Before submitting a personal photo of your fish, invertebrates, corals, reef tank, clip art work, or any other type of content to us for display purposes here at About Guides to Saltwater Aquariums, read these important submission guidelines and other information to insure that your picture is accepted.
- Before you submit anything, read the About.com User Agreement. In short, upon submitting personal content you are stating that you are the author or sole owner of the material you are submitting to About.com. You understand that About.com and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. You agree to indemnify About.com for all damages and expenses that may be incurred in connection with the material.
- DO NOT flood us with a whole collection of your images. Be selective about what you send in, and please only attach one (1) photo per email submitted.
- Obviously just because an image is submitted does not necessarily mean it will be used. All photos received are reviewed and selected for display in the photo gallery or as a photo contest entry at our discretion, being judged on the quality of the picture.
- Keep in mind that because of the large number of photos we receive, and if your picture is accepted, it may take some time for it to appear either in a photo contest or the gallery section, so please be patient!
- Due to the vast amount of email we receive we cannot reply to every one we get. For this reason you should check each new photo contest, and browse the topic photo gallery your particular image content pertains to, algae, fish, invertebrates, corals, or reef tanks, to see if your picture has been displayed.
- Only JPG and GIF formatted images will be accepted.
- All images received will be resized down to 400 pixels wide for display purposes, and are often applied on the site in smaller sizes, such as 250 pixels wide. Only submit the best of the best pictures, which means ones that are crisp and focused, and preferably close-up shots that have good detail in them. Images that are shot from a long distance away, when shrunk down to 400 pixels wide or less will loose their full impact in detail for viewing, which may result in non-acceptance of the photo.
