CHimmel Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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P Alesse wrote:
Get ready, because here it comes...
If you are looking to do action photos, it is VERY difficult in this day and age. Many seasoned professionals with years of experience are and have gotten out. You may say you are doing something different and unique. Trust me, you're not. Every possible model under the sun from spec, to digital packages, to group rates, to individual sign-ups, to volume pricing, to custom design poster packages to built in prepay propositions, has been explored with ball and stick sports and all have failed at the local level.
Unless you are shooting a premiere event with several quality shooters with a top notch marketing system and several viewstations where customers can view and find their kids in seconds, place an order, and pick up prints on-site within minutes, you will make no money. And even with all of those variables in place, unless you have established yourself within a particular niche market, it can be a grind.
Next issue and this one will get a ton of debate, but you really can't take pictures of a team for intent to sell unless you get permission from the league board, or other governing body. The coach of that team is not in that position to approve your services. Despite insurance issues, there is the matter of possibly infringing on someone else's contract, and there is of course, those questioning parents on the sidelines who want to know what you are doing taking pictures of their kids.
Finally, as far as your initial email... you lost me at "howdy". It's not a professional way to start an email. As I read further along, I spotted several grammatical errors as well as flaws with your pricing scale. Based on how you have presented yourself in your email, I immediately get the message that you are not ready to offer services at the professional level.
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Thank you for your constructive feedback, I really appreciate it. At the parks/baseball complexes I work at, the field managers and league board couldn't care less about someone selling photos. I personally do not insure my services nor create contracts. Mainly just verbal agreements. This is a hobby for me and I believe if I have invested $1200 into some equipment I can work it off.
On another note, the email. I have't received one response back and it was sent about 5 days ago.
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