PhotoDune: What is the Required Image Quality?

Images need to be aesthetic, well composed and offer utility to our customers.

To avoid image rejection please ensure your submissions also meet the following criteria:

  • Feature sharp focus on the subject. Background blur and bokeh is acceptable and often desirable, but the subject should be sharp.
  • Well lit, free from harsh shadows, with contrast inside the digital sensor or film’s dynamic range.
  • Properly exposed.
  • Should not contain excessive noise.
  • Should not contain moiré patterns.
  • Should not contain any chromatic aberrations or “fringing”.
  • Smooth color gradients.
  • Maximum quality settings – no excessive compression artefacts.

Images which are highly digitally edited or use alternate processes (eg. cross-processing, lomography, HDR images) may be suitable for PhotoDune, provided they retain image quality at large sizes and are commercially useful.

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