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Image Resolution:

Typically Used For	Pixels	Size Publ Quality	Size Décor Quality	File Size jpg	File Size tif
				(approx)
5 Megapixel:
Websites, Business Cards, Small Ad/Brochure, Decor Prints	1350x1800	4.5"x6"x300ppi	8"x10"x150ppi	1.9mb	7mb

8 Megapixel:
Websites, Business Cards, Small Ad/Brochure, Decor Prints	1350x1800	4.5"x6"x300ppi	8"x10"x150ppi	1.9mb	7mb
Large Ad/Brochure, Decor Prints	2400x3200	8"x10"x300ppi	16"x20"x150ppi	5mb	22mb

14 Megapixel:
Websites, Business Cards, Small Ad/Brochure, Decor Prints	1350x1800	4.5"x6"x300ppi	8"x10"x150ppi	1.9mb	7mb
Large Ad/Brochure, Decor Prints	2400x3200	8"x10"x300ppi	16"x20"x150ppi	5mb	22mb
Poster-sized Decor Prints	3300x4400	11"x14"x300ppi	22"x30"x150ppi	10mb	42mb

Color Specifications: 24-bit RGB

Format: Standard delivery format is uncompressed JPG (Photoshop). You also have the option of receiving the files in TIF format with LZW compression, include a note when ordering.

Equipment:

Cameras: Olympus C50z (5 megapixels), Olympus E-300 dSLR (8 megapixels), Canon G10 (14 megapixels)
Lenses - Olympus Zuiko 14-45mm zoom, 50mm macro (E300).
Housings: Olympus PT015 (for C50z), Olympus PTE01 (for E-300), Canon WP-DC28 (for G10)
Strobe Light: Inon D2000wn

Model Releases: We do not do posed model photography, and as a result, we do not provide model releases. Most of our photos that include people are ourselves, friends and family, and we occasionally photograph someone we meet on a trip. We are primarily nature and wildlife photographers specializing in the natural beauty of coastal areas, islands, beaches, coral reefs and the creatures that inhabit them, We try to also include some shots of interesting street scenes and architecture as well. Any photos including people or privately owned property are used at your own risk (it is strongly advised that you do not associate these types of images with controversial subject matter).

Digital Enhancements: Particles in the water can cause spots on underwater photos. Digital edits include cleaning up of any distracting spots which might be present. Some minor adjustments to contrast, brightness and color balance are also done as needed. We never digitally sharpen any of the images.

We are very concerned about honesty and integrity, and know that people are sometimes skeptical of the digital process because they think the images may have been altered. We limit edits to clean-up, much like photo-retouchers used to do with airbrushes to remove blemishes from models faces. Although it is very rare, we occasionally remove a power line, brown leaf etc. that distracts from the composition, but we never add objects. We never combine images or elements from images to make new ones. We never make edits that significantly alter the content of an image. For the most part, enhancements are limited to those one would make in a standard photo lab.

Photographers: The majority of the photographs on the web site were taken by Pauline Walsh Jacobson. Her husband, Kent Jacobson gets credit not only for his own underwater photos, but for the many times he has acted as the "spotter" on dives, finding subjects for Pauline to shoot.