Someone asked about the cropping of photos. When you order your photos, I receive an email with a link to your order. I review your order and make sure that it's all good. Sometimes I even upload an enhanced version of the image. Most times, I do a little cropping to give you the best, possible print. When I crop, I try to keep in mind that you'll hopefully be putting the photo in a frame. With that in mind, I leave a little room around the edge for the frame.
Superstars & Special Requests
Some of the games I shoot get VERY exciting (last Friday's basketball game, for instance). During those times, it's all I can do to follow the game & shoot at the same time. There are other games that give me the time to look around and shoot the other players. Lineman on the football field typically get overlooked so I make it a point to shoot them throughout the season.
Unfortunately, I don't always get to everyone. If we get a game or two into the season and you still haven't seen a photo of your athlete, please let me know! Often I will receive requests to shoot certain players and I do my best to capture them. Please let me know if you need me to shoot your athlete!
If you're seeing a lot of some players, it's probably because he or she is one of my senior photography clients. My seniors get portraits & action photos - very different from your typical senior photos!
Print Packages
Some people didn't realize that you can buy prints in packages. Here's a past post that explains how they work.
Watermarks - LKNSports.comThe watermark, LKNSports.com, appears on all the online images but is not on the prints. It's there for a couple reasons...
First, it's a great way to advertise the site. I love to browse through facebook & see my images as athlete's (and their parents) profile photos. That lets everyone else know where to find the photos!
Second, it's an incentive for you to purchase the print if you really like it. In the end, this is a business and I'm trying to sell prints. What's the old saying?? "Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free?"
Pricing
Some people thought the prices were too high, some thought they were just right and one person suggested that I "just let people save them (the images) and use them as they feel".
When I shoot a game, I bring many things with me.
- My experience - a photograph degree, 10 years of portrait photography and five years of sports action photography.
- My equipment - on any given day, I'm typically lugging about $5,000 worth of gear to the game. Back at home, I have thousands more invested in Apple computers and photography software.
- My time - for every hour I shoot, I spend 30 minutes editing and uploading photos. During basketball season, that can mean spending 6 hours on a Friday night and then another 2 or 3 the next morning.
The prices on LKNSports.com are in line with the other professional, sports photographers in the area and around the country. If you're looking at my $10 5x7" photos and comparing them to what you get at Target, then you're making an apples to oranges comparison. As many people said in response to the survey, I'm able to capture what they can't.
More Than Sports...?
Not everyone knew that I shoot more than action sports. The majority of my experience is in portrait photography. Kids, families, etc... Recently, I've started shooting senior portraits (I meet a lot of students on the sidelines!) and I love it. Please let me know if you need a photographer!!
Many of your comments made me feel like a rock star - thank you! If you ever have a comment, suggestion, complaint, idea, whatever - please feel free to email or call me. I love to hear the good stuff and I need to hear the bad stuff!!
As always, thank you for giving me the opportunity to shoot your athletes!
Kathleen
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