Arborwood.com - Photo of the Week: Photo Submission Instructions

It's easy to submit a photo to be included in the Arborwood.com Photo of the Week section! Whether you have a great shot of Old Faithful, a nice sunset picture, or a photo that perfectly captures the charm of a Venetian canal, your photos are welcome here. Of course, we do have a few guidelines that are used when deciding which photos are accepted. These are intended only to make sure as many people as possible can enjoy the Photo of the Week.

If you would like to submit a photo now, please choose one of the following two methods of submitting a photograph to Arborwood.com. Of course, if you have any questions about either method, please feel free to ask for help from our staff. Click here to return to this week's Arborwood.com Photo of the Week.


	Mail your photo - Simply stick your favorite developed photo in a photo-mailing envelope (you can purchase these at any photo shop or post office) to our address given below, including a note with your own address. Sorry, but we are unable to return photos. Photo of the Week Arborwood.com 7455 France Avenue South #401 Edina, MN 55435 In addition to your home address, we would greatly appreciate the following information so that we can write a bit about the photo and its photographer: Your name and location. What the photo is of and where it was taken. What you were doing when you took the photo. (e.g. vacation, birdwatching, etc.) The type of camera, film, and any additional equipment used, if known.

	E-mail your photo - If you captured your photo using a digital camera or you have access to a scanner, you may wish to e-mail your photo to us. If so, please read on... First, if you used a digital camera, please make sure the photo is of good quality (i.e. "fine" quality was used). Then, just send the original file, if available, in any common format (preferably JPEG, BMP, or TIFF) to submit@arborwood.com, typing in the body of the e-mail the additional information mentioned above. Please try to send your photo to us with the highest resolution possible (preferably at least 800x600 pixels). We can always reduce the size once we receive it. You will receive an e-mail reply letting you know if the file is properly received. If you will be using a scanner to scan in a developed photo, please keep the following guidelines in mind: Refer to your scanner's instruction manual for help on how to use your scanner. While we are willing to help as much as possible, we simply do not know enough about all of the possible scanners out there to provide tech support. Please try to scan the photo as straight as possible. While we can fix a crooked picture to some degree, some quality is always lost in this procedure. Always send your photo to us with the highest resolution possible. We can always reduce the size of your photo once we receive it, but it's impossible to improve clarity from a small and low-resolution image. Your best bet is to send the file as it is originally scanned from your scanner software. Although any common image format can be used to save your file, we would prefer to receive your image in JPEG, BMP, or TIFF format. If using JPEG format, please refrain from using too high of a compression value, such that it could diminish the quality of the photo. Again, quality is most important. Please avoid sending very small files or highly compressed image files. An ideal resolution is at least 800x600 pixels in size. Once your image file meets the above criteria, please e-mail your photo as an attachment to submit@arborwood.com, typing in the body of the e-mail the additional information mentioned above.. Remember, while we can't guarantee that we'll be able to provide technical support for every issue, please send any questions about the image submission process to our staff.