• Be creative - think outside the box -
place your subject off center.
Jodi Smith
• Create some negative space in the photograph to
show depth and movement. This will also make
your subject stand out more in the photo. Much like
Jodi Smith did in this image of her furry friend.
• Use natural light to create a dramatic effect.
John Britt used the light coming in from the
window for his photo inside Auslin Chapel.
• Turn your flash on for those daytime
shots - it will lessen shadows.
Resolution Really Matters
Image resolution is basically the level of detail in an
image. Images are composed of a series of pixels (little
boxes of color.) The greater the number of pixels often
called PPI (pixels per inch), the greater the detail and
the better the print quality. Images used in the magazine,
especially the cover, has to be 300 PPI. Web images are
commonly created in 72 or 96 PPI, which are considered
to be low resolutions. They’re perfect for the web because
they feature smaller file sizes that can load quickly
online, but they do not translate well to print. PPI is
interchangeable with DPI (Dots per Inch): the difference
is PPI is for photography while DPI is for printing. There
are several ways to determine an image resolution.
• Use Adobe Acrobat
1. Open your file in Acrobat
2. Set the view to 300%
3. If you can see the individual squares, it’s low
resolution. If it appears crisp at 300 percent,
then your photograph is print-ready.
• Use Windows
1. Open Windows Explorer and browse to
the folder that contains your image
2. Right-click on the image file and select “Properties”
3. Click on the details tab - your image
resolution will display in the details tab.
• Use Mac
1. Browse to the folder that contains your image
2. Right-click on the image file and click “Get Info”
3. Click on the “More Info” tab - your
image resolution will display here.
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