{"id":5403,"date":"2016-04-16T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2016-04-16T10:06:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T10:06:10","slug":"new-photo-contest-best-selfie-amazing-location-entries-win-free-premium-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/new-photo-contest-best-selfie-amazing-location-entries-win-free-premium-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"New Photo Contest: Best Selfie at an Amazing Location (All entries win free premium membership!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is basically a must nowadays. If you have a smart phone, it is pretty certain that you have taken a selfie.<\/p>\n<p>There are some of us that take just one selfie a trip, but others are more obsessed with taking them. After the selfie is taken, then typically the next step is to post it on one or many social media websites. \u00a0How many likes will you get?!<\/p>\n<p>To get the most likes, you need to take the selfie in an amazing location. \u00a0You need good lighting, a good hair day, and an amazing background behind you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ameliasoo\/15584719030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/new-photo-contest-best-selfie-amazing-location-entries-win-free-premium-membership\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z.jpg?fit=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15584719030_4310daa68c_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z.jpg?fit=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z.jpg?resize=550%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"15584719030_4310daa68c_z\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15584719030_4310daa68c_z.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not forget though the (popular?) selfie stick. I&#8217;ve never tried one, but I suppose you can get an even better selfie if you have one.<\/p>\n<p>I guess we need to just remember to put our smart phones and selfie sticks away, for at least a bit during our trips, so we can just take in where ever we are in the world.<\/p>\n<p>So, take a moment to participate in our new photo contest. Please note that all photo contest participants will\u00a0win free premium membership to our website!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/new-photo-contest-best-selfie-amazing-location-entries-win-free-premium-membership\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16208374086_6565f842ef_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?resize=550%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"16208374086_6565f842ef_z\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16208374086_6565f842ef_z.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo contest topic:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Best Selfie at an Amazing Location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The PRIZES:<br \/>\n<\/strong>1st prize: 1 YEAR FREE of premium membership<br \/>\n2nd prize: 6 MONTHS FREE of premium membership<br \/>\n3rd prize: 3 MONTHS FREE of premium membership<\/p>\n<p>(Those submissions that are not in the top three will receive<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1 free week\u00a0of premium membership for just participating<\/span>.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send your photo\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:editor@internationalschoolcommunity.com\" target=\"_blank\">editor@internationalschoolcommunity.com<\/a>.\u00a0Please remember to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Write your name and email address<br \/>\n\u2022 Attach your picture and write a short description about it<br \/>\n\u2022 Enter these words in your subject: <em>International School Community Photo Contest Entry: Best Selfie at Amazing Location<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>or<br \/>\n<\/em><em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IS_Community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a> the photo and mention our profile <a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IS_Community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@<span class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">IS_Community<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to make sure we will see it. If you are on Instagram, use the\u00a0official hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/iscommunityphoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#iscommunityphoto<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Deadline to submit your photo: 30 April, 2016. Maximum one photo per contestant.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out our previous\u00a0Photo Contests\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/category\/photo-contests\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is basically a must nowadays. If you have a smart phone, it is pretty certain that you have taken a selfie. There are some of us that take just one selfie a trip, but others are more obsessed with taking them. 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First Place:\u00a0Taken at a beach in Rabat, Morocco. \"I have never seen so many people playing soccer on a beach, also with a huge cemetery in the background!\" Congratulations, Anonymous! 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