Sports Photographers for 2-Day Event


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Date : 7 & 8 March 2009
Time : As early as 6am for setup, event from 7am to 5pm. TBD as organizer has yet to confirm.

3-4 photographers required for a sports event on the abovementioned dates. Images will be available to the public for viewing & sale during the event. Profits will be shared amongst the staff accordingly post-event. Previous similar event earned approx $400-500 per staff. This is only a guide, as profits depend on how well each photographer performs.

Requirements :
1) Nikon D300, D700, D3, D3X cameras & 70-200mm F2.8 lenses. Reasons are to ensure a similar image 'look', easier batch editing, consistent good high ISO performance & standardized protocol for renaming & processing on-site.
2) Experience in low-light or sports photography. Both would be preferable.
3) Proficient in post-processing and batch editing via Photoshop/Lightroom/Capture. Abilty to carry out noise reduction is a bonus.
4) Must be able to attend both days.
5) Must be flexible in start & end timings should the need arise.
6) Must be able to attend a half-day briefing/familiarization pre-event. Most likely sometime around 27-29 Feb.


Applicants need to submit 10-15 images of low-light/sports photographs. Watermarked images are acceptable. You must own the copyright to these photographs. Send me an email with your images attached, to alvinlim@pixcelworks.com, or a link to your website.

Important : The copyright of images taken during the event belong to PiXcelWorks Photography, who has been engaged by the organizer to provide photographic coverage during the event. Photographers are hired to shoot for the company, and not on a personal basis. Images are sold to the public, hence the need for ownership of the images by the company. Photographers are free to use the images they have captured for their own portfolio, after an embargo period of 6 months from the event date.


More details will be disclosed to short-listed applicants.

Thanks.

Alvin
 

Hi Alvin,

Just out of curiosity, may I know what sort of sports are you guys holding this event for? :)

Thanks! ;)
 

Too bad i am a Canon user...... if not i will go for it.....
 

Hi Alvin,

I tried to access yr website www.pixcelworks.com but its not valid. Can you show us more about yourself and your company?

Apologies but i need to clear my doubt. We havent seen any pictures of your work before. Pardon me but how can we be sure that you are not using our work to show you client?

Thanks for your understanding. I am interested in Sports Photography and hoping to work with you.

My works on Sports are here:
- http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2302883481_8a330969a3.jpg
- http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2663412658_4f914e3425.jpg
 

I understand your concerns, which is why I stated to have your portfolio images watermarked, as I am not interested in ripping people off by using their images. In fact, I would prefer watermarked images instead of unmarked ones.

No time to attend to the webby yet, so it's been like that ever since.

Canon users equivalent to the stated Nikon camera's can still apply, but preference is Nikon gear so we can standardize our workflow.
 

Thanks for the explanations.

All the best, mate.
 

hi finkster, i am interested in the job. here are some of my works. hope it impresses you enough to land me the job.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54457233@N00/3238628914/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54457233@N00/3237788183/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54457233@N00/3238627914/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54457233@N00/3237342383/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54457233@N00/3238181934/
(ps some of these shots were featured on online sports articles.)

PS: i understand this job's payout will be based on how well out images sell during the event? given the current economic climate, is the 300-400 still attainable in your opinion? is there a safetynet amount/token that you will pay for our time? just wondering.

thank you for your time.
jin
 

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