One of the most important factors in selling sports photography, is to always make sure that the pictures you're posting to your websites are flattering to the athlete.
In Cincinnati or Dayton Ohio, where I live and operate, I browse a lot of sports photographers websites and there seems to be a thought process that says, If it's stop action, it has to go in my gallery.
Many of the sports photographs that sell from my site are ones such as this. In fact this picture is the latest one bought on my site, just today.
I shot this sports photograph back in late July. I was photographing a men's softball tournament in Cincinnati at Rumpke Park.
I snapped about 10-12 shots in a series on this guys at bat and deleted all but two.
I think this player hit a routine fly ball in the shot, but the picture is presented in a way that makes him look like Superman. A welcomed addition to his wall or social networking site.
I chose to post this picture on my web site at http://CincinnatiSportsPhotography.com because it was very flattering to the player himself.
I see a lot of sports photographers that feel that they have to post every single frame that they shoot, cropped and un-cropped onto their sites. Many of those pictures have the athlete in an awkward pose, faces turned away from the camera or being used by the opposing team.
Not every shot will sell, but those that sell well, tend to show the player at his best.
Posted by Cincinnati and Dayton Sports Photographer Vincent Rush of Monroe, Ohio. For more information (877) 858-6295
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