Sports Shooter membership
This won't mean much to you if you don't read sports photography web sites but I applied to join SportsShooter.com a couple of days ago. You usually need to have a senior member of the site to back your application and they warn you up front that 4 out of 5 people who apply without a sponsor are rejected. But I was accepted without a sponsor and on my first attempt which I have to say I'm rather proud of!
You apply by submitting up to 10 sports or editorial photos complete with captions and cutlines and if a review committee considers your work to be of a suitable standard then you can join the site. Even though I was accepted, two of my photos were removed during the approval process but I haven't had time to find out why yet. There was a Balintore F.C. sponsorship photo (maybe they thought it was advertising?) and a shot of Jack McConnell at the Highland 2007 launch.
Like a lot of other members I'm hoping that my involvement in the site will lead to a few more interesting assignments from national publications, especially covering bigger sporting events. The site is very much US-centric but there are more and more UK people joining.
about 5 years ago
Nice stuff on your SS page. I didn’t know you could join without a sponsor. I check out the site a lot, but I’ve never tried getting a membership. Congrats.
By the way, thanks for your kind words about my slideshow. I’m very humbled and flattered by your comments, and appreciate you taking the time to make them.