Photo Instructions
How
do I send the photographs?
How
should I position my baby?
Will
our photographs be returned to us?
How
many photographs should I send?
Do you accept pictures from professional photographers?
What
photos work best / photo tips?
Can
I use a digital photograph?
Can
I e-mail you my photo?
Where
do I mail the photographs?
How
do I send the photographs?
You may send the photographs one of two ways - by mail
or by e-mail.
By Mail - Mail to
P.O. Box 147, Flanders, NJ 07836. Make
sure you write on the envelope "Photographs do not bend".
Do not send in negatives or slides.
By E-Mail - If 35 mm, please
scan in at the highest resolution possible - 600 dpi should do the trick. If digital, please save in the
highest resolution possible. E-mail as a separate .jpg
or .tif file attachment to
email@miraclemunchkins.com AFTER placing your order and receiving your
order #.
Do not paste into your e-mail but attach to it. You won't be asked to
upload your photo, you just email it. Photos should be at least 100k in
size. Please send unedited. We'll do that here. Do not use a file
sharing program such as Kodak Easy Share to email as they reduce the file size
too much to get a good print. Use your regular email
program and attach a .jpg image
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How
should I position my baby?
For the whimsical photo announcements
and party invitations, your
baby should be sitting up and photographed from head to toe. For driver's
license announcements, photos sitting up work best as well. You can place
your child in a bouncy seat or propped up against the couch with a blanket as
the background. For keepsake babies announcements, many positions work -
lying down, sitting up etc. For sibling photo announcements, try and have
the sibling hold the baby or the siblings side by side.
Just scroll down below for
some photo tips
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Will
our photographs be returned to us?
Yes, all mailed photos will be returned in their original condition.
Photos are returned separately from the order.
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How
many photographs should I send?
We recommend you send several of your favorite photographs
and we will use the one best suited to the design you have chosen. If mailing
in, please
indicate on the back of your photograph your child’s full name.
If you have a favorite, please indicate this on the back of the
photograph and we usually can accommodate your request. If emailing your
photo, just write in the email which photo is your favorite.
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Do you accept pictures from professional photographers?
Yes, you must include written permission from the
photographer allowing us to reproduce the image. Most photographers will grant
you permission if they do not offer you a product similar to ours. This written
permission is called a copyright release. This a requirement of Federal
and State law and will be required by anybody who is asked to reproduce a
professional photograph.
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What
photos work best / photo tips?
The best pictures are taken in sunlight or in natural
light rooms. Bright and sharp focus photos work best.
For whimsical announcements, take a picture of your baby in front of a
contrasting background. For example,
if your baby is wearing pink, use a darker background. This allows
us to be able to capture your baby's image accurately. Please do not send Polaroids or negatives.
We can fix red-eye
The trick is to get close but not
too close. You'll want to make sure that all of the baby's head is
included and the top is not missing. It's not as noticeable in a photo but very
noticeable in a birth announcement.
Try different angles. Sleeping baby
photos can be very precious.
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Can
I use a digital photograph?
We do accept digital
photographs. Please make sure you have used the highest
resolution possible and try to send in several images. Digital photos may print grainy if the resolution is
not high enough. Please don't crop. Photos should be at least 100 k
in size.
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Can
I e-mail you my photo?
Absolutely! Please make sure you have used the highest
resolution possible to scan in the photo (a minimum of 600 dpi and at least 100
K in size). Please e-mail to info@miraclemunchkins.com
Try to send several images and indicate your child's name
and which photo is your favorite. Save in either .jpg or .tif
format. The photo must be attached as a separate file and not
inserted or pasted in the e-mail. Photos that are pasted in the e-mail
often have poor quality because they are compressed during the email process. When they are saved as a separate file, they maintain their
quality.
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Where do I mail the photograph?
Mail to P.O. Box 147, Flanders, NJ 07836. Make
sure you write on the envelope "Photographs do not bend". Photo
Mailers work the best.
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