Please review the following guidelines for photos you take and submit for publication.

Do

• Photograph associates volunteering and participating in local events that support our community involvement areas of focus (youth, education, hunger and homeless).
• Be mindful of the volunteer location, and seek permission from the organization’s leadership prior to taking pictures at an organization. Photos may not be appropriate at a women’s shelter or activities involving children.
• Take photos in front of signage to show where associates are volunteering.
• Shoot candid, non-posed action shots that include a variety of people.
• Fill the frame with your subject, and focus the image as much as possible.
• Use a flash if you shoot indoors.
• Photograph the associate enjoying his or her work. If the associate looks into the camera, he or she should pause from working.

Do not

• Take photos and/or videos of associates in the store.
• Shoot posed photos of people standing or shaking hands with someone as they look into the camera (grip-and-grin photos).
• Show the sun in the photo. Make sure the sun is behind the photographer.