Sharing photos and videos on Connect? Read these guidelines

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We love learning about your experiences as Local Guides and seeing your amazing photos and videos on Connect.

However, when you share media on Connect, they must meet the requirements below.

Only share your original photos and video or photos and videos you have permission to post

The photos you share should either be original photos that you’ve taken as the photographer or ones that you have the right to share with permission from the copyright holder. Do not post media that infringe on any copyright or that you don’t have permission to share.

Choose photos that are relevant to your post

Photos and videos you share on Connect should clearly relate to the subject or topic you are writing about.

Include a caption and credit

As you add a photo to your post, add a simple descriptive caption to explain what can be seen in the photo as well as photo credit. The descriptive caption will help our readers using assistive technology experience the photos you share.

You can read a caption by hovering over or clicking on a photo. To insert a caption, simply upload / drag / paste your image in the editor box and write a description in between the [ and | characters:

Caption: A screenshot showing the description of an image uploaded in the editor box and a red arrow pointing at the space where a caption can be added.
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For example, the photo below taken by Local Guide Meng He would be captioned, “A photo of a blue sky reflected in the windows of a building. (Local Guide Meng He)”

Caption: A photo of a blue sky reflected in the windows of a building. (Local Guide Meng He)
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Pay attention to these file properties:

  • Landscape or horizontal images with a 2:1 ratio will generally look better than portrait or vertical images.
  • The recommended single photo file size is 4 MB (megabytes) to allow for the site to load quickly on your device.
  • Single video files may not exceed 16 MB.
  • Photos and videos should be good quality. Not blurry, out of focus, or otherwise difficult to view.
  • There’s no limit to how many photos you can post on Connect, but we encourage you to share only your best photography to inspire others.
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Hello , @DeniGu , Thank you for sharing helpful guide line.

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That’s a great guidance @DeniGu. Thanks for sharing here. This will be of immense help to everyone.

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Thank you @DeniGu for sharing this informative post on sharing photos and adding captions on our post. Content you added is helpful for lgs like me in future!

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Thanks for sharing details info @DeniGu , i think if add an option directly embedded Youtube video it’s more helpful for all local guides like Connect 2.0

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Thank you @DeniGu for sharing these clear and helpful guidelines!
It’s great to have a reference to ensure our photos and videos contribute positively to the community. I’ll definitely keep these tips in mind when posting.

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That’s very much helpful, @DeniGu , thanks for sharing with us.

Cheers!

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Thanks Googler @DeniGu

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Grateful @DeniGu for sharing helpful tips! :pray:

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Brilliant , thank you sharing Guidelines @DeniGu :slight_smile:

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Thank you for sharing these guidelines with our community. @DeniGu

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Thanks @DeniGu for sharing the guidelines.

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Thank you @DeniGu ma’am for this information.

  1. I already followed as you said, see the screenshot of post here.

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  2. Now in the second image, I have questions regarding my photo signature. Example [at] giteshsharma_ and date & time. Is this valid? It’s by default in my phone.

    first image with my signature in footer
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Thank you @DeniGu, it is really a nice and informative post. We should follow this.

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Yes, it is allowed, Gitesh.

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Thank you for sharing :pray:t2:

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@DeniGu Excelente para tener en cuenta.

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Thank you Naresh sir.

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Thank you so much @DeniGu for such a useful and valuable information, this post will serve as carrier leding community towards Original and Good content. These guideline will make our post more accurate and engaging, it will also helps views to find their relevant information.

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Thank you @DeniGu for sharing this information
Regards,