Suggest some packages for Little League

PhotoLasVegas

Ok, I decided today to approach my youngest son's little league for a fundraising proposal. Action Shots (not the posed stuff, they already have a contract for that and I would NEVER touch that!).

Obviously I would just go to games, try my best to get photos of each kid in the field and batting, etc. and hand out cards for them to go to our Smugmug to view and possibly purchase photos and other stuff.

We'd cut the league in on a percentage (probably 30%).

We are well-paid wedding photogs, but we're at the fields 3x a week anyway so any little bit of extra money we make instead of waiting around at the fields, is bonus!

So what do you think for packages? What combo of sizes and how much to charge?

I was kinda thinking $25+ shipping for 1 8x10, 2 5x7 and 4 wallets, mix-and-match package. My cost is about $6, and let's say $6 to the league, and I make about $13/order for clicking photos and uploading to Smugmug (let SM handle the prints of course).

Is that close to the "going rate" for sports photogs? Is that a good package print-wise, or do parents want less "big" prints and more small ones? Help!

ColoradoSkier

Let me know what you decide, looking to do the same thing (shot the first game of the season last night, so improvising with that one).

As for the posing pictures, I took that on this year too, and looking forward to it.

PhotoLasVegas

Will do... and good luck to you on the posing ones, our LL has over 1000 kids in it, and the company that does it, brings 6 photogs and at least 6 assistants. It's a complete madhouse, no desire at all!

ColoradoSkier

I just created a package for $28.99

4 - 4 x 6 Print (Lustre)
2 - 5 x 7 Print (Lustre)
1 - 8 x 10 Print (Lustre)
8 Wallets, die-cut (Lustre)

Profit is $17.18.

I wanted there to be some savings (in this case $5) off ordering individual items. For sports action, I have the following prices:

4x6 - $2.50
5x7 - $5
8x10 - $7.50
8 Wallets - $6.50

This is my first action shoot, so we'll see how it goes. I didn't really market it much at the event (I was more interested in testing my new camera), but I know the coach and passed him the link to share with parents.

PhotoLasVegas

that's a heck of a package for under $30! And looks like you maximized profit on it... did you use EZPrints or Bay?

As for the photos, #1 is a great shot but not really sale-able, as nobody wants a photo of their kid missing!

#2, perfect action shot - bummer on the focus but still probably saleable.

ColoradoSkier

PhotoLasVegas wrote:

that's a heck of a package for under $30! And looks like you maximized profit on it... did you use EZPrints or Bay?

As for the photos, #1 is a great shot but not really sale-able, as nobody wants a photo of their kid missing!

#2, perfect action shot - bummer on the focus but still probably saleable.

I used Bay Photo.

#1 not saleable at all, but thought the parents of the catcher might like the expression.