Experts urge parents to take pictures of loved ones without filters

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Vacation season is here - and now is the best time to remind everyone to get a good snapshot of yourself, your children, and your family.

Should they go missing, police are going to need it - in the age of social media, there are new challenges when one goes missing.

Should they go missing, police are going to need it and in this social media age, there are new challenges when one goes missing.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is working on at least 6,000 active cases.

Sometimes, the only picture they're provided when a child goes missing has filters or animal ears thanks to social media.

So they're reminding parents, filters are not your friend if your child goes missing.

A recent photo of a child is still the most powerful tool to find that child - and when you use a filter, you're creating a hurdle for someone who may be on the lookout for the missing child.