Fotoboss

Quality Control Guide Ver 1.1

Every image on Fotoboss must avoid the unintended focus-out,
horizontal disparity, chromatic aberration, over-compression,
noise, all kinds of watermarks, and timestamp.

Fotoboss curators review each image for basic technical and

quality requirements.
Please check your images against this guide before uploading.

Basic upload guideline – The minimum size for the Fotoboss

image is 3000 pixels at the longest dimension.

Guideline details– You can find the details below.

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 Failure reasons

Camera Setting

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 1. Camera Shake

Reason
• Blurred image giving the impression
that the camera or the subject moved
when the photo was taken.

Tip.
• Set the shutter speed suitably to the
movement of the subject.
• Use the tripod to prevent a camera
from shaking.

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 2. Out of focus

Reason
• No point of focus or out of focus
when viewed at 100% size.
• Except for images artistically intended
to be out-focused.

Tip.
• Adjust the shutter speed properly and
use the tripod to prevent a camera
from shaking.
• Make sure to focus on the right point.

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 3. Horizontality

Reason
• The horizon in the image tilts.
• Except for images artistically intended
to be out-focused.

Tip.
• Level the horizon in an image using a
crop tool [ ].

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 Failure reasons

Color

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 4. Chromatic aberration

Reason
• Chromatic aberration is "the status
that magenta or turquoise fringes
around the subject," and the edge
appears into several colors. It usually
occurs in the wide-angle shot.

Tip.
• Use professional Lens.
• Cover the chromatic aberration with
post-correction.

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 5. Color cast

Reason
• Image has an unnatural color (green,
yellow, blue, etc.) caused by an incorrect
white balance.
• White background or white subject shall
be white.

Tip.
• You may use the automatic white balance
function in a camera. However, you should
check the white balance setting manually
before the shooting as the auto setting is
not perfect.
• Adjust white balance with post-correction.
• For the image artistically intended to be,
add an explanation to a caption.

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 6. Over-exposure
or lacking exposure
Overexposed

Reason
• Image is over-exposed or lacking
exposure, so the darker or lighter parts
are not clear enough.

Tip.

Original • Avoid shooting too bright.

• Use a tripod to prevent the lack of
exposure and shaking.
• Adjust the ISO.
• Use an exposure meter.

Less exposed
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 Failure reasons

Retouching

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 7. Noticeable sharpening

Reason
• The image seems to have multiple
edges because of the over-sharpening.
It makes the image look rougher than
clear when viewed at 100%.

Tip.
• Do not sharpen an image too much.
• Sharpen a specific part only if it is
necessary.
• Shoot a photograph in RAW mode
instead of JPEG.

x100%

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 8. Noise

Reason
• Grainy veils or tiny colored
pixels/specks appear in the image.

Tip.
• Shoot at as low ISO level as possible.
• If a studio or shooting place is too
dark, use the flashlight(stroboscope)
to adjust exposure.

x100%

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 9. Noticeable retouching

Reason
• Retouching is obvious in the image
when viewed at 100%.

x100%

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 10. Over-manipulated

Reason
• Posterized, “blocky” or distorted
/unrealistic colors because of the too
much retouching.
Original

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 11. File compression

Reason
• The image has a blocky or patchy
appearance in flat colors, caused by
over-compression of the file.

Tip.
x100% • Shoot photographs in RAW mode and
use a lossless compression method.
• Shoot photographs under the highest
resolution in case the image file
format is JPEG.

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 12. Watermark

Reason
• The image has the photographer’s
watermark on it.

Tip.
• Remove watermarks or upload an
original image file.

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 13. Border/edge line

Reason
• The image has the frame or the
vignetting filter on it.

Tip.
• The image does not need any frame
or border.

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 Failure reasons

ETC

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 14. Soft or
lacking definition

Reason
• There is a clear difference between
when the image is full-sized and
viewed at 100% due to low
resolution.

x100%

Tip.
• Shoot photographs in RAW mode and
use a lossless compression method.
• Do not reduce the original file size.

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 15. Excessive similar

Reason
• Series of similar images with almost
identical compositions or only slight
differences.

Tip.
• Select the best image that shows your
strength.

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