Submitting for part of an article or advert? Please use the [Submit Article Form].
We need your name and email for contact and accreditation purposes and the photo description to help us understand the context of your submission.
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Submit yours photos. Plus a guide to high quality images, and how to avoid the common pitfalls of image submission.
Submission Form
Submitting for part of an article or advert? Please use the [Submit Article Form].
We need your name and email for contact and accreditation purposes and the photo description to help us understand the context of your submission.
This page, is just for village photography submissions for us to use on the website, or in the Gander magazine. We cannot promise to use all submissions, but we welcome all, as this gives us the best library to work from.
Suitability
As a "rule", only the highest quality images should make it to the large print format for either the cover of the magazine or the Calendar. Portrait format is essential for the Front Cover, while the Calendar requires landscape suitability.
MAGAZINE COVER
Allowing for logo
and cover features.
For the website's seasonal home page, standards remain just as high for our website gallery, if not higher. These images must scale from BOTH full 16:9 4K desktop monitors down to long portrait formats for mobile viewers.
We are building a community library of all images relevant to Goxhill. While not every shot needs to be "hero standard" for the archive, we ask that you avoid the biggest issues with quality.
The master image guide
Photos in Documents: Including photos in a Word or PDF file is helpful to show me where they belong in your story. However, these programs "crunch" images to save space. The Request: Always send the original "Master" image file separately for any large features or the Front Cover.
Avoid "Fixing" Images: Please don't try to edit or sharpen the photo yourself. Avoid "AI Enhancers" or sharpening apps, as these often add digital noise, which can make the photo unusable in print. Just send the raw, largest original file you have available, straight from your camera.
Resolution (DPI): Digital photos are grids of colored squares called pixels. Most 'screen' images are 72dpi, but for print, we need more "dots" per inch. The larger your original file scale, the more dots I have to work with, the more likely it makes it to print.
The "Golden Rule": Bigger is always better. To make your photos look professional - especially for the website or full-width color features - I need the version with the most data. If there are enough pixels in the original, I have everything I need to make it look great.
The Scale (Pixels): An image 600 pixels wide is like a tiny postage stamp; stretching it makes it look "blocky." An image 2000 to 4000+ pixels wide gives me a massive canvas to optimize for high-quality printing.
File Size Check: Not sure if your photo is high-quality? Check the file size on your device. Anything under 200KB is usually too small, while files between 2MB–10MB are perfect for covers.
*Anything under 200KB is far too small for print.
Don't send via WhatsApp or Messenger for big features; Use Email.
Platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp are the enemies of quality. Every time you "Share" a photo, the app "crunches" the file to save space. It's like making a photocopy of a photocopy.
Please do not send us screenshots. Your phone creates a low-quality "picture of a picture." It looks fine on a phone, but it's a blurry mess when printed.
Scanning Service
Got an old print, slide or a film negative you'd love to see in the magazine? If you don't have a decent scanner, don't worry about trying to photograph it with your phone - glare and shadows are tricky to fix!
The Gander now has access to professional scanning equipment with the ability to scan a multitude of film formats. If you have something special, just get in touch and we can digitize it properly for you to ensure every detail is preserved.
Contact itadmin through the contact form to tell us what you have.
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