Tips for a Successful Photo Submittal

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Current color photo in .jpg format.
Photo is at least 300 x 375 pixels with a file size no larger than 80KB.
Face & shoulders must be clearly visible and facing forward.
Photo must have a uniform light-colored background - passport photos are best!
Photo must have proper lighting with no shadows or glares.
Eyes are visible and open with no sunglasses, hats or other items that obscure the face.
Student must be the only person in the picture with no other objects in the photo (ex. hands, doors, or trees).

Here are some examples:

1. To achieve a neutral color smooth background you can use:

poster board
wall

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2. To achieve clear image quality avoid images that are:

Dark or shadowed
Distorted

To check photo size use a photo editor: image size is up 2 MB or 2048 KB (generally you can right click on a photo, then view size under Properties).

Note: Photographs are best taken with a real flash camera. Cell phone cameras tend to pixelate and soften photographs which might cause your photo to be denied.

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3. Avoid photos with other visible people or objects.

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