You may combine characteristics in the same photo or take multiple photographs-
whatever best conveys the information. Remember - RULERS are beautiful and make every picture complete. At a minimum, the suite of photographs should include the following:

• Entire plant, showing overall growth habit and inflorescence.
• Closeup of pseudobulbs/plant to show more detailed growth habit, including rhizome and leaves.
• Flower views including the front, profile, and rear to show the ovary.
• Lip from the front as it naturally sits and a view to show the lip opened up to show details from the front and side lobe details - be gentle!! Sometimes you can get this shot by just bending the lip downward. If you need to remove the lip, take a picture of the removed lip, and then flatten the lip on a piece of tape rolled back on itself so it is sticky on both sides.
• column from the side, bottom and top.
• so that the award information stays with the photos, please include a shot of the white copy of the award summary sheet.

Other views can be helpful. The smaller or more intricate the flower, the more detailed the photographs will need to be. These can be taken at any time, including after the show.

The quality of the photos is important. Cropping the photo so that it includes only what needs to be demonstrated will minimize the size of the file. We would prefer you not resize the photo as a whole. If you do reduce the size of the photo, please keep an original available. Pictures in focus and cropped are better than large, out-of-focus pictures. We need detail, and the smaller the flower, the more detail we need. If the photographer cannot get sufficient detail in the photographs, preserving several flowers in alcohol is a good idea, especially if the flower is small. We can contact the center or grower later if we need the flowers.

Photographs should submitted be in JPG format using a medium to low compression (medium to high quality setting). For your convenience, you may submit them in a ZIP file, but this will not reduce the size significantly because JPGs are already compressed.