I feel a new PinPics contest coming on!!

[Figgy]

Ok here we go... I want to replace the bad images in the database...

Here is the criteria for a bad pic:

1. Fuzzy
2. Too small
3. Picture is too dark
4. No Image (this is of course the worst...HEHE)
5. Taken at an angle instead of straight on the pin.
6. You can't really see what the colors are from the image.
7. Or it is just plain bad.

Ok so Lets see what we can do.. We will have a week long contest to see who can send in the most images to replace the bad ones in the database. Start at number 1 and go for it. The prize will be nice but I am not going to tell you what it is yet...LOL

Below are some of the preferred setting of images that we like at PinPics. Do not worry about byte size as I actually prefer the images to be too big so that I can play with them and put them how I like them.


1. I prefer images that are between 150x150 - 250X250 Pixels but if you make them larger so I can play with them that is great.
2. Prefer cream or white backgrounds as the blacks tend to make the pins harder to see in many cases.

We will do a first and second place for the person who submits the most images that get USED.....

Submit them to figgy@pinpics.com and make sure that you include your pinpics name and email in the actual email so that I can make a list and keep track of submissions...

To help out I am going to list the ones that have no pics.. I will try and keep it updated.

figgy

Pin 10237: No Picture Disneyana Pin Trading 2000 Fun Fair Le 250 red
Pin 8104: No Picture Tokyo Eeyore sitting
Pin 10120: No Picture Tokyo DL White Rabbit Pocket Watch
Pin 4403: No Picture Mickey the Mountie
Pin 404: No Picture Wilderness Lodge Whispering Canyon Cafe
Pin 7082: No Picture The Disney Store Rectangle - Charlotte (Classic Mickey)
Pin 7136: No Picture Disney Auction Pooh 75th anniversary Black Prototype
Pin 9153: No Picture DCA Silver Triangle
Pin 10064: No Picture Disney's California Adventure - Bear Playing With Animals
Pin 8992: No Picture Planet Hollywood Orlando Globe
Pin 10570: No Picture FDNY Donald Duck : AN AMERICAN HERO with peach hat
Pin 10562: No Picture Rubber 2000 Logo Pin
Pin 10361: No Picture Baby Minnie playing with her bear - (corrected #3631)
Pin 7138: No Picture Disney Auctions Pooh 75th Anniversary Silver Prototype
Pin 8940: No Picture WDW International Festival Program
Pin 10951: No Picture DLR - Annual Passholder Indian Statue Pin
Pin 10950: No Picture Disneyland - 100th Birthday Picture Frame Series (Tinkerbell & Walt)
Pin 10932: No Picture Mickey Holding On
Pin 10931: No Picture The Disney Store Mickey Walking and Whistling
Pin 10930: No Picture Disney Catalog Pluto from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 10330: No Picture Offical Mascots Copper,Powder,Coal
Pin 10929: No Picture Disney Catalog Goofy from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 10928: No Picture Disney Catalog Minnie from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 4908: No Picture 1996 Florida Jaycees Kids - SIMBA
Pin 10927: No Picture Disney Catalog Daisy from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 10926: No Picture Disney Catalog Mickey from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 6583: No Picture Mickey Mouse and Jukebox 2 pin set
Pin 10060: No Picture Team Kahlua Barcelona '92 Cycling pin
Pin 7662: No Picture Logo-The International Museum of Cartoon Art
Pin 10018: No Picture ABC Gold Pin
Pin 10923: No Picture Disney Catalog Donald from the Mickey & Friends I Love Pin Trading Boxed Set
Pin 2933: No Picture Adult Simba `n Nala nuzzled/embrace
Pin 10919: No Picture Disney Auctions Mrs. Potts and Chip
Pin 10901: No Picture 40 Years of Adventure Captain Mickey
Pin 10900: No Picture 40 Years of Adventure Cowboy Mickey
Pin 8179: No Picture DL Paris Scrooge Mc Duck
Pin 10899: No Picture 40 Years of Adventure Spacesuit Mickey
Pin 10898: No Picture 40 Years of Adventure Pirate Mickey
Pin 10896: No Picture 40 years of Adventure Sorcerer Mickey
Pin 7643: No Picture Disneyana Happy New Year 2001 Fun Fairs Holiday collection
Pin 7599: No Picture Four Pluto Poses
Pin 5148: No Picture Disney Fan Icon
Pin 10895: No Picture US Postal Service Sponsor Pin Olympics 88 Men's Gymnastics
Pin 10894: No Picture Brunswick Bowling Centre Barcelona 1992 Olympic Village
Pin 10893: No Picture Texaco Sponsor US Gymnastic Team
Pin 10892: No Picture Texaco Sponsor US Gymnastic Team
Pin 10891: No Picture Texaco sponsor 1992 US Olympic Team
Pin 10890: No Picture Lake Placid 1980-1990 Olympic Anniv. Olympin
Pin 10320: No Picture Bon Voyage Daisy
Pin 10884: No Picture Goofy Letter Set
Pin 7105: No Picture Mickey relaxing
Pin 6834: No Picture Ariel sitting with flower -- EuroDisney/Arthus Bertrand
Pin 10809: No Picture Toronto Maple Leafs
Pin 8744: No Picture JR. volleyball champion dwwos
Pin 6835: No Picture WDCC Alice in Wonderland Pouring Teapot
Pin 8679: No Picture Rolly Dalmatian Puppy
Pin 1741: No Picture Rainforest Cafe New York Cha Cha Logo pin
Pin 10767: No Picture DCA EP Snow White and Dopey AP
Pin 10744: No Picture DCA California Sun Plaza pin
Pin 10664: No Picture Disneyland Cast Member Dangle (est. 1955)
Pin 3826: No Picture Mr. Potato Head error
Pin 6351: No Picture Gold Mickey
Pin 9971: No Picture Transcon Railraod
Pin 9904: No Picture Disney Store - CAST Language Pin - Chinese
Pin 9593: No Picture turtle from 'Under da Sea' -- from 'Little Mermaid pin set' (PinPic 1829)
Pin 9592: No Picture Sebastian -- from 'Little Mermaid pin set' (PinPic 1829)
Pin 9591: No Picture Ariel -- from 'Little Mermaid pin set' (PinPic 1829)
Pin 9462: No Picture TDS American Waterfront MICKEY in Suit with Cane
Pin 9427: No Picture Mickey Mouse Golfing - color variation
Pin 10616: No Picture Minnie holding Musical Instrument
Pin 10615: No Picture Mickey Playing Mandolin
Pin 9410: No Picture Orlando House of Blues 'Gatorbait' License Plate
Pin 6376: No Picture Japan Mickey in Pink Tux
Pin 6380: No Picture Gold Outline Mickey Mouse Face
Pin 8367: No Picture DLP Minnie holding skirts with both hands
Pin 7596: No Picture Minnie Hugging EuroDisney Pillow
Pin 7583: No Picture Pleasure Island Easter 1998 CM only
Pin 8313: No Picture MK Event Swan Boat Artist Proof
Pin 6440: No Picture Disney Animation w/Mickey Minnie Donald Goofy Pluto Dumbo...
Pin 7774: No Picture Disney Anastasia and Drisella Pin
Pin 9339: No Picture SNOW WHITE WALK OF FAME
Pin 9336: No Picture Making Magical Music: Richard and Robert Sherman - Artist Proof
Pin 9323: No Picture Disney Gallery Mary Engelbreit 'Tea for Three' Framed Pin set
Pin 9320: No Picture Mighty Ducks Inaugural Game
Pin 9317: No Picture The Disney Store Hawaii
Pin 8182: No Picture DL Paris Angry Daisy Duck
Pin 7482: No Picture Fishing Gear Goofy
Pin 7772: No Picture DL Paris Fab Five Pins Set
Pin 10310: No Picture Mickey Walking and Whistling
Pin 10301: No Picture Olympic USA team beret

