As a Campus Man, upload these three Digital Photographs

Shoot three digital photos: a full-length photo, a half-length photo and a waist-up photo.

First, we highly encourage you to create your photos outdoors, within 1.5 hours after sunrise or 2 hours before sunset.

Photo Requirements

You must appear in your photo. No other person can appear in your photo. Do not use a photo in which others appeared and cut the other people out of the photo.

Photos must be full color in Jpeg or Tiff format. Do not create Bitmaps.

Photos must be vertical format.

Your photos must be in vertical format.

Above is a vertical format photo.

Above is a NOT vertical format. Do NOT shoot your photo this way.

Photos Should Be Evenly Lit, No Strong Shadows!

Your body and face should be evenly lit in your photo. This is also called "soft lighting." No dramatic lighting, or strong shadows on your face. People must be able to see your eyes in your photo.

Above photo is evenly Lighted.

The above photo has too many shadows. Do NOT shoot your photo this way.

Shoot Your Photos Outdoors

We highly encourage you to shoot outdoors within 1.5 hours after sunrise or 2 hours before sunset.

Do not take your photo with the sun directly overhead. (The sun is usually overhead from 11 AM until 2:30PM) When the sun is overhead, it creates shadows in your eye sockets and makes the model's eyes squint. When shooting your photo outdoors, scheduling your shoot within 1.5 hours after sunrise or 2 hours before sunset is always best!

No Need For Exciting Backgrounds

Do not concern yourself with the background seen behind you. Choose a simple, non-cluttered background. A large open space with grass, such as a running track or football field is always good even though it seems plain. Girls do not care about the background. They want to see YOU.

Do not shoot your photo in front of a commercial establishment, store, or any building that has a logo on it.

If You Shoot Indoors

We highly encourage you to shoot outdoors during the times specified. (Most indoor rooms offer less light than outdoor spots. You face a higher risk of producing a dark and out of focus photo when you shoot your photo indoors.)

If you must shoot your photos indoors, follow these lighting instructions:

The more light, the better: Turn on every light in the room. Replace light bulbs with 100 watt bulbs. Choose a time of day when the most sunlight comes in a room. Open the curtains.

The Right Spot: "The sun" or a light should be shining on the front of your body, not on your back. Do not stand in front of a window or any other bright light source that leaves your face silhouetted and dark.

Review your photo (before you upload it). Assure your face and body are not too dark in the electronic image.

Avoid Blurry Photos

Do not send photos that are out of focus.

If you are shooting indoors and do not have a tripod available, we highly encourage you to not hold your camera in your hands. Borrow  a step ladder. (You can use any steady surface, such as a counter, shelf, dresser or large pile of books at least 4 feet high.) Set your camera on a step of the ladder and aim the camera at you. Then press the camera's button. Holding a camera in a person's hands indoors often produces blurry photos.

Double-check your image (enlarged as large as possible). If your eyes are very blurry in the photograph, they are bad.

3 Required Photos

You must supply a minimum of three different poses: one full length pose (see below), one half-length pose (see below) and a third waist-up pose (see below). The photographs cannot be identical.

Full Length Photo

The full length photo should show your body from head to toe. If you do not have a tripod available like shown in the above diagram, see "Stable Surface" above.

Half length photo

Your half length photo should show your body from your thighs to top of your head. If you do not have a tripod available like in this diagram, see "Stable Surface" above.

Waist-Up photo

Your waist-up photo should show nothing below your hips, including any waistbands or other fabric from clothing.

What to Wear in Your Photo

You choose what you wear. You decide how you pose and what to wear in your photo.

No stains in underwear.

No large logos on clothing (Logos on waistband of underwear are acceptable.)

Try wearing different items, then show at least 6 friends who will give you honest opinions of which photo looks best.

If you are skinny and do not wish to show your bare chest, contact our staff for alternative pose ideas.

No Enhancements

Do not edit your photos. Photo must not have added logos, border, designs, special effects, your name or other text embedded in the photo.

No photographer names or website address should appear in your photos.