I am organising a Macmillan tea Party to raise money for this charity, which works with those suffering from cancer http://www.macmillan.org.uk/home.aspx?utm_campaign=brand+%7C+brand+terms&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_content=macmillan
I recruited my daughter to feature in a photo to go in the local press, I have a photo I am reasonably happy with, she is smiling, not baring her teeth, or looking as if she is asleep.
At this point I realise that, apart from having an interesting picture I have no idea what will reproduce well in print.
What I am looking for is advice on whether I should further process this photo. I could crop it, but I guess they will do that.
If I don't crop off the little bit of carpet showing are they less likely to use it?
I tried using a vinaigrette, and quite liked that effect.
How much should I post process this photo?
How could I improve this picture without making it a weaker picture from a 'printing in a local paper' point of view?
@daffodill Honestly, I wouldn't do any post processing. Not even a crop - if this is going to be for print, theyll want it to be the highest size/resolution it can be. They might have to tweak it on their end, in terms of cropping, and you want them to have as much photo to work with as possible, if that makes sense.
I'm no expert but ask the newspaper, I would not process any picture going in the paper just take the best picture you can, I would suggest there is a lot happening on this version. Buy a paper and see examples, but I'd suggest keep it simple, direct and relevant.
Have to agree with the other reactions. Never try to process photos for newspapers too much. Small tweaks are okay, but the newspaper will usually need to make some adjustments as well to make the photo work well with the printing process, and when you have made many unrecoverable adjustments, you leave very little room for them to make the photo work on the printing presses.
I found this out by stepping into the office of my local newspaper and just asking. They were quite willing to sit down for a talk on what would work best, and since that talk my photos have indeed appeared quite a few times. The fact that they knew me now also helped.
An unedited .jpg is pretty much always best. They're the easiest to work with.
Plus, sometimes photo editors/graphic artists take offense if a photo has been edited before they get it. Even though most people are just trying to be helpful, they sometimes think you believe they're not competent. These types will leave your photo out on purpose, if it is their call.
(I'm a newspaper editor.) That said, I'd be delighted if someone submitted a photo as nice as yours to my paper - good job!
@raymond@b_rock Thanks for your advice. Our picture was printed on P4 of the local rag, which I was very pleased with, especially as the outer pages were all advertising! :)
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I found this out by stepping into the office of my local newspaper and just asking. They were quite willing to sit down for a talk on what would work best, and since that talk my photos have indeed appeared quite a few times. The fact that they knew me now also helped.
Plus, sometimes photo editors/graphic artists take offense if a photo has been edited before they get it. Even though most people are just trying to be helpful, they sometimes think you believe they're not competent. These types will leave your photo out on purpose, if it is their call.
(I'm a newspaper editor.) That said, I'd be delighted if someone submitted a photo as nice as yours to my paper - good job!