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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sony Snaplab UP-CR10L
Well, after weeks of research and learning, shopping and planning, I finally purchased a Sony Snaplab printer.
A little background.
I've been shooting sports for several years now. Last year I bought a Smugmug site called sandiegojoey.com where I decided I'd take my photography to the next level and try to make a few bucks. I also began advertising on Craigslist.
What I've learned after one year of shooting several sporting events, is that people are very impulsive and will purchase photo's at about a ten-to-one ratio between buying on the spot, or buying online later. The interesting thing is that I will get thousands of visits to my site, that is both right click protected and has embedded protection, so I know they're not stealing photo's, they're just not as interested in buying after the heat of the moment has cooled.
Until now, the prospect of printing on location for any type of event has been price, quality, and print speed. Enter Sony Snaplab, the all-in-one solution to printing on location.
I just received my new Sony Snaplab from kobis.com and am about to begin the next phase of my quest to make money shooting events. I've already lined up a few "Santa Claus" gigs where I'll be shooting photo's with my Nikon D3 and printing on location.
Stayed tuned for quirks, wrinkles, discoveries, and testimonials as I play with this new concept.
sandiegojoey
A little background.
I've been shooting sports for several years now. Last year I bought a Smugmug site called sandiegojoey.com where I decided I'd take my photography to the next level and try to make a few bucks. I also began advertising on Craigslist.
What I've learned after one year of shooting several sporting events, is that people are very impulsive and will purchase photo's at about a ten-to-one ratio between buying on the spot, or buying online later. The interesting thing is that I will get thousands of visits to my site, that is both right click protected and has embedded protection, so I know they're not stealing photo's, they're just not as interested in buying after the heat of the moment has cooled.
Until now, the prospect of printing on location for any type of event has been price, quality, and print speed. Enter Sony Snaplab, the all-in-one solution to printing on location.
I just received my new Sony Snaplab from kobis.com and am about to begin the next phase of my quest to make money shooting events. I've already lined up a few "Santa Claus" gigs where I'll be shooting photo's with my Nikon D3 and printing on location.
Stayed tuned for quirks, wrinkles, discoveries, and testimonials as I play with this new concept.
sandiegojoey
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sports & Event photography
After years of browsing sites, reading blogs, and participating in countless forums, I've finally decided to share what I've found along the way and hopefully dicover answers to many of my unsolved issues.
My ultimate goal is to find the best way to setup a booth at an event, usually a youth sports event, and sell photo's.
Sounds simple right? Well, it is for some, however I've yet to see an efficient and profitable work flow from anyone out there.
For the sake of simplicity I'll use a typicall weekend sports tounament, let's say it's a youth soccer tournament that runs all day Saturday and Sunday. And, since I shoot with Nikon I'll refer to gear that is compatible with Nikon.
A quick overiew of what will be required.
My ultimate goal is to find the best way to setup a booth at an event, usually a youth sports event, and sell photo's.
Sounds simple right? Well, it is for some, however I've yet to see an efficient and profitable work flow from anyone out there.
For the sake of simplicity I'll use a typicall weekend sports tounament, let's say it's a youth soccer tournament that runs all day Saturday and Sunday. And, since I shoot with Nikon I'll refer to gear that is compatible with Nikon.
A quick overiew of what will be required.
- Two or more photographers to shoot the games.
- A photo station with power, tables, sales and editing staff, and a cashier with the capability of taking ATM/credit cards
- An efficient method of sending photo's from the photographers to the ez-up photo station on site to be edited and printed.
- A software program that will allow fast cropping and straightening horizon levels. (there's no time for any more than that)
- A way to display photo's. One idea is to have a few monitors showing a continuous slideshow, and the other is to print and display photo's on some kind of board.
Next: I will share what I've learned so far. Feel free to tell me what you've experienced.
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