The Dos

• Only upload your own photos.
  AYOFOTO! strongly upholds the principle of Intellectual Property Rights. A “member” is a “person” who is responsible for and represents the photos he/she uploads into the gallery, so it is not allowed to register the name of a group/club including commercial companies such as photo studios. If you wish to create an account on behalf of a company or brand, you can do so by creating a Page later on after you create your individual account. AYOFOTO! strictly prohibits members from uploading photos that are not their own, including downloading photos of other members for any purpose, even if they have obtained approval from the photo owner.
• Only upload your best photos, not all your personal photo collections.
  AYOFOTO! is NOT a “photo-blogger” (cloud hard drive) but an “online photo gallery”. Therefore, we will always maintain the highest quality of our photo galleries. To maintain the quality of the gallery, ayofoto.com will always curate, monitor, and take the necessary steps including DELETING the photos you upload if they do not comply with the AYOFOTO! Terms and Conditions, or for the simple reason that your photos are not worthy.
  Read carefully the Terms and Conditions written on the photo upload page, prohibited from adding frames / photo borders, and very dominant writing. No exception for photos that are included in the Digital Art category.
  The photo deletion mechanism can be done automatically or manually. Deleted photos can ONLY be seen by the photographer in their personal gallery. The next step is to replace the deleted photos with photos that comply with the AYOFOTO Terms and Conditions! Terms and Conditions. Photographers will be given 7 days to replace, after which the photo will be automatically deleted from the system.
• Be careful in filling photo information.
  Beside as a photo gallery, AYOFOTO! carry out mission to improve it's members photography skills. Therefore, fill photo informations carefully, such as theme/ photo category, camera technique data/ lens/ film, etc. Your carefulness will develop photo gallery beneficially.
  You may also help AYOFOTO! by reporting and correcting photo from another members. Click link to "Report Photo" on page full-size photo then fill the correct informations. Administrator will evaluate your report. We really hope for your participation as a part of community.
• Evaluate photo honestly, remark on improving critics in the manner of appreciating another masterworks
  It is a pleasure to receive appreciations and critics from another members. Appreciate every masterwork proportionally, give improving critics squarely.
  If you want to prise another things on a photo, start with plus mark (+) and if you want to criticize, start with minus mark (-)

The Don'ts

• Uploading photo which is not your original works
  The picture in this case means photo and or combination from photo/ illustration which is not your original works. Must be your original masterwork, but adding another supporting components like illustrations (wings, planets, buildings, etc) the digital art category engages the most is allowed by condition of the components/ illustrations for general purpose only, or the author gave you an approval.
  Please notice this statement, if you are not quite sure for approval from those supporting components, you better not to upload the photo. Your carelessness action can be mentioned as a crime for against the Law of Intellectual Property Right no. 19 year 2002.
• Don't repro, be creative!.
  This include taking photo from paintings, printed art such as magazine covers, stickers, sign age etc.
• Too creative in photo post-processing using photo editing software.
  Be creative at your pleasure in creating your masterwork from your CAMERA, not your COMPUTER.
  
  • Do not add digital frame in any form.
    
  • Do not add any text such as notes, poets, greetings in any form, this include your personal status like name/ studio/ water-mark/ call-sign etc. Your photos has been covered by Copyright.
    
  • Do not use "weird" digital filters, or "bizarre" background texture.
    
  • Do not use excessive photo collage. Simple and still signalizes photo, not layout from photo montage.
    
  • Do not missed rotation.
    
  • Do not turn photo into comic. Create photo that can speak thousand words by itself.
    
  • Do not flange POI desaturation partially/ cut-out. Isolate your POI by another technique creatively when you shoot.
    
  • Upload small size photo. Please upload High-res photo (6 MPixel minmum) and we'll do the resizing for you.
• Respect minor.
  Please remember that either public and children are capable to access ayofoto.com. Be responsible for your uploaded photos, if you are half-hearted for social impact appeared by your photo, you better tick off "Limited Category" option when you upload.
• Remarking on impolite and indelicate words.
  Please note that ayofoto.com members have various characters and paradigms. Remarking on beyond contextual writing and interfering personal problems will also make community ambiance unease. This action is prohibited!.

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