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rob4bama wrote:
It's pretty easy. You should try this type of pic at least once with one team. I pick the best shot of the kids running, throwing, etc. and send them off to be cut-out (www.photoshopit.com - highly recommended) for $1.25 each. Just factor that into the package cost. I used to cut them out but this service is well worth it! Lastly, plug the cut out into templates you already have and thats it.
You're damn right I should try it!
And I will !!
I set up an account with photoshopit before when you recommended them a while back but never got round to doing any more about it.
The soccer club my daughter plays for is having their presentation day in a couple of weeks and I am doing some shots for them to put on their FB page etc as well as letting the kids run riot with my Photobooth.
Luckily after the the very meagre offerings I gave them compared to what you do and a couple of things I have helped them with, I walk on water with everyone there. I will make sure I remember to grab a few Kids and shoot some test shots with and send them to photoshopit and then play with backgrounds.
Editing on the computer is not something I'm good with and try to put off but I think I can knucle down to this particularly if I can get the money for it I know I will. Hell, who knows? If it takes off as I see no reason it couldn't, I'll hire some geek kid to come in and do it for me.....who will probably do it 5 times as fast and 10 times as good! :0)
I'm better at working on things rather than in things so I'll look after shoot and promo and they can do the actual work.
But for the start, it will be DI-Me
I believe you said you do your own backgrounds, but for the pathetically talent less, any suggestions where one might source some decent ones?
I have done next to nothing the last year or so but I really enjoyed doing the T&I this time.
I think the thing that made it much better was doing my own printing. Yes, it is more time and hassle BUT, it gave me the ability to do a weeks turnaround which they were thrilled with and to do everything perfect.
I checked the orders then my daughter then my wife. For the very few I missed or messed up, I could go and fix them straight away and they were done. No sending stuff back to the lab and figuring which team it went with etc. Might not be a big thing for a lot of more organised people but It was a plus for me.
I think I mentioned before to you that I was amazed at how cheap you sold your work but for me price is not something I regard as an issue. I have come to realise how big some of the sports clubs are around here and I would only need to do 4-5 a season to keep me busy.
I'd have NO problem pricing this level of work well above any of my competitors because I'm very confident If I could produce work of the level you are doing, I would have ZERO trouble if I started at $40 for a sheet of Individual's and an A4 team.
Then I'd look at what I was going to do above the base coverage!
You have put me in a Quandary now......
I got a bunch of referrals for other summer sports and clubs from the people in the soccer club I shot. I wanted to jump on them early but now I'll have to hold off until I try this new way of doing things and get some samples. Don't know if to get in front of them anyway with what I have as I could always presnt the other stuff as an option but doing this level of work would take me from an also ran ATM to blowing everyone else out the water!
I don't think I'll be offering 1 week turnaround on these but I also know if I'm showing this stuff they will be stoked to get it back in a month!
Thanks again for sharing your pics and information. It is much appreciated and very motivational which is something I BADLY need these days.
You set a very high standard in your work which I think is bloody brilliant and I'll be very pleased If my own efforts come anywhere near what you do.
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