Digitizing Illustrations For Publication?:

As a writer/photographer of nonfiction magazine articles, I often include illustrations with submissions. In pre-digital days, these were color 35mm’s or b/w 8x10 glossy prints.

With digital now the way to go, which electronic format is best for illustrations submitted for publication … JPG, PDF, TIF? How do these translate to minimal dpi, pixels, etc … and what do these terms really mean?

Lastly, should writer/photographers now digitize existing b/w prints and negatives?

Thanks.

You should discuss the technicals with your publisher / editor. Each shop has a work flow that they are familiar with and therfore will do the most justice to any art work.