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Coordinator: XZU4225

School: 381250

Teacher: wwq9764

AP Portfolio

  1. Always save your photos in .tiff until you are ready to submit them!
  2. If you shot in high quality.jpg, before editing, save as a tiff and then edit.
  3. Save all layers, and save with successive version numbers.
  4. Always save the original.

Characters count for entering Concentration statements:

  • Students can enter up to 500 characters in responding to the first Concentration prompt, "What is the central idea of your Concentration?"
  • Students can enter up to 1350 characters for the second Concentration prompt, "How does the work in your Concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea?" Be sure that it corresponds to your ideas, but talk about how you grew as a photographer as a result of your study. Ideas: research, pushing you in ways you hadn’t challenged yourself before, learning new techniques, equipment, photographer shadows, etc.

Web Submission

Technical specifications:


Here are the three most important things to remember:

  • The images must be in JPEG format (file name extension .jpg).
  • Each image file must be 3 MB or smaller in size.
  • Image sizes, whether in pixels or inches, must meet the requirements listed here.

 Resolution:

  • For files that are uploaded to the Web application, using a resolution of 72 pixels-per-inch (ppi) because a higher resolution does not add clarity when viewing images on a computer screen.

 Save in jpeg format

 Open image then go to: image  mode  RGB color

 Image  image size  maximum: Maximum 10.83x7.36 in (or 7.36x10.83 depending on orientation)

•72 pixels per inch (ppi)

Guidelines for image sizes:

  • Landscape orientation- recommended 10.83 x 7.36 inches; recommended minimum measurements 6.67 x 6.67 inches.
  • Portrait orientation-recommended 7.36 x 10.83 inches; recommended minimum measurements are 6.67 x 6.67 inches.

QUALITY PHOTOS/DISPLAY PHOTOS-print two of each

Quality photos may come from your Breadth, but not from your Concentration.

Print to Costco. Photos should be at least 12x18 (small enough to fit into portfolios ordered), resolution for photos 300 ppi, color is CMYK. There should be FIVE images total for the Quality section.

How to print to Costco:

Printer Profiles:

Clackamas- multiple printers; request specific printer

Wilsonville-multiple printers; request specific printer

That being said…

TIFF for Printed AP images

•Approximately 12x18 (or 18x12 depending on orientation)

•300 pixels per inch (ppi)

•CMYK

RESZING IN PHOTOSHOP

PRINTING

 Make sure you have the high resolution original of each photo you are printing

 Print as a TIFF

 In Photoshop, open your image then go to: image  mode  CMYK color

 Crop if necessary

 Image  image size  enter 12x18 inches or 18x12 inches depending on orientation

 Make sure it is at least 300 dpi

If it is not at least 12x18, in Photoshop, go to : image  image size

In the box, check

  • Constrain
  • Resample image

Slowly add to the size by .5. Apply. Close the box. Repeat until it is the correct size.

ARTIST STATEMENT

For the Prompts

•What is the central idea of your concentration? (500 characters)

•How does the work in your Concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? (1350 characters)

•Use this to make sure your answers are within the given guidelines:

Other opportunities to submit work

Scholastic:

 Create student account

 Fill out and submit account information

ART DEADLINE IS 12/13/16

 Your submission summary

 Add work

 Check that information is correct

 Work type  Art  Photography  Title  Enter dimensions and materials

 Check appropriate boxes (if applicable)

 Save and continue to upload work

 Upload file(s)

 Check appropriate boxes

OCAC:

Selected photos prints for the Oregon College of the Arts and Crafts (OCAC) are due February 6.

Please read the specifications provided to you.