saving image in photoshop to send to client

[Malka Becker]

hi, what settings should my file be saved in to send over to client? Alex mentions in his post production tutorials to save as TIFF. what is this and can i not just save as JPEG and send over to clients?

Also wondering what size file should be for them if they are using for E-Commerce website?

Thank you for any responses.

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[Joseph Weiner]

I will tell you how I deliver to my clients

(You want to save each picture in a big file format such as TIFF or PSD for yourself before sending to the client in case you need to do changes later on)

I Keep PSDs saved in Dropbox in case client wants to do changes

Unless the client has a own website where the pictures will be used then it’s usually best to be in square, I Send it to them as a JPEG in a 1:1 ratio, I do it as 10” by 10” 300 PPI

Save it with general compression at level 10 (assuming you use Photoshop for editing and saving pictures)

Hope this helps

[Malka Becker]

Thank you so much for your reply Joseph. Can i ask why it is best to send in square?

And if client does have their own website what size should crop be?

Thank you!

[Joseph Weiner]

The three most dominant websites for goods are Amazon eBay and Walmart, their picture requirements are most of the time to be in a square ratio such as 1000 x 1000 or 2000 x 2000 etc
You can google for Amazon image requirements to get a clearer picture

If a customer has a website than the ratio how the image is displayed may not be in square, Instagram for example has 3 different accepted ratios

[Malka Becker]

thank you so much for your help!

So if im giving over to a client the final edited images for their website i give them over in JPEG and ask them what dimensions they need? is that correct? just getting clear?