Photograph and Illustration Guide

摘要

Photographs and illustrations contribute a great deal to the visual appeal of an article. When submitting them with your article, please keep the following in mind: 1. Subject matter-Action shots that show Soldiers who are training or performing their jobs are the best way to enhance an article. Static photographs of landscapes, structures, or distant machinery in action are less useful. Photographs of groups of people smiling at the camera or "grip and grin" shots add little to an article and are unlikely to be used. 2. Format-Photographs saved in JPEG (or JPG) format and sent as attachments to an e-mail are best. Photographs and other graphics should not be embedded in a Microsoft® Word document or PowerPoint presentation. Graphics files are large, and e-mail systems frequently have limits to the size of messages that can be sent. For example, our system cannot accept messages larger than 20 megabytes (MB). One solution is to send separate e-mails with just one or two attachments each. 3. Size and resolution-The ideal photograph or graphic for print reproduction is 5x7 inches at 300 dots per inch (dpi), but smaller sizes may be acceptable. If the photograph is a JPEG, it should be no smaller than 150 kilobytes (KB). A 5x7-inch, 300-dpi photograph saved as a TIF should be 1 MB to 3 MB in size. When taking photographs, use the highest resolution setting on your camera and save them at a resolution no lower than 200 dpi. Photographs appearing on the Internet usually have a resolution of only 72 dpi. They will look fine on a computer monitor, but do not reproduce well in print. However, photographs that are available for download as "high resolution" will probably meet the minimum requirements. Do not manipulate photographs by sharpening, resizing, retouching, or cropping the image. Using a graphics software program (such as Adobe® Photoshop) to increase the size and/or resolution of a small photograph will not increase the quality of the photograph so that it can be used in a printed publication. Do not compress photographs. We will do all postproduction work. We will not publish photographs that are pixilated or out of focus.