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Andrea shows us how to take a photo with the smartphone's own app, then import into iNaturist for sharing and ID phase.

Andrea gets set to photograph a specimen. For insects, it is wise to start taking photos from further away, then work your way in as close as you can. That way you get a photo before the insect takes off.

It helps if you can isolate your subject against a simple background. Picking a super-common flower is acceptable!

Andrea points out that a book can be very helpful for certain species, but keep in mind that iNaturalist does ID for plants, insects, and animals, so you might need more than one book.

Putting a grape leaf on a plain background to make the ID easier for the iNaturalist algorithm.

You have to join and log in to iNaturalist to use it. The computer version is great for working with your observations, while the smartphone is best for gathering them.

Your own homepage shows a map with ALL of your observations, and as you scroll through, it shows where on the map. Powerful and well designed!

Note that others can comment an your observations and help with the ID.

Each ID that you make has its own page, with map, and comments by others.

Each photo has its own set of data, and note that you can download the image in a range of sizes.

iNaturalist allows you to choose from a range of usage permissions for each photo, from wide open to "no use". This is powerful and useful if you want to protect a certain image, yet share with scientists and others.

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