gckless
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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Hi all. I've been shooting for a few years, but just started to take photography as a serious hobby. I don't believe I'm at the point of making this a business, but I am taking it more serious lately. My passion is auto photography, and I love racing so I really want to get into motorsports photography. I've discovered it's pretty difficult to get passes to any decent size event, which is where the best vantage points are found, but that's ok, I need to practice a little and build my portfolio.
So, I recently talked to Cupcake Meet (little backstory: CCM is a charity auto group that organizes auto events and donates proceeds to a few charities) about their event here at Circuit of the Americas, and was surprised to hear they granted me a media pass! Now, it's not a huge event and to most people this is no big deal, but it's my first one, so that leads me to the point of my post.
Business-wise, what questions do I need to ask them and what do I need to do here? I'm talking as far as licensing, selling images, how much to charge if they should want images, etc. I believe my first question should be to find out if I own all images or if CCM holds some type of rights to the photos. Anything else I should be asking them right out of the gate? This is a little different than what's normally discussed here, so searches don't come up with much.
Equipment and knowledge-wise, I think I'm somewhat sorted. I've got a Nikon 18-140mm and 70-300mm and a Sigma 17-50mm I'll be bringing, with plenty of storage and batteries. I've marshaled at the track before, and I've also looked at other photos from big events, so I have a decent idea of where I need to be for some good images.
Just looking for some guidance, mostly on the business side. Thanks!
So, I recently talked to Cupcake Meet (little backstory: CCM is a charity auto group that organizes auto events and donates proceeds to a few charities) about their event here at Circuit of the Americas, and was surprised to hear they granted me a media pass! Now, it's not a huge event and to most people this is no big deal, but it's my first one, so that leads me to the point of my post.
Business-wise, what questions do I need to ask them and what do I need to do here? I'm talking as far as licensing, selling images, how much to charge if they should want images, etc. I believe my first question should be to find out if I own all images or if CCM holds some type of rights to the photos. Anything else I should be asking them right out of the gate? This is a little different than what's normally discussed here, so searches don't come up with much.
Equipment and knowledge-wise, I think I'm somewhat sorted. I've got a Nikon 18-140mm and 70-300mm and a Sigma 17-50mm I'll be bringing, with plenty of storage and batteries. I've marshaled at the track before, and I've also looked at other photos from big events, so I have a decent idea of where I need to be for some good images.
Just looking for some guidance, mostly on the business side. Thanks!