Photos

If you'd like to share pictures you've taken at the SPHS Football games:

If you take pictures at games, please consider sending them to Gary Peterson (psi-der@austin.rr.com) so everyone can enjoy! Subvarsity game photos are most needed.

Photos and images are intended only for the personal use of the players, families, coaches, staff, and others associated with the football program at Stony Point High School. School publications and websites should seek permission from the photo owner prior to using any image. Commercial and media use is prohibited without the consent of the copyright holder. All rights are reserved.

Submission of Photos

Please contact Gary Peterson (psi-der@austin.rr.com) for the best way to supply your photos. A small group of images may be emailed, however, most photo sets are best supplied on CDs, DVDs, or via ftp download.

All submitted photos will be screened, renumbered, and resized, as necessary.

If possible, resize your pictures to 1200 pixels along the longest side. This can be accomplished by most any photo processing software. We can do this if you're not able to or not sure how to.

For a large quantity of photos, cull the set down to the best 120 images (give or take) for a given game. This is usually not difficult, as there are only ~120 plays in a varsity game, and much less for sub-varsity. Choose the best one or two images from a burst of related shots, and eliminate the highly out-of-focus photos (some blur around a focused area, however, is often a very nice effect).

Not all submitted photos may be included on the website. Redundant, out-of-focus, or otherwise inappropriate images will likely be omitted.

Photos should be in the jpeg format. If you shoot RAW, please render and save them as jpgs first with your camera's software.

Aside from resizing and watermarking, we will generally not change the color, content, or composition of your photos. In rare situations, we may attempt to improve extreme white balance problems. We will likely crop, sharpen, and color correct a photo if it is used on the front page of the football booster club website.

General Photo Guidelines and Content

Please set the correct date and time in your camera. This is very important for managing the photos.

Photos should include only game and spirit images as publicly viewed in the stadiums and surrounding campus areas. Photos taken on busses, in locker rooms, or other areas off limits to the general public may be accepted on a case by case basis.

Although game action shots are the primary focus of our photo sets, feel free to include images of pre- and post-game celebrations, special occasions (Meet the Tiger), and other shots that capture the story of the season. Pictures of our fans and the Blue Crew have been some of the most popular photos posted. Definitely include pictures of your favorite player, but also try to include others that will be of interest to the wider audience of our website.

No photos of serious injuries, ambulances, stretchers, etc. Photos of trainers and coaches assisting with very minor injuries are usually acceptable on a case by case basis.

No photos depicting personal embarrassment of a player, fan, or spirit group. Situations include, but are not limited to, sickness, “wardrobe” malfunctions, cheerleaders, dancers, or others in awkward positions, and intense coaching of an individual player.

Photos of competitive embarrassment are acceptable (game mistakes, fumbles, missed tackles, etc.).

Do capture a few pictures of highly recruited players from the opposing team. Some athletes we compete against will go on to great college or NFL careers. It's fun for our guys to see who they've lined up against.

Finally: Win or lose, get a picture of the final score!

Ownership and Copyright

We accept photos only from the copyright owner of the images. Third party images are not accepted for submission unless we have written permission to use the photos from the copyright owner.

You retain full copyright of your images, however, you must consider the usage of your photos as outlined in the Consent section below.

You are responsible for the enforcement of your copyright. If you see your photo(s) used in a manner contrary to the Consent section, it is your responsibility to contact the offending party and work out the problem. Aside from removing your photo(s) from the website, the Stony Point High School Football Booster Club and it's members and officers are not capable of monitoring and regulating the distribution and use of your images.

We recommend that you watermark the bottom of your images with the year and your name. It's also recommended that you identify yourself as the copyright holder in the "Owner" and "Copyright" (or similar) metadata fields of your images. This can be accomplished by nearly any photo processing software. See the example of a watermarked image in this section.

Consent

By submitting photos to the Stony Point High School Football Booster Club, you agree to allow the club to post your photos to the club’s website and any associated photo hosting services (we currently use Flickr and Zenfolio).

Selected photos may be featured on the front page of the club’s website.

Selected photos may be used in the printed football program and other materials generated by the Stony Point High School Football Booster Club.

You agree to allow the players, families, coaches, and others associated with the football organization to view, download, print, and use the photos for personal use. You understand that your photos may be widely distributed among the athletes, students, families, faculty, staff, and our community via the internet, email, cell phones, and by most any current and future electronic means.

Removal of Photos

We post photos only to preserve the fun and memories of a special time in the life of our athletes, families, and their fans. Occasionally, it may be appropriate to remove a photo from the collection. Photos will be removed from the Booster Club website at the request of the original photo owner (copyright holder).

Photos that prominently feature a player can be removed at the request of that player or his parents or guardians.

Specific photos may also be removed at the request of SPHS football coaches, SPHS school administrators, resource officers, or other Round Rock Independent School District managing officials. To have a photo removed, send a written request to the website at webmaster@sptigerfootball.org. The request must include the game date, related SPHS team, opponent, and specific photo number of the image you wish to have removed.