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I would add that whatever specs you provide your vendor about your immediate
needs, always obtain and RETAIN the original file in its native format, because
as certain as death and taxes is the likelihood that someday you will need that
image again, and in some other form than the one you just specified. I wish I
had a buck for every time I discovered that some previous writer or illustrator
had created the very graphic I needed, but ended up having to spend hours
recreating it from scratch because it had only been archived in a form that was
unusable for my current project. Having to redraw a vector graphic because
someone only saved it in raster format is an annoying timewaster; having to hire
another photographer and restage a photo shoot could potentially be a
budget-busting showstopper.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>
>I agree with Richard. If you want an image of a certain size or resolution,
> you need to talk to the photographer about your specific needs. 8x10 at 300
> dpi, or 75 pixels by 150 pixels at 96 dpi will tell him/her exactly what you
> are looking for and he/she can then configure his output for those
> specifications. It is after all what we are talking about...the product the
> photographer delivers. The photographer can use whatever means he/she
> desires (dpi/ppi) to provide that product.
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