1. Re-sizing and naming images for club competitions

2. Step 1 – Select your image Where is the image? Where is the image? Folders and files Folders and files RAW vs JPEG RAW vs JPEG

3. Step 2 – Protect your original Duplicate the image Duplicate the image Why resize? Why resize? Print size vs projection size Print size vs projection size Use the copy for resizing Use the copy for resizing

4. Step 3 - Borders Stroke Stroke Colour Colour Thickness Thickness Wider borders Wider borders

6. 1,050 Pixels 1,400 Pixels 466 Pixels

7. Border added of 292 Pixels 1,050 – image height / 2 = 292 Border added of 292 Pixels 1,050 – image height / 2 = 292

13. Step 4 – Get ready for re-sizing Software Software Proprietary Proprietary Photoshop (CS or Elements), Lightroom, Paintshop Pro, etc. Photoshop (CS or Elements), Lightroom, Paintshop Pro, etc. Freeware Freeware FastStone, Irfanview, etc FastStone, Irfanview, etc

14. Resizing Using Fastone Photo Resizer 3.1 Free software available from http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htmhttp://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm Windows only

15. Step 5 – The science bit Image shape Image shape Landscape vs portrait & square(-ish) Landscape vs portrait & square(-ish)

16. Step 6a – Landscape format Open Image size info Open Image size info Set width to 1400 pixels Set width to 1400 pixels Check what the height has shrunk to Check what the height has shrunk to Must be 1050 pixels or less Must be 1050 pixels or less If more than 1050, If more than 1050, Change the height to 1050 Change the height to 1050 Width will automatically shrink to less than 1400 Width will automatically shrink to less than 1400 width:height >/= 4:3

17. Step 6b – Portrait format Open Image size info Open Image size info Set height to 1050 pixels Set height to 1050 pixels Check what the width has shrunk to Check what the width has shrunk to Must be less than 1400 Must be less than 1400 If more than 1400 If more than 1400 Change the width to 1400 Change the width to 1400 Height will automatically shrink to less than 1050 Height will automatically shrink to less than 1050 Ensure Resample image is ticked and select ‘Bicubic’ Ensure Resample image is ticked and select ‘Bicubic’ Check image and apply a little sharpening if you feel it is necessary Check image and apply a little sharpening if you feel it is necessary

22. Step 7 – Space, the final frontier Colour space Colour space Check this is Adobe RGB or sRGB Check this is Adobe RGB or sRGB

23. Step 8 – Naming your baby File File Save as … Save as … Select jpeg/jpg as file type Select jpeg/jpg as file type Your name_Title of your image Your name_Title of your image Save Save Select quality to give file size of approx 500kb Select quality to give file size of approx 500kb Close file Close file

25. Step 9 – Checking your work Find the image Find the image Using organisers Using organisers Bridge, PS Elements organiser, others Bridge, PS Elements organiser, others Windows Explorer Windows Explorer Editing software itself if necessary Editing software itself if necessary Check Check Name in correct format Name in correct format Eg James Kirk_New world.jpg Size Size Width not more than 1400 and Height not more than 1050 Width not more than 1400 and Height not more than 1050 File extension File extension Jpg (not jpeg or.jpg.jpg) Jpg (not jpeg or.jpg.jpg)

27. A little word on Portfolios Composite Composite 01_Title of portfolio_Your Name.jpg This is the composite image 4 images 4 images 02_Title of portfolio_Your Name.jpg 03_Title of portfolio_Your Name.jpg 04_Title of portfolio_Your Name.jpg 05_Title of portfolio_Your Name.jpg These are the four individual images placed in the order you wish them to appear on screen Each image must comply with sizing rules Each image must comply with sizing rules

28. Final step - Yippee! Email your precious image to the competition email address& fingers crossed for the competition Email your precious image to the competition email address& fingers crossed for the competition New address from Sept 2013 New address from Sept 2013wpc.competitions@gmail.com