The best photos show action and are not posed. Please send only your best photos.
What makes a good photo
- Show people doing something, not lined up facing the camera.
- Get close enough that faces are clear.
- Use natural light when you can, and keep the light behind you, not behind your subject.
- Take both horizontal and vertical shots so the design team has options.
- Skip filters and heavy editing.
Sending your photos
- Email photos to herald@lakeunion.org and say which article they go with.
- Send the original, full-size files. Phone photos work well. Screenshots and images saved from social media are too small to print.
- For lots of photos or large files, send a shared link (Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer) instead of attachments.
- JPEG and TIFF files are accepted, and photos straight from an iPhone are fine too.
Captions and credit
- Tell what is happening in the photo in a complete sentence.
- Identify people from left to right with first and last names, unless it is a large group.
- Include the photographer’s first and last name so they receive photo credit in the Lake Union Herald.
Scanning older prints
- Scan at 300 dpi or higher, at a size of at least 4 x 6 inches.
- Save as JPEG at the highest quality, or as TIFF.
Mailing prints
If you can’t scan a print, mail it with your story to Lake Union Herald, P.O. Box 287, Berrien Springs, MI 49103-0287.
- Put a return address label on the back of each print and number it.
- At the end of your story, list the photo numbers with a caption for each.
- Protect prints between pieces of card stock. Don’t use paper clips or tape.
Photo releases
- Get a photo release when submitting photos of community members or public figures.
- Get a photo release when photos include minors, unless the church, school or camp already has a signed release.
- Get a photo release for all professional photos.