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 Prefer photos with low noise (without artificial denoising). High noise often comes from having inadequate light and therefore needing high ISO.
-'''Avoid geometric distortion''' (like taking a front panel shot from above, or a close-up taken with a wide-angle lens), and trim excessive unrelated background.  Front panels look better shot from a few meters away using a telephoto lens/focal length.
+'''Avoid geometric distortion''' (like taking a front panel shot from above, or a close-up taken with a wide-angle lens), and trim excessive unrelated background.  Cropping very tight can look distractingly unnatural. Often it is better to leave a little bit of natural "breathing room" around the object being photographed. Shallow depth of field can be used to put the background out of focus so it is less distracting but still natural looking. Front panels look better shot from a few meters away using a telephoto lens/focal length.
 Prefer '''diffused lighting''' (no hard shadows), natural color balance, and good color rendition.
 Good color rendition often comes from having minimal glare, which often comes from diffused lighting.
+Avoid the use of processing that artificially boosts contrast or artificially boosts colors.
 Using the in-camera flash head-on usually results in high glare, hard shadows, and poor color rendition, and should be avoided.