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since we unveiled a redesigned and expanded Express Yourself section in our
May issue, we’ve noticed a significant increase in reader participation.
In addition to submitting your best photographs, many of you have written to
comment on the winning images in this new column, and to tell us that you enjoy
viewing the gallery of runners-up photos and reading the critiques of the also-rans.
On our end, we appreciate the opportunity to review your work, and our judging
panel always has a difficult time deciding which images to publish from so many
excellent photos. That said, there are a few comments we’d like to share
in regard to the reader images submitted for the Express Yourself feature (and
for our monthly Back to Basics column).
First of all, despite notices on the entry coupons that we are unable to return
images submitted for these features, many readers are still including return
postage or calling to find out why their work was not returned. So again, given
the huge volume of entries, we are simply unable to return these images to you.
Please submit prints or duplicate transparencies instead of originals.
One other point worth mentioning: Every month we receive several beautiful images
that would have easily qualified for publication, if only the photographer had
taken as much care in printing the image as he (or she) did in capturing it.
The digital revolution is upon us, and we encourage you to output your work
at home on a photo-realistic inkjet printer. But if you really expect to have
your images published, it’s important to scrutinize the prints before
sending them to this or any other publication.
Sure, doing a careful job of printing your work is an added step in the imaging
process. But improving your output skills can greatly add to your enjoyment
of photography.
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