%0 Journal Article %T Crit¨¦rios para submiss£¿o de fotografias %A Vallarelli %A Andrelou Fralete Ayres %J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia %D 2011 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia %R 10.1590/S0365-05962011000200002 %X dermatological photography is used as a supplement to dermatological examination with the function of providing additional knowledge and information. its quality depends on the expertise of the photographer-dermatologist in recording the relevant elements present. therefore, the dermatologist should know basic principles of photography and the journal editors should ensure that the articles have high-quality images. this article suggests criteria to improve the quality of photographs submitted to journals for publication. %K dermatology %K diagnostic imaging %K photography %K photography [standards]. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962011000200002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en