2009 LRR Calendar Contest

Get out your cameras and photo albums! Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc. would like to invite you to join our 8th annual calendar photo contest. We are looking for pictures of Labs adopted through LRR to be included in our 2009 calendar. Our 2009 calendar will be available for purchase this fall!

Proceeds of the sale of this calendar will help fund LRR's many programs and services.

The deadline to submit pictures is May 15, 2008, and we are only accepting photos via e-mail. Submit your favorite pictures today! Questions should be directed to labgab@lrr.org

How To Enter

Entries will be accepted electronically ONLY this year. Please e-mail HIGH QUALITY pictures, and filled-out consent forms to labgab@lrr.org. Each dog you are submitting photos for must have its own separate consent form attached.

Your photo(s) must follow these rules:

1. Your photo(s) must be in color - no black and white photos will be accepted
2. Your photo(s) must be in digital format - no prints, slides or negatives will be accepted.
3. E-mailed digital photo(s) MUST have your last name as the file name, such as: smith1.jpg, smith2.jpg...
4. Your e-mail submission MUST also include the dog's name, either in email or the file name.
5. A maximum of 3 photos per dog will be accepted.
6. Dogs who were featured in the 2008 calendar are ineligible for the 2009 calendar.

Pictures must be sent, with consent forms, via email to labgab@lrr.org.

Send your questions to labgab@lrr.org

Be sure to read the official calendar contest rules.

Picture taking suggestions

1. Be aware of distracting unattractive backgrounds.
2. Lighting is very important. Natural lighting outdoors photographs best. Also be aware that black and chocolate Labs blend into dark backgrounds. Keep them in bright lighting with a light colored background.
3. Be aware of red-eye, or in a dog's case, green-eye. Use the red-eye function on your flash if applicable.
4. Be aware of blurry pictures. If your picture is even the slightest bit blurry, we won't be able to use it as once we blow up the picture to a large size, the blurriness gets even more noticeable.
5. If using a digital camera, use the highest resolution possible.
6. Take lots of pictures! The more you take, the more likely you will get a great picture.
7. Get creative. Don't always take your picture looking straight into your dog's eyes. Move around to each side, up above, down below, ground level, etc.
8. Get help. It is always easier to take your dog's picture if you have someone else there helping you to keep the dog in position, to look the right way, etc.
9. Get close. One way to eliminate distracting unattractive backgrounds is to get close to your dog. You don't need to include your dog's entire body in the photo, unless appropriate.
10. Don't forget those holiday photos. We are looking into creating LRR Holiday cards next year. Take your Lab's picture using a holiday theme and you just may see your Lab on our cards next year.
11. Capture your Lab's spirit. Take pictures of your Lab doing what they love the most - playing, swimming, running, jumping, sleeping, chewing or just being plain silly.