What types of photos does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Antonio need? Very high quality photos of everything! The photos will be used to support social media efforts, member written content, media posts, etc. and the needs are wide-ranging.
Use the photos in this document as an idea list of what kinds of photos to take.
IMPORTANT – Whenever you are taking photos, try to get photos for as many categories as you can. For example, if you are already taking photos of a family, get them reading scriptures, with an open Church manual, playing, eating, cooking, holding cell phones or tablets or laptops, praying, working, talking, studying, and whatever else you can think of.
Be creative!
Photos of families, youth, and other individuals doing family history indexing.
Music related photos with children, youth, or adults.
Photos with children, youth, and young single adults in all types of activities.
Members around the world living the gospel as individuals, families, in their callings, playing, working, and being together.
Families: We’re looking for families in natural-looking, non-posed settings.
Missionaries and missionary work.
Texas church history sites
Photos that tell a story… Acts of kindness
• Baptism
• Charity
• Courage
• Developing our talents
• Discouragement
• Encouragement
• Exclusion
• Faith
• Fasting
• Fear
• Helping the sick, widows, downtrodden
• Holy Ghost
• Honesty
• Humility
• Inclusion
• Lord’s law of health (Word of Wisdom)
• Missionary work (personal)
• Obedience
• Pondering
• Repentance
• Sabbath day
• Sacrifice
• Service
• Strengthening marital relationships
• Tithing
• Word of Wisdom issues
All emotions: Happy, sad, pondering, family members not participating in family activities, parents arguing, depression, worry, doubt, frustration, contention, laziness, etc.
Concepts: Teach something. (gratitude, prayer,
Holiday and seasonal: We can use them all year round.
Objects: Submit almost anything.
Lifestyle type photos in bluebonnets.
Lifestyle type photos of families at the alamo and other San Antonio/area landmarks.
Families living the gospel
Doing Homework, housework, yard work, working together, serving together, serving each other, haircut or hair styling, fixing the car, practicing musical instruments, dropping kids or spouse off in the morning, grocery shopping, canning, tending a garden.
Families spending time together: eating, working, learning, playing in the park, sports, video games, flying a kite, bowling, walking, jogging, riding bikes, hiking, camping, sightseeing, dancing, ice skating, watching TV, painting and all other types of activities.
Inclusion: being included in groups and interacting with others
• Participating in gospel activities as an active member
• Serving in the Church and community
• Participating in service or humanitarian projects
• Using Church materials in alternative formats (braille, audiobooks, etc.)