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Originally Posted by wideopen24
Personally my sponsors don't come to our races becuase they live on the other side of the country. Many of my followers and fans only come to one or 2 a year but still support my sponsors and my team. Social media like Periscope is huge to help them feel like they are part of the action they help fund. There are many causes and effects to any action Chris. Narrow minded people will be the death of it.
Here is something to think about.... How many of those races are you paying to get into? How many races do you pay to see in a season? How many "media" members will be at IMW on a free credential yet make a profit? How many photographers ask permission to take photos of the cars they they sell for profit? Where are our royalties from the sales? Why do I have to pay to sell my merchandise when they get in for free? Etc etc...
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Congrats, this is the post that finally made me decide to join this forum after several years of lurking. I am a media photographer at the races I go to. However, I am not there to profit. I am there to record the action the best that I can. There are a lot of times I will give photos to various drivers or just burn a photo cd for them. I'm simply not out there to go around peddling photos. I don't have the time. I know it yanks my crank that there are photographers out there that do nothing more than post photos on their own website to sell after getting in free at the track. These are the ones that should pay.
A lot of times, I have sent photos, by e-mail or on a cd, to the tracks I hit so they can use the photos as they wish, too.
BTW, a photographer would not have to ask permission to shoot your car in action because you are at a public event as long as they are just shooting it as part of a report on the event in a newspaper or magazine. It could get touchier if it's used as an advertising campaign. You may have a case then.