The Best Photos
- Opt for soft, diffused sunlight or a well-lit indoor space to avoid harsh shadows or overexposure.
- Capturing your subject, including pets, from their eye-level creates a more intimate and engaging photo.
- Ensure the entire head and neck are clearly visible within the shot.
- Choose a moment that truly showcases unique character and charm.
Photos to Avoid
- Poor lighting reduces detail and clarity.
- Photos taken from above or below can distort features.
- Blurry or motion-filled images are harder to work with.
- Ensure their entire head, and for pets, their ears, are visible in the frame.
- Photos smaller than 500px x 500px may lack the necessary detail for a quality engraved portrait.
When In Doubt
- We know that not every photo is perfect, especially when preserving cherished memories. If you're unsure, feel free to upload your options—we're happy to help you choose the best one!
- For photos of love ones or pets who have passed, we understand the perfect photo may not exist. We can work with images of varying quality and we will do our best to enhance and improve images to make the very best engraving possible.
Additional Thoughts
- Send the original, full-size image. Small, low-resolution images become blurry when enlarged.
- Zoom in and check clarity. An image may look fine on a phone but appear blurry on a larger screen.
- If you're photographing a printed photo, avoid glare and shadows, or get it scanned for better quality.
- Skip the edits. We’ll handle background removal and touch-ups to preserve the best details.
Our Editing Process
- We correct issues like strong backlighting or missing details.
- We assess whether to keep, remove, or replace backgrounds for the best contrast.
- We optimize line breaks, font choices, and positioning for text readability and aesthetics.
- We ensure engraving looks its best on different surfaces like granite, wood, or marble and plaque size.
- Due to our meticulous process, we create realistic proofs only after an order is placed.