My
goal for the first 20 years of this website was to
provide images of all of the cultivars and species by
myself. I accumulated pictures of around 4,200 different
cultivars...but then I looked at the list of ones that were still
missing from my collection...then I looked at the years speeding by
and finally came to the conclusion that I was fighting a losing
battle.
A couple of years ago, I began
accepting images from others. Since then,
over 3,000 hosta
images have been received from other people. To my
surprise, they have come from such diverse locations as the U.S., Germany, Canada,
Netherlands, Sweden, Czech Republic and the Slovak
Republic. Some came from the people who introduced the
plant while others are from people who just share our
enthusiasm for the genus, Hosta.
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The number one priority is to
obtain
pictures for
cultivars that are currently without an image on the
website. We want people to be able to see each plant in
order to make good purchasing decisions or to learn
about historical hostas.
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We
would love to display images of hostas that you have
hybridized or discovered as sports and have named for
introduction into the hosta world. Whether
you have your own website or not,
The Hosta Helper can be a place where you
can "advertize" your prized hostas or to show them off
to friends and other hostaphiles.
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Although we would like to have a full clump shot of
every cultivar or species, we also like to display
detail pictures. These may be of flowers, petioles,
flower scapes or seed pods of the hosta. Any unique
feature of the plant may be highlighted.
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If you have an image of a hosta which you feel displays
the plant "better" than the one currently on the page,
please send it along. Some of the pictures I have used
were taken on dark, dreary days during a hurried visit
to a garden at one of the 17 National Conventions of The
American Hosta Society which I have attended. If yours
has better lighting or focus or composition, we will use
it.
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We
need images in .jpg format at least 650 pixels wide. The
larger, the better. You
can send them right out of the camera or off your hard
drive or from your iPhone.
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I
will do any editing or cropping necessary in Light Room
or Photoshop. This includes adding a copyright watermark
to hinder unauthorized use of the image by others.
NOTE: As long as the
picture is in focus,
don't worry about the condition of the leaves. I am
pretty adept at Photoshop and can remove blemishes,
spots, holes and most other problems with the leaf
or flower.
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Please
name the file in the following format:
- Hosta_Blue_Angel-Your-Name-Number.jpg or
- Hosta_Blue_Angel-Flower-Your-Name-Number.jpg
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If
you just have a picture or two, you can send them as a
simple attachment to an email. If you have large numbers
of images, you can use a Zip file or similar compacting
program and attach that to an email. Or, you can use a
transfer website such as WeTransfer. If you have a very
large number of images, put them on a DVD or CD and I
will give you an address for mailing.Use
mrpgc@plantsgalore.com to submit images or ask
questions.
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We will give you credit
for providing each image used on
The Hosta Helper. If
you have a website, we will include a link. Of course,
we will not use your photos anywhere except the
specific page for that cultivar. Also, we will never
share your images with anyone else. Below
every picture, we will include a graphic with your name
as follows:
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