Photo Requirements

 

The following tips will help to get the best quality photo in your printed obituary.

·         All files must be jpegs.

·         The best quality photo is a digital original, a jpeg file downloaded directly from a camera, smartphone, or online gallery.

·         Scans or digital originals must be at least 200 dpi resolution

·         Photo prints should be at least 3 x 4 inches on scan bed

 

The following methods will NOT produce a quality photo:

·         Scanning a photo that is laminated or in a frame.Using a smartphone or camera to take a photo of the photo.

·         Scanning a photo that was already printed on regular paper, such as from a yearbook, newspaper, journal, or a color copy of the hardcopy.

 

IMPORTANT: Photos that already have dark tones will be even darker after printing on gray newsprint.