Photos

Photos are the heart of the community catalog. Every photo you add shows up in that release's gallery and (unless you go anonymous) on your profile.

All photos are public. There's no private photo storage here — uploading a photo shares it. The Anonymous setting only removes your name from it; the photo itself still appears in the release gallery.

Starting an upload

Go to My photos → Upload photos (or tap Add yours on a release page, which pre-fills that release). You can select several photos at once — each becomes a row in an upload queue.

You can drag photos onto the dropzone, tap Choose photos, or Take a photo with your phone camera. JPEG, PNG, or WebP work. Big files are automatically resized to 2400px and GPS location data is stripped for your privacy.

Cropping and rotating (optional)

Before uploading, you can open the square-crop tool: drag to pan, pinch or use the wheel/slider to zoom, and rotate. Square crops look best in the gallery grid — but cropping is optional; skip it to keep the full frame.

Picking the release

For each photo, set the release it belongs to:

• Let the Lens guess — after you pick a photo, a "Looks like…" strip suggests up to 5 matching releases. Tap one to fill it in (and the variant, and mold/plastic if the release has only one registered combo).
• Search manually — type the release name and pick it.

Tagging mold, plastic, and variant

Choose the mold, plastic, and variant (GG / AV / CK / SG / FI / Tester, or None). If a mold or plastic isn't in the list, tap Show all molds (or Show all plastics) to pick from the whole catalog.

The "Add to collection" checkbox

Check Add to collection if the disc in the photo is one you own — it'll be added to your collection as that specific disc. Leave it unchecked to just contribute the photo.

Public or anonymous

Choose the photo's visibility:

• Public (default) — shown with your name, and it appears on your public profile.
• Anonymous — stays in the release gallery but without your name, and it won't show on your profile.

Upload progress and finishing

Tap Upload all. A progress bar shows "Uploading N of M…". When it's done you'll see a count and buttons to View my photos or Upload more. If a photo fails, it stays in the queue so you can retry just that one.

The upload page has a rotating tips carousel; here's the short version.

Lighting and glare

Use even, soft light. Avoid direct glare and harsh reflections on the foil — angle the disc slightly or move away from a single bright light.

Framing the stamp

Fill the frame with the disc face, straight-on. The stamp is what people (and the Lens) care about — keep it centered and in focus.

Background

A plain, uncluttered background makes the disc pop. A tabletop or a single-color surface beats a busy floor.

Every photo you've uploaded can be edited from My photos (tap Edit on a tile), and from My discs for pictured discs. Both open the same edit modal.

Opening the edit modal

Tap Edit on any of your photo tiles. The modal lets you fix the release, mold, plastic, variant, and alt text, plus manage collection and visibility.

The "In my collection" toggle

Check or uncheck In my collection. Unchecking only removes the disc from your collection — it does not delete the photo; the photo stays in the gallery.

Public vs. Anonymous visibility

Switch between Public (shown with your name, appears on your profile) and Anonymous (name hidden, not on your profile). The live preview tile shows exactly how the credit will read.

Featuring a photo

Toggle the star to feature it on your profile (max 5). If you're at the limit, the modal tells you.

Deleting a photo

Tap Delete photo (the red button) and confirm. This removes the photo from the gallery and your profile for good.