 

[Buzz2001]

This sounds interesting. I'd hate to have your inbox over the next week.

 

[LynniethePooh]

oh man!!!!!
You start talking pixels and you have GONE way over my head. I am a self proclaimed computer idiot, especially when it comes to images (NH Mickey can attest to my problems in that area!!!!--think if he gets one more email from me about clip art he will disown me! But I haven't bugged him in a long time....hmmm I feel an email coming on!)

SO on that note......GOOD LUCK to all you image whizzes!!!!!!!

 

[EpcotKilterFan]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!


Debbie

 

[NHMickey]

Lynnie,

Anytime I can help... Oh and Figgy... WOW you are missing a few pictures. I even have a few pins you didn't list... I will scan them. I promise.

 

[EpcotKilterFan]

Here are some examples of "bad" pins"

Too Fuzzy:

Too Small:

Too Dark:

Have fun!!!

Debbie

 

[Dom13]

Here are a couple of other examples:

Way Too Dark:

I can fix it if it is a little too dark but when it is this dark it is easier to get a new pic.


Flash glare:

Inconsistent lighting:

Lacking detail:

Here are some tips I posted a few months back that might help.

Tips for taking pictures of pins

General Tips
Choose a neutral, solid colored (gray or tan) background for either scanning or photographing your pin. The black cards the pins come on can throw the exposure of your camera or scanner off and cause the picture to come out dark. White can cause too much glare and make it difficult to see the edges of the pin.

If at all possible take the pin out of the plastic wrapper.

Avoid textured surfaces and bright colors as these will detract from the pin.

Pin the pin to something. This will lessen the shadows caused by the pin back.

If the pin uses gold or silver metal for large areas, photographing the pin works better than scanning. Scanning often causes these areas to appear black and can be difficult to see dark colored areas especially dark text.

Keep the compression size as low as possible. Some graphics programs allow you to control the compression factor of the picture. Too much compression can result in a loss of detail. It is better to make the picture a little smaller than have the loss of detail that occurs when a picture is compressed by a factor of more than 15.

Scanner tips
Set the scanner’s resolution, (DPI or Dots Per Inch) around 100. If you have graphics software and can resize/edit the picture you may want to try 150, if it is a big pin, or 200 for average sized pins. When resizing your picture try to cut it in half, 50% or decrease the DPI by 50%. Both will lower the over all size of the file.

Photography (digital or conventional)
If using a digital (or regular) camera do not get too close. This will cause the picture to be blurry or out of focus. It is better to shoot it at a high resolution from further away and use graphics software to crop out the unwanted parts. Also make sure your hand(s) are clear of the focusing apparatus’s sensor.

Try to shoot in indirect daylight, near a bright window or outside in the shade. This will eliminate the need for a flash, which will cut down on glare and make the colors “true”. Indoor lighting can throw the colors off. Common light bulbs (incandesant) will cause pictures to look yellow and florescent can cause them to be green or brown.

If you have any questions about any of this or need any help resizing, cropping, brightening etc. your picture feel free to <a href="mailto:dom13@pinpics.com">contact me</a>.