SEND US YOUR VACATION PIX
Grab your camera and get ready to find your best shot. The Los Angeles Times Travel section again is asking readers for photos of their summer vacations for possible inclusion in the Sept. 22 print section and the online photo gallery.
Here are the rules:
The photos must have been taken between May 25 and Sept. 2, 2019 — from the beginning of Memorial Day weekend to the end of Labor Day. They must be submitted by 6 p.m. Sept. 6. To submit a photo, add it to an email to travel@la times.com. In the subject line, include the words Reader Photo Issue 2019. Include with the photo your full name; a telephone number where we can reach you; your email; your city of residence; where the photo was taken; date the photo was taken; the kind of camera used; and why you like this photo. By submitting this photo, you agree that the Los Angeles Times may reproduce your photos in any format. You also affirm that you do not make your living as a professional photographer. Here’s a Q&A on some of the details of submission: May to snap I use my a photo? smartphone Yes. How be? big should the photo It should be at least 1MB; 5MB is ideal. Please do not send photos larger than 15MB. May in the I send spring? a photo taken No. Photos must have been taken between 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 24, and 11:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2. When are photos due? By 6 p.m. Sept. 6, sent to travel@latimes.com with Reader Photo Issue 2019 in the subject line. What if I miss the deadline? There’s always next year. How many photos may I submit? No more than 10. Why are you asking for my email and phone? If your photo is selected, you will be contacted, but neither your phone number nor your email will be used in print or online. What makes a good photo? Because this is the Travel section, we are especially interested in photos that have a sense of place. What are other important elements of a good photo? Lighting, moments and composition. Lighting can be tricky; photos shot at high noon tend, for instance, to have too much harsh light. A moment captures an expression that, frozen in time, reflects the essence of the experience. Composition means you don’t have telephone poles “growing” out of someone’s head. What about the flaw in my photo? Can’t I just take it out? No. You may not fundamentally alter the photograph. You may enhance the color or lighten a photo, but you cannot remove, except by cropping, something you do not want in the photo. Does that mean I have to go on an expensive trip to get something exotic? Not at all. You and your family may be at the beach or in the mountains when something happens that captures the joy of travel. May I shoot photographs of children at the beach or anywhere else? Yes, if they are your children. Otherwise, please do not submit photos of random children because of privacy concerns.