Tips for a Successful Photo Submittal

• 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

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• 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 and under Properties to view size.)
• 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.

3. Avoid photos with other visible people or objects.

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