working for 2 clients at the same event?

[davidk]

Hey guys, in in a bit of a squeeze. I have a race to shoot coming up at Laguna Seca. 2 race teams i shoot for regularly would like me to cover the event for them. Usually ill give my client a CD burned from my laptop of every single photo i shot at the event before we part ways. What do i do in the case of multiple clients? Any suggestions on how i should handle this, since my clients are paying for unique full size photos? I dont want any problems between the 2 customers, and id like to shoot for both of them in the future.

[Dandaman_24]

Shoot both yourself, it maybe possible depends on circumstances. A little more editing on laptop to give them the right images.

Or hire another shooter to focus on one team, while you concentrate on the other.

[davidk]

I could have another photographer out there, but id lose money then. Im just trying to figure out a way to keep both clients happy, and provide them with the same images at the days end. Im thinking about talking to guy #1, and if its ok with him, ill check with guy #2.

[canonlad]

Hi,
Why not use two cameras one for each team.

cononlad

[blackshadow]

I often cover the same event for different publications; I have always been upfront with the editors and they haven't ever had a problem with it. I suggest the option you mention in post #3.

[primoz]

I regularly cover events for more then one client. Normally I send them different photos if possible, but sometimes it's just not possible to do this. For example with skiing you have 1 or 2 usable shoots from each skier so it's kinda hard to send them unique photos. But they know this beforehand, and for me it's not really problem anyway, since those clients are in different countries, which means, except for top 5, they are interested in different athletes. :)
For moto/car races it's much easier, since you have quite few laps and you can get photos from one lap to one client and photos from different lap to second client. It takes some more editing, but you will definitely avoid problems this way. Of course this way you can't give to any of those two clients every single photo you shoot :)

[sspellman]

David-

Communication is always the key to happy clients. Just tell them upfront that you have another client, and you can either sort the pictures and provide a seperate exclusive group to each or provide non-exclusive pictures to both-let them decide. I often shoot for multiple clients and you just have to be clear with them.

-Scott

[superdiver]

Can you use two cameras...shoot one team with one camera and the other team with the other camera?

I would shoot both with one camera and spend more time deviding the pictures up..

But I am just guessing, since I cant even say I spent the night and some smart hotel....LOL

[HoRnYTuRbO]

why not shoot with different CF cards, shoot one team acouple of laps then switch out cards

[vwpilot]

You give them every shot from the event, or only shots of them? Why would you possibly send them everything?

I shoot for multiple clients at every event I cover, they each get photos of themselves, therefore 90% of them are going to be different unless they both happen to be racing with each other.

Now if you are shooting editorially, thats different and you need to work it out with them, but for teams, I dont see any reason that they would even want all images from the event and lots of pictures of anything but them.

Also, if you normally cover those two race teams "regularly," how is this the first time this has come up? Most teams normally race together with the same teams.