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Photography naming and keywords for vendors

Naming conventions for images

For credit and non-credit classes

Department_Class initials and number_MO_YYYY (photo number should start with _001)

  • Example for credit classes: Physical_Sciences_GL104_02_2023
  • Example for Job Training (i.e. MTEC): Job_Training_Construction_01_2024

For locations/events

[Location/Building_Name]_Event(if any)_MO_YYYY

  • Location examples: Student_Plaza_10_2025 / FFH_08_20_2025
  • Event examples: LMCU_Ballpark_Baseball_04_2021 / Diversity_Lecture_Series_09_2025

Sports name examples

  • Womens_Basketball_02_2023
  • Mens_Baseball_04_2022
  • Volleyball_10_07_2021 (games should have full dates)

Keyword Metadata

In the Keywords please add the information below:

  1. Department that hired them (Communications)
  2. Event Location (off-campus, FFH, Main)
  3. Name of actual class (Historical Geology)
  4. All students photos should have their names in the metadata

Submitting Images

Submit all photos to the Marketing and Communications department for uploading into our online archive. We need high- and low-resolution versions of every photo. These images should be saved in two folders, with the individual images named identically. We are looking for:

1. A set of high resolution photos in a folder labeled ā€œ[Event name] high resolutionā€

  • Example folder name: ā€œJazz Ensemble 12 2024  High Resolutionā€

2. A set of low resolution photos in jpg form at 1200 pixels (for longest side) x 300 dpi in a folder labeled ā€œ[Event name] low resolutionā€

  • Example folder name: ā€œJazz Ensemble 12 2024  Low Resolutionā€

If you have any questions, please contact the Communications Department.

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