If you have a digital version of your photograph: To submit it to the PhotoForum member's gallery for consideration send it as an attachment to e-mail sent to the address indicated below making sure the image is .JPEG compressed to medium quality and that it is not too large. Guidelines: about 700 pixels in longer dimension and about 75-100K compressed size. If the image you send is larger than the guidelines, it may be reduced by gallery staff to meet this requirement. Send only ONE image at a time and do not send another one until the first one has been exhibited.

If you have the photograph already on the web: To submit your suggestion of an image that already exists on the Web for consideration for inclusion in this exhibit space dedicated to members of the PhotoForum mail list, simply send the information about the location of the image on the Web (the image should be within the file sizes specified above and below or it will be reduced to such size by gallery staff) to the e-mail address specified below.

Along with the photograph or the suggested URL in the body of your email you might send related information laid out like this template:

Author:
Title (if any):
URL of full size image:
URL of author site (if any):
e-mail of author:
Additional details about author and/or image:

Read below if you would like to have a SERIES of images made by an individual, a club or by a group of students considered.

Gallery management will review the suggestions received and will download the image selected for inclusion and temporarily store it at this site to make access faster. Again, try not to exceed 700 pixels in any one dimension ... except for images that need a "panoramic format". In any case, final image file size should not exceed 75K - 100K or so. Use JPEG, medium quality, compression. Staff will make a thumbnail and link it to the larger version and the author's name. The author's name will be linked to a temporary author's page which will contain a caption (if available) and directions for readers to connect to the author's web site and e-mail address.

Please send only one contribution at a time and do not send another one until the first image has been exhibited. We do not have the space to store multiple images by individual authors.

If pointing to a photograph on a website please do not send a message that says something like: "This is my site's URL and you can pick out any image that you think is suitable". Be decisive and choose ONE image. Gallery staff does not have the time to visit sites and pick images. Any submission like this, or from non list members, will be put at the bottom of the list of things to do. Sad but it is the only practical way to do this.

By sending your suggestion or an image for inclusion in this rotating gallery you allow PhotoForum's Gallery staff to download your image, adjust its size at its discretion if required and temporarily store it.

Send your contribution to andpph@rit.edu making sure that the word GALLERY appears in the Subject: line of your mail and, as stated above, in the body of the message include 1. the URL of the image as well as that of 2. your site plus include any details you feel will be useful to a viewer such as a title and info about your photographic experience, etc.

Note: this gallery's contents are "curated" and while an effort will be made to include every submission there is no assurance that every submission will be included. The decision of the curator will be final and the curator will not enter into discussions or explanations as to why a picture or series was accepted or denied exhibition. There is just not enough time available to enter into personal discussions about submissions.

Also, since this is a volunteer effort, if the workload should become too great it may take some time before a given photograph makes it to the list's Gallery or Web Page. Please be patient and understanding.

Series will be considered for inclusion in another gallery space known as Gallery 10 and also devoted to from 6 to about 12 images per author. Due to the potentially large file sizes associated with transmission, reception and storage of series, please make sure you positively make each image smaller than 75K (.jpeg compressed medium quality) in size.

There is also the possibility to mount an exhibition in Gallery 10 of up to 12 images by students currently engaged in photo/imaging educational programs worldwide. All we ask is that you make sure the individual images are less than 50K compressed size (jpeg, medium quality), or that they either exist on the web already or you send them to the address below as attachments or as prints or on floppy by post to the postal address given below.

To have your series considered for exhibition in these "group" spaces we ask that you organize your images in sequence, keep each one in the realm of 50K in compressed form (JPEG, medium quality) and make available a plain text file describing the work or your photographic philosophy.

For student exhibits please list the student names if you wish (if permitted) and provide a description of the assignment(s) reflected by their work and and their personal photographic achievements or activities. Also, additional information about the school, photography program or other relevant items is welcome.

Send your submission of a series to andpph@rit.edu making sure the word GALLERY is stated in the Subject: line of your mail and place in the body of the message the text file to accompany your images attaching the images to one or several e-mail messages or, if available online, send the URL of the location of the images from where the staff here can obtain them.

An alternative method for submitting series is to send a disk containing the images to Andrew Davidhazy, Imaging and Photo Technology, RIT, 70 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. Disks can not be returned. You could also send actual prints but make sure not to send valuable originals as we can not be responsible for expeditious or ultimate return.

The same guidelines apply to any submission of series as for single images.

If you have any questions or suggestions about this project send them to Andrew Davidhazy who will answer as soon as possible.