12/08/2023
The one question I get asked more than any other is, “So the ______ hire you guys to shoot their games?” (Fill in the blank… Raiders, Aces, Lakers.)
No. They don’t. Lol. Let me clarify because I feel like no one actually understands what Franchise Sports Media is! We’re a news agency. Think of us like your local Fox affiliate or your local newspaper. Those organizations don’t get paid to shoot the sports in your town. They request credentials to cover them. They have a platform (website, print, television) where they post their content (articles and photos). They make money by selling ads on their platform.
Could we possibly be hired by one of these teams to shoot content for them? YES. The Raiders were hiring a photographer the year I moved out here, but I didn’t apply. I chose to BET ON MYSELF AND MY TEAM. Everything we shoot, we own. We have control over everything we create and post. We would lose a lot of that freedom if we were hired by a team.
Has this been the easy road? ABSOLUTELY NOT. No one really has a clue what we’ve been through as a team behind the scenes. Would it be easier to go apply for a job shooting for the Raiders? YEP.
But we just refuse to give up on our dream and what we’ve been building. $297 billion is spent on ads just in North America every year. If Franchise had a .005% slice of that pie, we’d have $14.8 million in ad dollars.
We’re holding onto the fact that one day we’ll have our little slice of that pie, but our motivation is so much deeper than that. If someone had told me in 1998 when I graduated high school that I could live off of my creativity, I wouldn’t have believed them. Back then, it was more of the starving artist mentality. Creatives were told to have a backup plan.
I’ve been a full time photographer/videographer since 2012. I’m living my dream, and as a company, we want to provide jobs for other creatives to live their dreams. It’s possible to do something you love and support yourself with it! We want to send photographers out to shoot a Raiders game and see their faces light up because they are living their dreams. There’s absolutely nothing like capturing that shot on the sidelines of a professional game. It’s such a high!
So if you were confused about what Franchise is or does, this is it. We provide sports content from a local perspective. We are creating a platform to boost local businesses by putting their ads in front of our readers. We plan to provide paid work for local creatives. (Shouts out to the ride or die team we have now who all volunteer!!!) We also have a heart for high school/college athletes… we want to tell their stories/show their talents and let the world see what they can do!
Wanna help?? Every article or post that you share helps us build this platform! Follow us on social media! Pray for us! We get tired. Lol.
Also, if you’ve got extra cash laying around, we’re looking for investors! 😉😆
I hope this clears up the question about what it is that I moved to Las Vegas for. This is it! As a team, we’re building our dream and looking to help others fulfill their dreams, too. 📸
Happy Friday! ❤️🙌🏼🙏🏼
