Subject: Venue Image
From: Ashish Dabral <[email-masked]>
To: dimpy chawla <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 22:33:05 -0700 (MST)

Venue Image 

Overview 

Expected Time to complete one task: 2-3 mins 

Time limit: 7 mins 

Objective 

A Venue Image is a picture of a venue from the outside or inside the main performance space. We can show these pictures to potential buyers on the website during the purchase process and this increases the likelihood of someone buying. 

Steps 

    1. Research Venue 
    2. Search for image 
    3. Upload Image 
    4. Add focal area 
    5. Submit 

Image Types 

There are 3 main types of venue images we consider 

Outside from near 
Image capturing some or all of the outside of the venue, usually taken at street/ground level. Does not show the surrounding area and might focus on just the main part of the building (e.g. entrance, front, signs, etc). E.g.: 

Outside from distance 
Image of the venue captured from a distance, often from above the venue, and including some of the area surrounding the venue, e.g.: 

Inside Venue 
Image of the venue captured inside of the venue. Note, the subject of the image should be the stage or seating structures, not people or fans, e.g.: 

Note: If t here are all three types of venue images available, the order of preference is: 

1. Outside from a distance 

2. Outside from near 

3. Inside venue 

Image Quality 

Image must be clear, in-focus and light balanced (i.e. not to light or too dark such that details cannot be seen). Do not use any image that doesn’t meet this criteria. 

Steps: 

1. Research Venue 

In the tool, a Venue Image task will tell you which venue you need to find an image for, e.g. 

The first step is to verify what the Venue actually looks like from the outside and inside if possible. 

To see the correct Venue google for the Venue Name plus the City Name. Usualy you should receive a result like this. 

Use the pictures on the right to get an Idea of how the Venue looks like you can also use the street view function of google to see the outside. 

After that select the Images search function of google to pull up more results. After you are sure you have the correct Venue and you know what it looks like from the outside and inside go to step two. 

2. Search for image 

There are two sources of venue images we should use to complete the task: 

a) Alamy 

Alamy is a website with a large collection of stock photos and is the first place to search for an image. 

Log-in details for Alamy are: 

Email: [ mailto:[email-masked] | [email-masked] ] 

Password: EDMImages2018 

In order to find venue images in Alamy, you should insert the name of the venue in the search box on the Alamy home page: 

Results example: 

Look for images that 

- Have the venue as the main subject, not the surroundings or other details 

- show the entire outside or inside of the venue 

- are dramatic and exciting 

After deciding on the best venue image, click on the image to open it on its own page and then press the blue download button and Save the image: 

When asked for a reference, enter the venue name followed by the city and country, e.g.: 

b) Wikipedia 

Only check on Wikipedia if you are unable to find a suitable image on Alamy. Images from Wikipedia can be used as a source ONLY if the images are public domain ones. 

In order to check if the image has been released into the public domain, you should check the text under the image: 

If the image has been released into the public domain, you can download it by right-clicking on the image and then pressing “Save Image As”: 

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2. Upload image 

a) Upload 

After choosing the right image, you should upload it in the tool by pressing the “Select Venue Image” button: 

b) Set image type 

After selecting the image, you should specify what kind of image you’ve uploaded. 

c) Select the image source: 

After uploading the image and specifying the image type, you should select the image source from the list: 

Please note: Wikipedia = Public Domain. 

3. Add a focal area 

The focal area is the most important part of the photo - if we decide to resize or crop the image, this is the part of the image that should not be left out. The shape of the focal area should be fairly simple, 4-6 points/sides. 

On the image below, focal area will be the part of photo with the venue: 

To specify this focal area of the image in the tool, you should click on the image and draw lines: 

To connect last two lines, you should use the right-click and your specified focal area should become red: 

If you are not satisfied with the focal area you’ve specified, you can clear it by pressing the “Clear Highlight” button above the image: 

4. Submitting the image 

After drawing the focal area, you can submit the image by pressing the “Submit” button. 

If you couldn’t find the venue image, you should skip the task permanently: 

Summary 

Venue Images Tips and Tricks 

Tips and Tricks 

a) Images must be clear, in focus and balanced, otherwise do not use them 

b) Oder of image type preference is: 

1) Outside from distance 

2) Outside from near 

3) Inside 

c) If you have multiple possible images left to choose from (e.g. multiple clear and in-focus images of the venue taken from outside from a distance), choose the one that is most dramatic and exciting 

d) When you download an image from Alamy enter a reference in the format: [Venue name], [City Name], [Country Name], e.g. ‘The O2 Arena, London, UK’ 

e) If you can’t find an image on Alamy or Wikipedia within 5minutes, click on ‘Skip Permanently’ 

Regards, 
Ashish Dabral