Before you pick a date or a photographer, two decisions shape your whole photo day: how your teams are photographed, and how the team photo gets paid for. Get them right and everything else falls into place.
Media Queensland offers two ways to photograph your teams. Both take the same time on photo day, and both give every player the opportunity for specialty individual photos, where your package includes them. Both work well, so choose the one that suits your club. Here is how each one works, and how to choose.
The classic team photo, done properly. Your team lines up together in rows with the coaches at the ends, and our photographer captures the whole group in one frame, everyone together on the same day. A team of around 28 children takes only 15 minutes: kids arrive together, have a laugh while the rows are built, and are back on the field before they know it. Being photographed as a team builds team spirit and a strong club atmosphere. Every team photo is finished in one of our three club templates with your club and sponsor logos, your club receives two free team photos per team, and because the group is captured in camera, proofing is simpler, production is faster and there is less administrative work for your club. It suits clubs with room for teams to line up together and a set time for each team.
Next Gen takes a different approach. Each player is photographed on their own against a backdrop, and those individual portraits are composited into a single team image in post-production, giving a clean, uniform look where every player is lit and posed the same way. It fits in smaller spaces, players can be added to the team photo after the day, and players can attend any of the club's photo sessions. Because the group image is built by hand afterwards, proofing and production take longer and there is more administration involved. It suits clubs short on space or with players who may miss their team's slot, and any club that likes the look is welcome to choose it. Just let us know when you book.
Traditional suits clubs with room for teams to line up together and a set time for each team. It builds team spirit on the day, and proofing and production are simpler, with less work for your committee.
Next Gen suits clubs that are short on space or have players who cannot make their team's slot. Whichever you pick, let us know when you book and we will plan your photo day around it.
The second decision is how the team photo gets paid for. Each structure suits a different kind of club.
The club pays nothing. Every child is photographed individually and in their team, and families order packs that include the team photo. If a family does not order, that child is not in a printed team photo.
The club bulk orders a team photo for every registered player, so no child misses out. Individual portraits are still taken of every child, and families can order portrait packs on top if they want them.
The club bulk orders team photos and that is the whole job. No individual portraits are taken and there is no family ordering at all.
Club bulk pricing is tiered on player numbers and is highly competitive. We set your exact rate once we know your numbers.
The club carries no cost and no risk. Photo day runs, the online gallery opens, and families order what they want.
Every registered player gets their team photo, and families still get the full portrait range if they want it.
The club bulk orders team photos and nothing else happens. It is the fastest day on the calendar.
Sponsorship is paid on the two structures that include individual portrait ordering, which are Families Order and Club Covers Team Photos. Team Photos Only does not carry a sponsorship, because there is no portrait ordering behind it.
We agree a figure with you before photo day, scaled to your player numbers and starting from $250, and pay it after the day. We do not offer clubs a rebate on family sales, because a rebate leaves the committee guessing what will land months after the day. You know the number before you sign.
If you introduce another club and they sign, you receive a cash sponsorship scaled to their player numbers, starting at $250 and paid on signing rather than after their photo day. There is no cap on referrals.
A quick rule of thumb:
There is no wrong place to start, and you can change structure between seasons.
Families Order costs the club nothing but leaves out the kids whose families do not order. Club Covers Team Photos guarantees every registered player a team photo at a competitive bulk rate that comes down as your club grows, and still gives families the full portrait range. Team Photos Only is the team photo on its own, with no individual portraits taken and no sponsorship attached.
We photograph clubs across South East Queensland, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and our photographers have worked for School Sport Australia, national federations, Queensland representative sport and some of the largest sporting clubs in the state. Tell us a bit about your club and we will give you a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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