James Hoey Sr., Trell Littlejohn, Virginia Davis, Jacqueline Hoey and Deborah Wood took The Ledger with them on a recent tour through 18 Western states. Some of the places the group visited were the Clinton Library in Arkansas; Meteor Crater and Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona; Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Valley of Fire and Las Vegas in Nevada; Mile High Stadium in Colorado; and Oprah Winfrey Studio, The Navy Pier and The Sears Tower (known today as Willis Tower) in Chicago. Going somewhere?? Take along a copy of The Ledger,

make a picture of you or your group reading the paper,

then drop the photo off at The Ledger office on Floyd Baker Boulevard or e-mail to editor@gaffneyledger.com

or cody@gaffneyledger.com.

PHOTO TIPS

If you take the time to read and follow these picture-taking suggestions, the chances of your photo appearing in the paper will be greatly increased.

Eric Coleman took The Ledger on a recent trip to Canton, Ohio, where he stopped by the Pro Football Hall of Fame for a photo of Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice who were recently inducted into the Hall of Fame. While the advent of digital cameras and the auto-focus feature have helped make us all better photographers, there are still some basic rules that should be followed:

1. If outdoors, always make sure your subject is looking toward the sun. Have the sun behind the person taking the photo.

2. Avoid taking photos under any covering that casts dark shadows, such as awnings, porches, etc.

A-K Parker, Caleb Clary, James Parker, Reagan Parker, Sue Clary, Ashtyn Parker, Rocky Clary and Christopher Clary took The Ledger on a trip to Amicalola Falls, Ga. 3. If shadows are unavoidable, use a flash to get rid of them. Most cameras have a setting that will allow you to switch from auto-flash to manual.

4. If you can, re-size your photos before you e-mail them to us. We prefer something in the 4- to 6-inch wide range at a setting of 200 dots per inch.

6. It's important that you actually have a copy of the newspaper somewhere in the photograph. It's also helpful if there is something in the picture that identifies your location.

The Gilmore-Littlejohn family took its 4th of July trip to Waldorf, Md., to visit family and friends. While in Maryland, they journeyed over to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 4th of July. They are shown here with a couple of copies of The Gaffney Ledger. They are the descendants of the late Forest Littlejohn and the late Annie Mae Gilmore Littlejohn. 7. Please don't submit photos taken with cell phones. Their quality is too poor to reproduce on newsprint.