SUBMITTING A DIGITAL PHOTO

Note that your submission must be in JPEG format and must meet the composition requirements described here.


To submit a digital photo online:

1. Go to: https://ocweb.smith.edu
   
   
2. If you're not already logged into your Smith account, follow the prompts to enter your Smith College network username and password.
   
   
3. In the Welcome window, click Continue. You do not need to enter a phone number.
   
   
4. In the Overview window, select  Submit ID Photo  from the menu on the left.
   
   
5. In the Photo Upload window, you will see your Current ID Photo (if we have one). Select Upload Photo, navigate to the image you wish to submit, and select it.
   
   
6. Review the photo in Photo Upload window. If it is correct, select Submit. If you wish to upload a different photo, select Cancel
   
   
7. The new picture will appear as a Pending ID Photo. To submit your photo for approval, select Submit. When you are finished, select Logout from the left menu.

Smith College staff will review uploaded photos for compliance with our guidelines. Rejection and acceptance notices will be sent to your Smith College email account. Due to the volume of work, we are unable to reply to individual queries regarding the acceptance or rejection of an image.


Common Mistakes to Avoid

Prospective students should note that there are many common mistakes made with electronic submissions that render them unacceptable, despite meeting composition requirements. The most common mistakes include:

• Resizing an image to meet the size requirements without maintaining the correct aspect ratio.
  
  
• Enlarging an image of insufficient resolution so that the resulting image quality is poor.
  
  
• Use of low quality digital cameras such as camera phones which produce poor images, poor editing of an existing image to remove extraneous background or other unacceptable details.
  
  
• Incorrect formatting of images (e.g. use of gif, tiff, or pcx formats, etc.).

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