JPEG.

Click SAVE and the following box appears

Click on OK

File Name

No spaces between the characters

Use BLOCK CAPITALS and use the naming convention as shown in the example below:
ACCRS50P1-S1

The filename contains the following elements and has been chosen for the reasons shown.

ACC = Alnwick Camera Club
RJS50* = members initials/membership number
(*This Competition Entry Number is on the camera club website and is also available from Peter Sutcliffe)
P1 = Panel 1
S1 = Slide 1

For example, if I was submitting three images for an open or set subject competition they would have filenames ACCRS50P1-S1, ACCRS50P1-S2 and ACCRS50P1-S3. The images would be projected randomly with the other competition entries. If there is a very large entry, your third image (ACCRS50P1-S3) may be dropped from the competition.

If I was submitting three images for a set of three competition, they would have filenames ACCRS50P1-S1, ACCRS50P1-S2 and ACCRS50P1-S3. This is the same numbering system but the panels would be projected randomly and the images would be projected in the order ACCRS50P1-S1, ACCRS50P1-S2 and ACCRS50P1-S3

A full list of identifiers is available in the members' area of thie website

Title and Author

This can be done in using your Windows Browser

Open the image

With the cursor over the image click the right mouse button and a menu will appear

Click the left mouse button on Properties and the following menu will appear

Click on Details and the following will appear.

Enter a Title and the Author then click on OK