asantilli Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hello, Im going to be starting a Professional Sports Stock Agency and I am searching for photographers who would not only be interested in taking pictures but also be intersted in working with me to get this thing off the ground. Eventually the people involved at the get go would own a piece of the company. I cannot offer any immediate pay due to the lack of me being independently wealthy, but hard work pays off and if I can get a solid team together im sure we can fight our way into the market. My goals are to hire freelance and staff photographers from around the world to provide images to Sports Publications throughout the globe. Anyone interested please contact me through Photo.net. Also any input and advice would be helpful. Thanks again p.s. I dont know if I am allowed to post my phone number if someone tells me its ok I will post my contact info. -Anthony Santilli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_gipson Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I am interested. All I have shot has been high school events. Eager to learn and expand my horizons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.smith Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 If you Google "stock photography" sports, you get 1.6 million hits. Why will YOUR plan be successful, Anthony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_hoffmann Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 If you can figure out how to hire photographers from around the world for no pay -- hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_laxton Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Looks like I'll be getting a raise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asantilli Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 My plan if I am to start this endevour would be to pay photographers by giving them a percentage of the rights managed sales of their images, So the majority of my efforts will not be taking the images but making contacts with publishers and editors and sell them images that our photographers will be taken by assignment all around the world. Thats my overall idea. ( a very broad version) Thanks for all your comments and requests. -Anthony Santilli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark newcombe www.mcnphoto Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 It'd want to be a BIG percentage. A solid team will require gun photog's who will expect pay, how are you going to gain credentials? Have you done this before and have some type of track record? Any infrustructure in place for getting images from around the world to the publications and everything in between? Asking here in the forum is a strech, whilst a lot of working pros lurk and contribute here I probably wouldn't consider your offer without seeing a lot more info first. Why not build a website with some obscure url outlining your offer then invite people who you have approved to take a look or put together a pdf outlining your plan and then as the question again. Good luck. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetxsport Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi Anthony, no doubt your plan is not unique, but I am sure if you have the drive/skills it will work. I am just starting to get more serious about sports photography, and would be interested to have further discussions with yourself. You can see a bit of my background on my website; www.triathlonshots.com . This website is only in its infancy and so far providing me with much enjoyment. Am still open to/exploring different avenues for it at this stage. Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_campbell9 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Very ambitious Anthony and I can appreciate the not-so-veiled skepticism of some of the posts. Still, it's the dreamers who are willing to take the risks and without dreamers where would we be? Lose that and you become one of the skeptics. Good luck with your venture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_robinson2 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 How can it be 'up and coming' if it has not even started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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