10/05/2026
💥PSA💥
I’ve had a few things come up over the weekend that I feel need to be addressed!
💥1: If you see me or most other photographers and videographers out on the sidelines of games, we are typically out there on our own dime. We are not paid to be out there, we are volunteering our time because we love what we do, we love supporting the kids, hyping the kids, and giving them dope photos and videos.
Things you can do to support us:
1- Not get upset if your kid isn’t in any photos or videos. That is out of our control, we can’t capture every single player on these fields. Though I’m sure we all try.
But if that’s something you’d like, you can always hire us to do so.
2- Purchase the images or videos once they’re uploaded. I always give away free WATERMARKED (that’s next) images, that helps promote my work. Or you can buy the photos and the watermark is removed.
💥2: DO NOT STEAL OUR WORK.
How do you steal it?
By asking AI to remove a watermark, whether it’s from game photos or the sports portraits I take form media day. It’s never ok. Again, we don’t get paid until YOU pay. I work many many hours between shooting, editing, crafting props, finding new trends, etc. just to be slapped in the face finding out watermarks are being removed with AI and they’re not being purchased.
If this continues, I will stop shooting games. I will go back to old school ordering system where you pay upfront for the media day photos and you get one pose and prints get mailed to you.
I absolutely LOVE what I do, I love supporting the kids. But hearing and seeing my watermarks being removes breaks my heart. I work hard doing what I do, and nothing hurts more than seeing my photos ran through AI to have the watermark removed. Considering I’d give the kids the photos without if they asked anyway.
Please respect those working to give you guys good things.
Thank you! 🖤