Main photographs of actors

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I might have asked something similar already, but I doubt it was a detailed and well-formulated question. So, I really wonder, whether main photographs of actors who don't have IMDb Pro and are stuck with photographs from other sources (usually promo photos from Title Scorecards) are ever reviewed and/or substituted if they're better fit? At least, I wonder whether it happens when something very portrait-like enter actor's gallery, like character poster or promo shoot with vertical orientation. 

For example, while photograph of Milkhail Bondarev is far from being the worst case of miscropped main photo (especially when compared to Lawrence Sher) this one might be a better fit. Also, since Bondarev is a frequent collaborator of mine, I wonder whether uploading vertically oriented promotional photograph or poster will override current photograph.  
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Hi Nikolay -

To clarify the selection, when an individual has not claimed their page with an IMDbPro membership, our system will automatically select an image from their photo gallery (if there is one), due to this automated selection we don't always have the best primary, as is in the case for Lawrence Sher and your colleague, Mikhail Bondarev. 

While we can't guarantee to make the change in every case, if there is a better primary for an individual you can make a request  through our Contact Form following the path: IMDb Fan/Contributor questions -> Images & video -> Other image/video issues

For primary images, vertical/portrait images are preferred and display better than horizontal images. 

I hope this helps, let us know if you have any additional questions!
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Great thanks for clarification, Michelle!