How do I post a photo to the gallery to receive submissions?
Make sure your photo is either in JPG or TIF format (or in RGB and not CMYK format). Your photo/graphics editing program will have these settings for you
Click on the “Submit Your Photo” button to follow the instructions to post your photos.
What can I post to the gallery?
Pretty well anything (with the exceptions listed in the next question, below). Your photos, or photos with the photographer's permission. Your artwork, or artwork with the artist's permission. Use your good taste and good judgment. Remember, your mother or even your grandmother might see your gallery submission online and wouldn't you want to make them feel proud?
What should I NOT post to the gallery?
(a) Copyrighted material. You must of taken the photo or have the photographer's permission. Or you must have created the artwork or have the artist's permission. If you don't do not post to the gallery!
(b) Porn. No Porn! Don't even think about it!
What format/resolution should the photo be in?
Good quality photos make all the difference. We have supplied you with three templates to choose from to get the size and resolution just right:
To use the template, open any of these templates in your favorite photo editing program. Simply erase or cover up the picture of the flower with your own photo. Save as a .TIF or .JPG in RGB image mode (not CMYK). For JPG files, use the lowest compression (or highest quality) setting possible. High compression will make a smaller file size, but will blur your photo and we won’t be able to use it.
In the end make sure your photos have at least 300 dpi and are at least 2.25” x 1.875” (or 45 x 375 pixels at 200 dpi). Your file size should be over 150K. See examples below.
How do I resize my photo?
This can easily be solved in Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, Macromedia Fireworks, or a similar photo editing problem without having to re-scan all your photos.
Let’s take the example that you have an 8 x 10 at 150 dpi. Open this file in Adobe Photoshop and then click on the menu.
Image … image size …
This will give you several options with “pixel dimensions”, “document size” and two boxes at the bottom: “constrain proportions” and “resample image”. The trick here is to make sure “resample image” is OFF (no check). That means if you change the settings of the document size, or of the resolution, then the document file size (shown at the top beside “pixel dimensions”) stays the same. The object of the game is to either keep the same, or reduce the file size. Do not make it bigger because that will ruin the image quality.
With the resample image clicked off, you will only be able to change either the document height and width or the resolution. Increasing the resolution decreases the height and width, and vice versa. For a Frank T. Ross label we need a MINIMUM of 300 dpi (roughly the same as pixels and a document size of 2.25” x 1.875”.)
How will I know if my photo is selected?
We will e-mail the contact address for each photo. Please make sure your contact e-mail address is up to date and correct.
If my photo gets chosen for a Hang Tag.. do you send me one?
Absolutely! We'll send one to the mailing address you provide on the Photo Release Form."
How long does it take for a photo to be chosen for the Hang Tags?
We pick winning projects for the Hang Tags 4 times a year – March 30th, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st. If your project did not get accepted in the 1st quarter of the year, it may still be chosen for the remaining periods.
I’m stuck, I can’t find my answer …
Here’s the e-mail address to answer all your questions about the gallery only:
info@franktross.com
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