Photo Too Big for email: I recently took a series of photos to submit to a potential client as a portfolio sample for an up coming gig. When I tried to email them to the prospective...

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Jul 2, 2017 16:19:54 #

pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico

I recently took a series of photos to submit to a potential client as a portfolio sample for an up coming gig. When I tried to email them to the prospective client, my server kicked back the email stating, "DID NOT DELIVER." As I inquired I found the my images had too many megapixels. The only way I was able to submit the photos was to email them one at a time. Needless to say, I doubt if I'll get the contract. My question is this. To avoid this situation from happening again, Is there any way I can shrink down the images and what can I do to keep this from happening again?

Jul 2, 2017 16:35:17 #

Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Resize them in one of many programs.

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=Resizing&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SNCA_enUS533US533&q=resizing+photos&gs_l=hp..1.0l5.0.0.0.15896...........0.kU0h8Oc_MGI&gws_rd=ssl

Jul 2, 2017 16:57:44 #

lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)

Try using Zip program.

Jul 2, 2017 17:11:32 #

asjohnston3 Loc: Irving, TX

Zip does not compress graphic files very much. As long as the recipient is going to be viewing on-line, reducing the size is good. Uploading to one of the 'cloud' based photo services might be an option. (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, ect. lots of others) Most have a "free" option. I use 'Google Drive' (free) and upload hundreds of megabytes of photos in a folder and 'Share' the folder with a link.

Jul 2, 2017 17:20:48 #

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

Use Google drive.

Jul 2, 2017 17:29:47 #

Clemens Loc: Maryland

You can put the photo together as a slide show and send it as a pdf.
Another option is to use a third party like www.wetransfer.com
You can send up to 2gb for free for each mail. You can go higher but than you need to be a member. I have used them for years and works great for large files. There are other companies with similar services but this one works for me.

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Jul 2, 2017 17:31:50 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

ricardo7 wrote:

Use Google drive.

Good suggestion. Simply open a (free) Google Drive account, upload your photos, and there's an option to allow you to email the link to that folder to your client, who can then easily download any number of hi res photos - couldn't be easier.

Jul 2, 2017 17:46:36 #

asjohnston3 Loc: Irving, TX

TriX wrote:

Jul 2, 2017 17:50:54 #

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

TriX wrote:

Thanks for clarifying my comment. I think that will help a lot of people.

Jul 2, 2017 18:05:08 #

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I wouldn't think sample photos would need to be sent at full resolution - just large enough to view on a screen. Most any photo application will allow you to downsize photos. if they do want full resolution, I haven't tried Google Drive, but I do use Dropbox, which I assume does the same thing, and is also free.

Jul 2, 2017 21:21:18 #

EX-TELCO Loc: Belen,New Mexico

Or you might try this: https://bulkresizephotos.com/

Jul 2, 2017 21:32:00 #

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

pdsilen wrote:

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Not too many megapixels, but too many megabytes.

Better to usea cloud service like Google Drive or Dropbox. You can upload full resolution images and share them with your clients. Google Drive gives you 15 gb for free, Dropbox offers 2gb, and you can invite others to use it and get an extra 500mb each time someone signs up in response to your invitation.

This is much better than resizing them or diminishing the quality to make them go in an email.

Jul 2, 2017 21:47:45 #