Bluebird22 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I hope they've changed them this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Loulabelle did you get trained by Katymac? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I haven't seen ENBS or Central applications yet? Are they online now? X Not as far as I can see, but Rambert popped up on Friday, although rather jumbled when looking on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I hope they've changed them this year! I hope they haven't Bluebird as I really can't face another 'Photo shoot'Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird22 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Photo shoots seem to involve a whole heap of counselling! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Photo shoots seem to involve a whole heap of counselling! Oh My Goodness, you are talking my kind of language.  From Health and Safety, Criminal Records Check, Wardrobe crisis, Studio space/time, teenager happy with the images taken, Techie issues with the laptop and then 10MB! What does that mean in English? The actual audition sounds like a breeze. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird22 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Teenage girls happy with any image taken ever?? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Teenage girls happy with any image taken ever?? Ha Ha  But quite happily post selfies!!! Bless 'em all  4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I think I need a spreadsheet before this time next year! Photos, deadlines, accommodation, fees, entry requirements, course specifics, qualifications, travel time, employability …………….. It would be so much easier if dd wanted to do a degree in Maths like her sister! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 "Not sure might delete"  Beaut hon  You seen yourself  Gorgeous  Ssid every Instagram selfie post ever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird22 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 One Ballet picture on the other hand  My face is ugly  My thighs are fat  Why aren't my feet banana like ?  I need swayback legs to ever look like a ballerina  Can't you make me look taller?  This is pointless I'm never going to get in  Teenagers are mentally draining! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Bluebird22, I appear to have escaped all of those mentioned. However, I did have the teenager editing photos because "aircon unit was seen in photos" "fire exit sign" you name it she was more wound up with that element of the photos!  Teenagers are definitely mentally draining unfortunately they don't stop there!   As a mother of another DD (21 year old)  the goal posts just move but the stress is still there.  But we love them all dearly.   What did we all do BC (before children)?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 PS  What does 10MB mean in photo terms?  How big should the image be to conform with this requirement? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 PS  What does 10MB mean in photo terms?  How big should the image be to conform with this requirement? Thanks It depends how much detail is in the photo, resolution of the camera etc….. If you upload to your computer, click on the photo, then go to ‘file’ in the top menu bar, then ‘get info’, it will tell you the size (in MB) of the photo, typically 4-5MB. You can crop photos to reduce the size, the computer equivalent of scissors to remove excess background! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 That's very helpful.  I'm struggling at the moment as the memory card from the camera has automatically uploaded the images in to PHOTOS but not accessible in PICTURES so I can't email them anywhere!  It's not even an expensive all singing or dancing (excuse the pun) laptop.  Can't seem to transfer images from Photos to Picture file!  Modern technology fails me completely Grrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Does it let you attach photos to emails? You could try to email one to yourself and then save the image from there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Unfortunately not taxi4ballet.  I popped the sdcard into the laptop. This automatically uploaded images onto desktop icon of "photos".  The "photos" won't allow me to attach on an email. So I've tried to transfer the file that I created in Photos to Pictures. Pictures can then be attached to an email. But this is where I have failed.  Empty household so no teenage geeks present.  #toooldforallthis   Beginning to lose the will.................................... Edited October 2, 2016 by balletbean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 You could try putting your SD card back in the laptop and seeing if you can read the photographs off that and either attach them to the email or store them elsewhere so that you can email them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 I shall have another go.  So frustrating.  Thank you  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 PS  What does 10MB mean in photo terms?  How big should the image be to conform with this requirement? Thanks  If I remember, isn't it more the case that photos *shouldn't* be more than 10 MB? If they are saved as .jpg they should be quite a bit smaller than 10mb so there shouldn't be a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thanks all.  I've lost the will.........................  Will review the situation tomorrow, gosh I'm just too old for this life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thanks all. I've lost the will......................... Â Will review the situation tomorrow, gosh I'm just too old for this life. We had dd's photos done and emailed to me. I found a print your own photo booth in my local Morrisons (and a very helpful young woman who was happy to help.) It was possible to plug phone in to cable provided on the booth or use a USB port if the photos were saved to a memory stick. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 I am now wishing I had not wiped the dust off the old camera and just take the snaps on the iPhone. So complicated now. Laptops and me do not make a great Pas De Deux!!!! Lol  Ps. Thinking of handing over to IT tutor at DD school to wave his magic wand.  Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The photo stress is hideous. Good luck to all x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I just took the sd card from my camera and went to a print your own photos at Boots or somewhere similar. I could just then select the images I wanted and the number of each one and get them easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirrups36 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Just trying to destress the situation. Â I have heard from an artistic directors mouth, that the photos are just an aide memoire for the auditions. so don't get too stressed out with perfection or costly portfolios. Â Everyone gets an initial audition anyway and that is what is important. Â (Graduation portfolio photos are another matter!) Â As for our photos the past, All have been done on a phone. For lower school, we bought a 'doing ballet' book and tried to make sure he looked as much like the relevant photos as possible. Â It seemed to work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Just trying to destress the situation. Â I have heard from an artistic directors mouth, that the photos are just an aide memoire for the auditions. so don't get too stressed out with perfection or costly portfolios. Â Everyone gets an initial audition anyway and that is what is important. Â Â Â Good to know that is the case for US applications However, some summer schools (RB, YBSS, ENBS) selection is based solely on photos Edited October 3, 2016 by BlueLou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The last lot of photos, for Royal, I took were with my IPad ..... When it asks you to upload the photos I was able to pick them from my photo library . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) I do wish I had used my ipad and not my camera. It's large and technical but too complicated!!  Pleased with the images though and so is the teenage DD. So not all too bad.    Edited to add:  Alleluia: My Hero (12yr old son) has sorted it all out. Paid handsomely ££ as a reward.  One happy mumma   Edited October 3, 2016 by balletbean 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballettaxi Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ballet West application form available on their website today. Â Spotted late last night that Central form also now available. Glasgow audition scheduled for Sunday 23rd October, with a deadline of Monday 17th (I.E. Next Monday!!) for submission of completed forms - guess what we're doing tonight!! Payment submitted at 7am this morning as I believe it's on a first come first served basis for a place. Â This all feels very real and way too scary all of a sudden. Yikes!! Â Keep your fingers (toes and eyes) crossed for DD please. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddsballetmum Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 My dd's at Bird (1st Year) if anyone has any questions specifically for Bird I'm definately interested in Bird as my dd has it on her hot list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atacrossroads Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 PS  What does 10MB mean in photo terms?  How big should the image be to conform with this requirement? Thanks  If you have Photoshop you can reduce the original size of the cropped image by clicking on 'image' in the top bar, then 'resize', then 'resize image'. It will bring up a window with the megapixels in the top rectangle (with the MB size above it). Try halving the image size until your image is less than 1MB (ideally between 500kb and 900kb). Then save the image.  I take a lot of photos for applicants in my studio and the most awkward site seems to be Laines. The photos must be resized or you keep getting 'error'. Anyone using a professional photographer should ask them to provide them with a high res image of each shot and also an image suitable for upload which is resized to around 800kb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancermum Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Anyone have any idea when enb might open their applications...???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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