Colour Space: In Photoshop, or other image editing program, ensure that the sRGB colour space (profile) is used. In Photoshop go to Edit>Colour Settings and set the colour space to sRGB. If using Elements, go to Edit>Colour Settings and select "Full Colour Management for Print" This ensures that you will embed the correct colour space into your file when you come to save it.

NB: The organisers will correct the colour space using automatic software if submitted incorrectly without recourse to the entrant

Resizing: Open your image, and go to image>resize. Ensure the "Constrain Proportions" box is ticked. For a horizontal (landscape) image change the pixel size of the width to 1024. For a vertical (portrait) image, change the pixel size of the height to 768 & click OK. There is no need to change the resolution or any other setting. Your image will now look much smaller on the screen, use the zoom tool (or go to View>Fit on Screen) to bring it back so you can see it.

NB: If you submit an image which does not fill the screen the projection software used will automatically project it using a black background.

However if you wish to fill the unused areas yourself, select a colour that you would like to use for the background by clicking on the background colour in the tool palette, or you can use the eyedropper tool to sample a colour from the image itself. Now go to Image>Canvas size, change the measurements to pixels and type in 1024 for the width and 768 for the height. Click OK. To save the image, click File>Save as. Enter the file name as specified in section 6, e.g. "1Self Portrait". In the File Format box underneath, ensure that you select the Jpeg option. If this is not available (greyed out) you may have to change the Mode of your image to RGB & 8 Bit colour, also you need to ensure the image is flattened. Click Save and the Jpeg option dialogue box appears, use the maximum value available for the best possible quality, set the Format Options to "Baseline Standard". Finally ensure that the box labelled "Colour" is ticked and that it says "ICC Profile sRGB IEC6 1966-2.1". Following these instructions will mean your image is projected at the largest possible size on the screen with the background colour of your choice and with the correct colour profile.

Please do NOT send full size files from your digital camera, and do not send Tiff Files, PSD files layered files or any other file type!

If you need any further help, you can e-mail sps@shropshire-photographic.org.uk
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