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daydreamer155

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Hi to all DV aspirants,
I am old to this forum(posting first time) and have alot of questions regarding DV lottery photo requirements.So guys I need help from your side regarding fulfilling digital photo specifications.Following are the Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image)

A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted online with the E-DV entry form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner. The image file must adhere to the compositional and technical specifications listed below. Entrants may test their photos for suitability through the photo validation link on the e-DV website before submitting their entries. The photo validation provides additional technical advice on photo composition, along with examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos.
Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
 Head Position
o The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
o The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
o The head height or facial region size (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image's height.
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So my question is
1) Is that matter to get EXACTLY the same eye-height between 56%-69%? (beside other specifications like size-600 x 600,<240 kb)

Actually I am getting 54%(measured from bottom of the image to the centre of eyes)

Answers from previous winners and other experienced applicants are eagerly awaited.Guys pls help me as I have to apply for lottery soon.Running out of time......:confused:

Thanks

Dreamchaser
 
I don't know if it really matter but the 1st two times I participated I submitted crappy photos. Last year I really took more attention, I resized my photo to be exactly 600x600 with the correct proportions. I used http://pixlr.com/editor/. I was selected this year. I would say yes try to stay within the the proportions they want.
 
daydreamer155 said:
Hi to all DV aspirants,
I am old to this forum(posting first time) and have alot of questions regarding DV lottery photo requirements.So guys I need help from your side regarding fulfilling digital photo specifications.Following are the Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image)

A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted online with the E-DV entry form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner. The image file must adhere to the compositional and technical specifications listed below. Entrants may test their photos for suitability through the photo validation link on the e-DV website before submitting their entries. The photo validation provides additional technical advice on photo composition, along with examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos.
Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
 Head Position
o The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
o The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
o The head height or facial region size (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image's height.
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So my question is
1) Is that matter to get EXACTLY the same eye-height between 56%-69%? (beside other specifications like size-600 x 600,<240 kb)

Actually I am getting 54%(measured from bottom of the image to the centre of eyes)

Answers from previous winners and other experienced applicants are eagerly awaited.Guys pls help me as I have to apply for lottery soon.Running out of time......:confused:

Thanks

Dreamchaser
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Guys pls reply me ....How did you resize/checked your digital photo for DV lottery before submitting it????

Thanks
 
We didn't pay much attention to the exact proportions of the photo but to the others specifications(600x600pix and -240kb),still my husband was selected this year.Honestly don't think that those 2% will ruin your chances of winning.We only checked our photos at the entry form home page,on photo validator link before submitting them.
Regards
 
kazore said:
I don't know if it really matter but the 1st two times I participated I submitted crappy photos. Last year I really took more attention, I resized my photo to be exactly 600x600 with the correct proportions. I used http://pixlr.com/editor/. I was selected this year. I would say yes try to stay within the the proportions they want.
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Thanks Kazore for your reply....:)
 
Rachel1812 said:
We didn't pay much attention to the exact proportions of the photo but to the others specifications(600x600pix and -240kb),still my husband was selected this year.Honestly don't think that those 2% will ruin your chances of winning.We only checked our photos at the entry form home page,on photo validator link before submitting them.
Regards
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Thanks Rachel for sharing your experience...:).I used Adobe photoshop to Crop/resize images and believe me its a great tool.
 
mdawoodm said:
The Department of State’s free photo tool, as suggested by a forum-mate earlier, is simply wonderful. You don't have to do anything. Simply load the picture, it will also guide you where to crop it, and after cropping it, simply save it. That's it.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/pptphotoreq_5333.html

Hi mdawoodm,
You are absolutely right.That tools is marvellous as it does cropping and resizes itself after loading the photo.What I did was I cropped the photo on photoshop(blank part above the head) little bit and than again use 'free photo tool'.Because by trimming photo before uploading on that tool I could adjust photo between those two ovals very well(as its a kind of zoom on that tool).
There is no doubt the tool is amazing. :)
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