2. Composition: Each photo must be a roster shot, taken or cropped to show a single railcar, not a set of railcars, or the railcar and the train. Parts of adjacent coupled railcars may be shown, but the subject railcar must occupy the majority of the width of the photo. Front and rear shots should be taken in or cropped to a portrait (vertical) format (not landscape or horizontal). The railcar should be centered in the picture, so that there is not excessive amounts of sky or ground, or blank space to the right of left of the railcar. Pictures should be taken from the sunlit side, and not from the shady side or shot into the sun.

2a. People: Photos showing employees standing on, riding on, mounting, or dismounting equipment will not be accepted.

3. Obstructions: The full profile of the featured railcar must appear in the photo. Large obstructions between the viewer and the railcar, such as piles of dirt and ballast, trackside buildings, automobiles, crossing gate signals and traffic control arms, elevated tracks in the foreground, trees and bushes, traffic barriers, vehicle guardrails, large shipping boxes, garbage dumpsters, or traffic mirrors, station platforms, are cause for rejection.

3a. Shadows: Simple shadows, caused by a telephone or light pole, that falls somewhat perpendicular across the railcar, are acceptable. Complex shadows, caused by signal bridges, trestles, trees, telephone pole cross arms, that form patterns across the railcar are not acceptable. Shadows will be reviewed and acted upon, on a case by case basis. The best thing to do, is just not submit shots with shadows from foreign objects.

3b. Lighting: The picture must be taken from the sunlit side, and the trucks must be illuminated. Backlit shots, shots taken into the sun or from the shadow side, shots taken with high overhead sunlight that result in the trucks being in the shadows, are not acceptable. Shots taken on a cloudy day, or under cloud cover, will be judged upon the merit of the subject, and the possibility that a better shot is available. Shots that have been excessively lightened as to cause it to be washed out are not acceptable. Flash or strobe units may be used for fill lighting, provided that the effect is not localized or illuminate reflective tape on the subject or adjacent railcar.

3c. Watermarks: You may add a copyright, your name, and text to the image, provided that it is at the top or bottom of the image, and is not any larger than the banner bar that is automatically added by the LocoPhotos software, when you submit your photo. Logos, icons, or links to other websites are not permitted. The only exceptions are BNSFpix.com, and RosterPix.com, which were previous names for LocoPhotos, and any photo that was on LocoPhotos prior to November 1, 2006.

4. Identity: The number and markings of the railcar, if absent from the railcar itself, should appear on the photo.

5. Quality: The photo must not be dark, blurry, low resolution (pixelated or grainy). Photos must be taken level, so that vertical features appear so and the photo does not appear slanted or tilted.

6. Background: The photo may have a scenic background, but the featured railcar must be the focal point and take up the major part of the photo.

7. Altered Photos: Photos should never be altered so as to give false information about the featured railcar.

8. Obscenity: Offensive and obscene material may be removed at the moderator\'s discretion.

9. Exceptions: There may be reasonable exceptions made to the above guidelines, but the submitter should present his case to the moderators in the photo information box, who will then make the final determination as to whether the submission has merit, in which case the photo, if approved, would be tagged in some way as to indicate that it is an approved exception to the general guidelines.

10. Number of photos allowed: Each photographer is allowed to post more than one photo of a railcar, provided each photo is taken from one of 8 basic angles: Front, Right Front, Right Side, Right Rear, Rear, Left Rear, Left Side, and Left Front. Any differences in elevation within these basic angles will be considered to be the same angle. If you submit a photo taken from a similar angle to a photo you have already uploaded, one of the photos will be deleted at the moderator's discretion. If you are replacing a previous photo that you submitted, please delete the photo that you don't want.

11. Copyrights: You must be the original photographer, or you must have full rights to it, to grant it's use on RailcarPhotos. The photo must be marked with the original photographer's name. Photos that are submitted as "used with permission" will not be accepted. The person who granted the permission is welcome to post their own photos here. Copyright infringement is not allowed, and will not be tolerated.