At long last, Spring
The weather finally cooperated and we were able to get off to a fast start with spring sports. Over the past seven days, we were at 13 games and posted more than 750 photos! We were able to get events from every school we cover with the exception of St. Ignatius. They will not be left out.
So as a parent, or student, you might be thinking “750 photos and none of my kid.” Well, that happens. Here’s why. Sometimes we aren’t there an entire game, or the light goes away on us. We edit each image, looking closely at exposure and focus, so some images don’t make the final cut. And much depends on our position relative to the players, sometimes we get blocked by other players, coaches and refs. A particular athlete may not be in a position (relative to us, we do move around) to be photographed during a game. And of course, there is always luck. We just can’t get every player every time. That is why we try to cover at least two games of every sport, every level, every school.
But the season is young, so we’ll keep trying. One of the best ways to help us is to join our Watch List. You provide us your name, athlete’s name, school, sport, level and jersey number. We’ll put that number on a list for each game and make an effort to get the athletes on the list. You will also provide us a valid email address and we’ll notify you when we post a gallery from that game. And we appreciate all the students who join the watch list so they can see photos of themselves on our site – but keep in mind that we know that it is the parents who buy the photos, and this is a business for us, so we prefer to hear from a parent. Case in point. We recently received three notifications from players on the same team at a school who all said they want to buy photos - but none provided a valid email address. Hmmm. There is a handy form on our site that you can fill out to joint the list.
Keep the good weather coming. – Larry Kasperek
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