The issue here at the local schools seems to be lack of decent gear...I shoot gymnastics, swimming and wrestling and had to aquire 1.8 and 2.8 lenses...until I donated pictures, the yearbook only had blurry, out of focus shots of these sports - you couldn\'t recognize most the kids so now I have added girls swim and water polo just so they can have decent photos in the yearbook.
If I missed something, please accept my apologies...
You\'re giving away yearbook photos...with no financial compensation...in exchange for a photo pass?
For sideline access ( credentials ) you are giving the yearbook staff free images?
Please say you have a photo contract, and sideline access, with the high school that gives you everything related to photography at the school...and as part of the agreement...the yearbook staff has access to your images?
A typical photography contract with a high school includes the exclusive rights to sell images from the team photo days, game-action coverage, booster club support, dances, seniors and/or graduation ceremonies...and...in exchange...the school yearbook staff or website gets to use some of your images for publication.
That is a fair trade for professional services considering the kind of money that is involved for the photographer. The parents can purchase team and individual, action, dance, graduation and senior photos and the yearbook staff gets professionally-done game-action and team photos, senior and club images for their yearbook and...in some instances...the school receives some financial compensation.
The reason I\'m against some being granted sideline access...credentials...even at this level...is they give away free images in exchange for that photo pass and that devalues the youth sports photography industry.
Again...if I missed something, please disregard.
Much success,
Lee Woolery
Speedshot Photo
Hope this does not sidetrack the thread, but given that you are a respectful member here and are very absolute on your opinions about giving away images...
How would you feel about a photographer helping out the yearbook team, giving them photos for the yearbook, tutoring the yearbook photogs, and using it as practice.... while NOT selling or giving photos to parents?
