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Photographs

Photographing pigeons is challenging!

  • Clean your bird -- especially the feet. Smooth the feathers into place. Allow the bird to calm down.
  • Try to avoid distracting background images.
  • Clean up the "floor" area -- pick up loose feathers and poop.
  • Take several shots of each bird, working to get sharp focus with good lighting on the bird.

Film based photography is still an easy way to get great photos for use in printing. Have your photos developed by any photo shop and send them to us by mail. Don't print them out on your printer at home -- they won't be sharp enough.

Digital Cameras:

When taking digital photos for a printing on paper format like our magazine:

1). Set your camera on its largest resolution. On my camera the setting is under "File" -- "Image Size" and then I have five options. Your camera will be different but the idea is to always shoot at the highest or largest setting.

(If you have only a small amount of memory, this will use it up pretty fast but it is critical in order to get photos that can be used in a print format. )

2). If you open pictures with your photo processing software (Photoshop, ImageEditor, etc.) leave the picture at its full size. If you are going to crop, don't get too close to the bird - we need a little extra space for design purposes.

Save it at the original size and original resolution.

DON'T use the "Save for Web" function.**
Don't alter the resolution.
Don't accept file "Compression" if your software offers it.
Don't print your digital photos at home on a laser or inkjet. You will lose even more clarity. They may look good to you but they won't when printed.

3) The resulting .JPG or .TIF image file will be a big file – and it needs to be – to get the sharpness we want in the print medium.

4). Put those files on a disk and mail them to us. Be sure to label your disk with your name. Include the file name with your ad copy so that we know which photo goes with which description or...

If you choose to attach them to an email -- send them ONE AT A TIME.

**Please note: We can NOT use photos taken from a website. These photos have been processed "for the web" they become much smaller files with much less definition (fewer pixels and a smaller overall file size). They just won't work for printing. In most cases, they can't be successfully enlarged.

If you have any questions about your photos -- and we know it can be confusing -- please email us and we will do our best to help you. Remember to send only ONE photo per email, please.

If you send photo taken by someone other than yourself, you are responsible for getting their approval to have the photo used in Purebred Pigeon.

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