Guidelines for Submission of Photographs
to the IPMS/ USA Walkaround Gallery

Images must be in electronic format (no printed photos). Images must be in either JPEG or GIF format, and may be no larger than 600 pixels wide. Blurred, poorly lit, or low quality images will not be displayed. Images should be saved to a CD and snail mailed to the Mike Lindsey.

General Information regarding images to be submitted:
Size:Shoot the images to any size and resolution that you wish. For use on the web site images will be reduced to 640x480. It is not necessary that you "size" the images before they are submitted. Resizing is just one step in the steps taken to produce a gallery.

Composition: Fill the viewfinder with a single model. This is particularly true of figures, armor, and ships. Do the best you can to get more "subject" and less space around the subject.
Background: Be aware of what is in the background of your image. Try to avoid catching anything in the background that blends with or distracts from the subject.
Flash: When in doubt use a flash. More often than not images are underexposed rather than overexposed. Be aware that display cases will reflect light back at the camera, so if you needto shoot through a display case avoid doing so through a surface at 90 degrees to the camera.
White Balance: Be sure to set your white balance, otherwise the images will be blue, green, and mostly unusable.


Criteria:
There is no cap on the number of images that can be included in a gallery. We suggest more than 100 images and less than 300 images. You are encouraged to include an explanation of events captured in the images. Final selections for inclusion on the Walkaround Gallery pages will be made solely at the discretion of the Associate Webmaster. Submissions will be accepted from current IPMS/USA Members in Good Standing only.

Info:
Submit your images via snail mail to the Walkaround Gallery Associate Webmaster. Submissions can be stored and shipped on CD, Zip disk (100 MB only), Jump Drive and 3.5 floppy. The storage media will not be returned without a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Unfortunately the Web Master cannot accept images via e-mail.

Please include the following information with your submission:

* Name(s) of the photographer(s) spelled exactly as you wish them displayed on the Gallery pages.
* Location where the subject is located, even if temporarily.
* Date when the images were taken.
*Other information you provide can be included in the Gallery as space allows. This information can be included as an MS Word file and stored on the image storage device.
*Name and IPMS # of person submitting the image collection.