Photo Contribution Guidelines
All of the photographs on this website were donated by our volunteers and supporters. The website does not own the photographs. Those who donate photographs retain the copyrights to them. Our hope is to have images of as many species as possible. There are very few resources available in printed form or online related to the study of Mexican butterflies. You have an opportunity to make a difference. If you would like to help build this library of images, here are a few suggestions:
Library Image Scope: We will accept images of any butterfly whose range is in Mexico, or crosses from Mexico into the United States or Central American countries.
Image Types:
Pinned specimens: More than anything else, we need high quality photographs of pinned specimens. If possible, please use a 5 megapixel or higher resolution with fill flash to retain accurate image color.
Live adults: 5 megapixel or higher resolution images of male and female, dorsal and ventral if possible, as well as photos of mating pairs.
Photos of eggs, larvae of any instar and food plants are welcomed.
It is important to include the exact date and location where the specimen was vouchered or the photo was taken, but if not available, general area and month will be acceptable.
Photo Format: We are not able to convert your slides, negatives or printed photographs to digital format. If you scan slides, negatives or prints please do so at as high a resolution as possible. Many photo finishing shops can arrange to have this done for you.
Digital Images: We prefer to have your uncropped, unprocessed, full resolution original digital images in JPEG format. Having unedited digital images will allow us to crop and process each image to match the format of the website. Each image you donate will have your name and copyright, along with the name of the subject, place and date embedded into the JPEG, so that when it is downloaded, the information stays with the image. Each image will be added to the site at approximately 800x600 pixels and 72 dpi. This allows good screen resolution and small file size. If you have already cropped your images and resized them, please send them anyway, as we may still be able to use them.
Sending images: If you just have a few images, you may attach them to an email one at a time or in groups making sure the total attachment size in one email does not exceed 3 megabytes. If your images are very large, or you have many images to send, please burn them to CD or DVD and contact Andy Warren for mailing instructions.
When you contribute photographs to this website, your name will be added to the Photo Credits page along with any contact information you want on that page. If someone wants to purchase one of your photos, they will be directed to the Photo Credits page for information about how to contact you.
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