Photos

Please note that if you repeatedly submit photos that do not meet our guidelines and have been rejected, the photo upload feature may be temporarily disabled. This is necessary to make the review process efficient and fair for all users.

The use of AI-generated images is not permitted. This includes any kind of computer-generated images that were not created using traditional photography.

The flacon and packaging should stand in the foreground and occupy a position of prominence in relationship to other objects included in the shot. Please strive for a balance between creativity and conveying an accurate representation of the perfume bottle. Do not use photos, posters or images on screens as backgrounds.

Photos of original samples of perfumes are only accepted in exceptional cases, e.g. if no pictures of the perfume have been submitted so far.

The photo should not be blurred. Clarity should be sufficient to read the typescript on the flacon and packaging.

The composition should not be over or underexposed. Artistic lighting is appreciated, but the flacon and packaging should be clearly visible.

Please be advised that colour photography is preferred, as it a gives the viewer the most accurate representation of the flacon and packaging. Black and white photos will be accepted on a discretionary basis only.

Custom photo borders look well in isolation but create unnecessary clutter in a gallery setting. Therefore, they should be avoided.

The point of a perfume photo is to showcase the flacon. Therefore, please make sure that any objects included in the composition bear some relationship to the fragrance, whether it be the name, the notes or the mood.

Decorations should not be seasonal (Easter bunnies, Santas, Halloween etc.).

Even if you have beautiful hands - it's better to put the bottles down.

The fragrance identified in the caption should be the focal point, so no other perfumes should appear in the foreground of the picture. However, including different perfumes is acceptable if they are situated in the background.

Photos of multiple flacons of the same perfume are permissible.

A maximum of three photos may be submitted for a particular perfume.

Due to the increasing number of photos submitted daily, multiple photographs of the same perfume should not be uploaded at the same time. Please select the best picture of the series for consideration.

In order to respect trademark protections, no other products should be visible in the picture (e.g., a bar of Hershey's chocolate).

Photos which include pets will be declined. Although your particular pet may not find posing for a photo to be stressful, some animals do, which is why we feel the need to discourage this practice.

In order to comply with a warning issued to Parfumo by one of the more popular search engines, photographs containing nudity are prohibited.

Any photo submitted must be your own work product.

If you create photo collages, only use material that you have produced yourself. Otherwise you may be in breach of copyright. Exceptions are famous works of art that are considered to be in the public domain.