A senior in a white embroidered top standing on a country road at dusk, looking off to the side, a green field and treeline behind her

How to select your yearbook image

It is about that time. We need to start gathering your selections so we can send them in to the school for you. Below is what we need, plus some tips on how to pick a good yearbook image from your photos.

What We Need From You

Three things

01

What school are you at?

We have it on file, but let us know anyway, just to be sure.

02

What name do you want?

The spelling and layout of your name. You have a few options:

  • First and Last name
  • First, Middle, Last
  • First, Middle Initial, Last
  • A standard shortened name (Mike vs. Michael) if you have one
  • Your "additional name" if you have it on file at the school office. If you don't know what this is, you don't have it.
03

Which image do you want?

Go to your gallery, find your favorite image, and look at the number. So your-name-0053.jpg would be number 53.

Tips on Picking One

Your yearbook photo needs to be

A good pick

Good yearbook pick: head and shoulders, looking at the camera, in color

Good examples of bad picks

These don't work because of what's in them:

Three bad yearbook picks: a full-body shot, one looking away with hands visible, and one with hands showing

Left is full body. Middle is not looking at the camera, plus you can see hands. Right has hands showing.

"I love photo #03 but it's too wide, can you crop it?"

Yes, of course, but there are limits. Here's what we can and can't do.

Good crop

Good crop: a slightly wider photo cropped down to head and shoulders, cropping out the hands

This works, because we're just cropping into a slightly wider image and cropping out the hands.

Bad crop, there are limits

Bad crop: cropped too tight, beyond what's possible from the original photo

We don't have unlimited cropping. If you're unsure, just ask. We can do a lot, but not everything.

Bad crop, still needs to follow the rules

Bad crop: black-and-white image with hands still showing, which breaks the rules

This doesn't work, because it's in black and white and there are hands in it. We still need to stick to the other rules.

That's it. That's all we need.

Just reply to the email with your answers, and we'll deliver your yearbook image to your school.