If you're putting on a race and want to provide race photos for runners to purchase, how does that work? Do you hire and pay a photographer? Do they pay you for the opportunity to sell their photos? Is there no exchange of cash and the RD and photog split some share of profits from sales? I've always been curious how this works.
The best way is probably that the RD pays the photographer for his work and all digital small resolution photos are free for download.
I doubt there is a big market for race photos if they cost a lot of money. In some rare occasions I have bought some but I am sure there is no money in it, really.
crm115 wrote:
If you're putting on a race and want to provide race photos for runners to purchase, how does that work? Do you hire and pay a photographer? Do they pay you for the opportunity to sell their photos? Is there no exchange of cash and the RD and photog split some share of profits from sales? I've always been curious how this works.
I thought the race photographer made money off selling the photos. I did not think the RD paid the photographer anything.
Luv2Run wrote:
I thought the race photographer made money off selling the photos. I did not think the RD paid the photographer anything.
Depends on the race.
Some races have photographers trying to sell photos. Not sure how much money they make. Over 30 years I have maybe bought 3-4 times race photos.
It might work well for 5k's or Half Marathons with a lot of first timers.
I love a good race photo wrote:
Luv2Run wrote:
I thought the race photographer made money off selling the photos. I did not think the RD paid the photographer anything.
Depends on the race.
Some races have photographers trying to sell photos. Not sure how much money they make. Over 30 years I have maybe bought 3-4 times race photos.
It might work well for 5k's or Half Marathons with a lot of first timers.
Fat ladies buy lots of race garbage, that's the market.
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