2009 NJFBOA Calendar

[Tru2Chevy]

Well folks, it's that time of year again! Time to get the ball rolling on our 2009 NJFBOA Club Calendar.

Once again we will be using pictures from all of you to fill the pages of the calendar.

Here is the information you need to consider when submitting your photos:

Please make your images as close to 3375 x 2589 pixels or larger. This results in an image about 11" x 8.5" @ 300 dpi and will produce the best results when printed. Images up to 20% smaller will work but may not reproduce as sharp. Basically, you need to use a 7+ megapixel digital camera to attain the required image size, although a 6 megapixel should work as well. Also, when taking photos, please remember that these pictures will be cropped to 8.5" x 11", so leave a lot of room on the edges of the image, because a lot will be taken off. Photos that are cropped too closely will not be eligible. Keep an eye around your car for trash that's not supposed to be in it, we will be able to Photoshop some things out, but want to edit the pictures as little as possible.

Please use this standard when submitting pictures for consideration in the calendar.

There is no set limit on the amount of pictures that you are allowed to submit, but please keep it to a reasonable amount.

Please don't hesitate to send in a few pictures if you don't think that you car is worthy of being a feature car. We try to use as many different member's pics as possible to fill in empty space in the calendar, so go ahead and send in those pics.

All submissions should be emailed to the following address: Pics@njfboa.org

All submissions are due no later than September 20, 2008

Looking forward to seeing everyone's entries!

[79CamaroDiva]

here are some samples of what we mean about being cropped too closely. These pictures would have been great for the calendar, except that they were cropped too closely. the transparent bars on the sides represent what would be cropped off the original image to make it fit in an 8.5x11







the 3rd image is not as tight as the first two, but is too close for printing because of the margin for error on cutters. make sure that the majority of your image is the car, but please leave room on the sides.

[Knipps]

couldn't you trim from the top/bottom to keep the ratio?

[79CamaroDiva]

no. i would have to ADD to the top or bottom to keep the ratio. 8.5 x 11 is more narrow than the 3:2 aspect of most cameras.

Its like going from wide screen tv to full screen.. if that is an easier comparison.

EDIT, and if you meant on the calendar itself, that adds production cost, as well as additional work for me to redesign the calendar templates. Then each of the days on the calendar would be smaller because they got squished up. Its just easier to say leave extra room

[edpontiac91]

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Well folks, it's that time of year again! Time to get the ball rolling on our 2009 NJFBOA Club Calendar.

Once again we will be using pictures from all of you to fill the pages of the calendar.

Here is the information you need to consider when submitting your photos:



There is no set limit on the amount of pictures that you are allowed to submit, but please keep it to a reasonable amount.

Please don't hesitate to send in a few pictures if you don't think that you car is worthy of being a feature car. We try to use as many different member's pics as possible to fill in empty space in the calendar, so go ahead and send in those pics.

All submissions should be emailed to the following address: Pics@njfboa.org

All submissions are due no later than September 20, 2008, which is 5 weeks from today.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's entries!

Finally figured out how to send them out!

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

Diva, car 3 in your examples is hawt! hehe!

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by 1_Hot_SOM_WS6

Diva, car 3 in your examples is hawt! hehe!

Well see if you can get some new pics of that hawt car and get them emailed to us then

- Justin

[enRo]

Just a suggestion, shouldnt the calendar be based on the car of the months this past year? Makes sense, doesnt it?

[79CamaroDiva]

makes sense, but we didn't make any image requirements for COTM, the pictures aren't necessarily the best print quality images, just what looks good on screen.

[Tru2Chevy]

We would love Car of the Month winners to submit pictures of the proper size for the Calendar....so far none have.

- Justin

[ar0ck]

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

We would love Car of the Month winners to submit pictures of the proper size for the Calendar....so far none have.

- Justin

If you want I can upload all my customers pictures to an FTP like year. I'm going to make a post later in the evening for calendar pictures too.

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by ar0ck

If you want I can upload all my customers pictures to an FTP like year. I'm going to make a post later in the evening for calendar pictures too.

It's up to them if they want to submit the pics, but if they are interested I can get pics directly from you without a problem.

- Justin

[Blackbirdws6]

Justin - I've asked Alex to submit a few of my favorite pics of my car for the calendar. He has all of the raw files so let me know what else you need from me. Thanks Alex!

[IROCZman15]

can i submit photos too?? or no 3rd gens allowed ???

[NastyEllEssWon]

i have no idea what any of the above technical jargon means...i dont know what a dpi is or how to tell how many pixels its made of....soooo yeah...this is what i got

1998 BGM z28 (1 of 323)

[enRo]

Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

makes sense, but we didn't make any image requirements for COTM, the pictures aren't necessarily the best print quality images, just what looks good on screen.

tru tru

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

i have no idea what any of the above technical jargon means...i dont know what a dpi is or how to tell how many pixels its made of....soooo yeah...this is what i got

All you need to know is the dimensions. Both of the pics you posted are 800 x 600, and we need pics as close to 3375 x 2589 as possible (or larger). To see what size your pics are, right click on them and select Properties from the drop-down box.

Also, please don't use this thread to submit pics - email them to the address listed in the first post.

Thanks.

- Justin

[IROCZman15]

i just emailed a few photos in, let me know if they work....

[DaSkinnyGuy]

Originally Posted by 87IROCmadman

can i submit photos too?? or no 3rd gens allowed ???

a 3rd gen is an f-body its aloud. All f-bodies are aloud.

[Tru2Chevy]

So far we've only got submissions from 5 people.....only a few weeks left to get pictures in!

- Justin

[ar0ck]

For the people who are unsure their submissions meet the clubs requirements!

Go here:
http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthr...234#post482234

[sweetbmxrider]

does this meet the crop requirement and can it be edited to look good enough for the calender? its your call i'll email it but i don't wanna send crap. oh and the original file is in canon raw and large jpg so no worries there but lemme know if you want it!!

[79CamaroDiva]

tahts a little close on the edges, but if need be the sky or the ground are easy enough to clone to make it fit in the crop

[Tru2Chevy]

You can send in edited pics, but please send unedited / uncropped originals of them too.

That particular pic is a little tight on the sides, but go ahead and send it in, and we'll see if it will work.

We'd rather get too many pics that don't work than not enough pics that do....

- Justin

[IROCZman15]

i know i submited a few phtos, are those able to be used????? if not i can take some more photos tomorrow.. let me know, cuz i will actually have the car out tomorrow.....