Offering swim photos

[MadisonPhotography]

I have been shooting swim meets and soccer games for a couple years and have been asked to work with a team this year, offering photos for sale and also being the "team's photographer".

I have a SmugMug site and it works well in terms of navigation and ease of use for both myself and parents..

http://nickkovacsphotography.smugmug.com/


My question really comes in a few parts but let me focus...

How are most people doing it? Shooting lots of images and posting, making them available via the club's website as well as mine ( I always give the sponsoring club a percentage of the proceeds) ,

or are they requiring swimmers and parents to "register" so a working list can be assembled? I see merits both ways but having someone commit to photos seems to be a better way of working...

What is your workflow? How do you sell your images?

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

[waynedsargent]

I have done it by working through a clubs site linked to my own works well never sold a ton though. Sent you a PM as well.

[chris270]

I shoot for a high school that grants me permission for all events to sell to the parents of the athletes. I do throw the school a bone here and there but have no contract and make plenty from parents. I usually will shoot an event, go through hundreds of photos, pick out the best shots....edit by cropping, straighten, wb, sometimes noise ninja, and some sharpening. Usually put up about 30-50 photos per game unless its a bigger event.

It does fairly well just need to market or promote with links or business cards. Hint: shoot both teams if you can and hand out cards to their parents too. I use smugmug and you can look at my website...link is in my signature. Click on gates-chili.

[tomd]

Chris270,
I noticed some ads on your blog page. Do you get any revenue from these or is it a blogspot agreement?

Tom

[chris270]

They are google ads. Smugmug allows customers to place them on their website if they choose. Smugmug is a usually an ad-free site. I do it for a little extra coin. You get a few cents every time someone clicks on them.

[tomd]

They are google ads. Smugmug allows customers to place them on their website if they choose. Smugmug is a usually an ad-free site. I do it for a little extra coin. You get a few cents every time someone clicks on them.

So they are via Smugmug not Blogspot.

Thanks for the info.

Tom

[chris270]

So they are via Smugmug not Blogspot.

Thanks for the info.

Tom
Sorry, thought you were talking about my galleries not the blog. The ads are from google and have them for both smugmug and blog. They are called adsense.
Apologies to Madison...this is turning into a hijack...back to his questions everyone...