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- In focus – yes, people really do submit photos that are not in focus
- Have good lighting – even with a flash you can have bad lighting. Outdoors photos are best (when it is sunny of course
- The subject (i.e. the baby) is the main part of the photo. This does not necessarily mean that the baby is in the center. But if it is a photo of your baby and its grandmother, and it is mostly the grandmother that takes up the focus of the photo it is going to have a hard time winning
- Decent quality – a photo taken by a camera phone just won’t win. Or even worse – a webcam photo! Use a proper camera