Let me explain a bit more:
Images for the web are published at 72 dpi (dots per inch - resolution) and usually have dimensions in pixels for instance 300 x 200 pixels.
Images for print are published at 300 dpi, a much higher resolution needed for a quality print. Anything less than that will come out fuzzy and blurred. Additionally, that 300 resolution image needs a larger dimension more often measured in inches i.e. 4x6, 8x10 etc.
It is impossible to take a picture formatted for the web and blow it up into an 8x10 print photo as the image will become blurry as the resolution deteriorates. That is why we need the photos to start at a high resolution - i.e. straight from say a 3, 4 or 5 megapixel camera - with the photo taken at it's highest resolution. Many older cameras and most cell phones take photos at most a 800x600 pixel 72 dpi resolution, which wouldn't make the cut. Photos for the calendar are going to be much bigger and need a resolution like 2272x1704 at 300 dpi - or better. Sometimes cameras give you quick options like normal, fine, superfine etc. Superfine would be an example of a high res image shot.
Specific answers to your questions:
Blair and Tajsa, 35.7 kilobytes is far too small - great for the web but not for print. Even if you did print it, to get a good quality print would be smaller than a wallet size picture. When I mentioned having images large than one megabyte, I'm giving you an idea of simply what a correctly formatted picture would appear as in file size. 35 kb wouldn't work. 1 mb+ definately. Recompressing pictures is exactly what you don't want to do - we need the original file - uncompressed - in its most raw format. The size of the calendar is going to be a standard calendar size and we can manipulate the files a bit in the end so I don't want to draw a line and say you have to meet it, because I can work with the images a bit.
The image format should be in whatever native format your camera provides; jpeg, raw, tiff, etc. Gifs are not photo quality formats - and most camera's don't produce gifs. So gifs are a no no. So to recap on this, no compressed pictures - uncompressed straight from the camera.
ZooCrew: I appologize for not making this announcement sooner - sometimes I just assume that everyone knows this stuff and then I realize I just made a big mistake and caused a bunch of problems. I am super sorry - to everyone. Essentially, you would indeed have to pick a different photo - we may have to back track a bit.
Please please forgive me everyone! It's totally my fault but will help you all out as much as I can. If I haven't cleared something up, just ask - again I will do my best to help you.
Michael
