How many photos to send with a judge order
Up to three photos per order. Here is how to use the slots.
The short answer
You can attach up to 3 photos to a judge order. Use them to show different things instead of the same thing three times. One photo is enough, and nothing obliges you to fill every slot.
The cap is per order. If you want more than three views covered, that is a reason to think about which three matter most, not a reason to squeeze in more.
Three slots, three jobs
Think of each slot as answering a different question. One photo is your main shot, the one you would be happy for the rating to be built around. A second can show another angle, so she is not guessing at what the first one hides. A third can cover whatever you asked about in your note, if that needs its own view.
Three near-identical frames give her nothing extra. They also make it harder to tell which one the comments refer to. If two of your candidates look the same, send one and keep the slot free.
How to shoot each one is a separate subject. The photo lighting and angle checklist covers the technique, and the photo guide explains why the same subject scores differently depending on the shot. This post is only about choosing which three go in.
One photo is a fine answer
If your best frame already shows what you want her to see, a single photo keeps the order simple. Adding a weaker second image can dilute the first.
Fewer photos also means fewer files to check before you send them, which matters for the next section.
Check what the file carries
Before you attach anything, look at what is in the file besides the picture. Phone photos can embed the location where they were taken. The Electronic Frontier Foundation describes how GPS coordinates can be embedded in a picture’s EXIF metadata, which is why a casual snap can reveal more than you meant to share.
Most phones let you turn location tagging off in the camera settings, and many share sheets let you strip location when sending. Check the setting on your own device, and look at the background of each frame too: a window, a letter or a framed photo can say as much as any metadata.
Is it safe to send a photo for rating is the full answer on what happens to what you upload.
Choosing between your candidates
If you have six photos and three slots, drop the ones that repeat another, then drop the ones with a distracting background. What is left is usually your three.
Once you have your three, the judge you picked is the next question: her profile shows how she works, and how to read a judge profile helps you decide whether a second angle is worth the effort for her style.
Why not use all three every time
It is tempting to fill every slot on principle. The slots exist so you can show different things, not so you can show more of the same. A second photo is worth including when it answers something the first leaves open, and a third only when there is a clear reason.
If you are ordering from more than one judge, the same logic applies per order: each has its own three-photo limit, so you can send a different selection to each if that suits what you want to compare. A second opinion covers how to do that without wasting the first.