Weekend Event Photography (Grassroots)
What it is
Shooting local non-league sports, parkruns, or community events. Instead of charging the club upfront, you sell high-res digital downloads/prints directly to players and parents.
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Step by step
- 1
Build a portfolio
Shoot a local non-league football or rugby game for free. Edit the best 20 photos.
- 2
The pitch
Send watermarked photos to the club chairman. Offer the full un-watermarked gallery for players to buy, or a monthly retainer.
- 3
Use a gallery platform
Use Pixieset or SmugMug to allow players to buy digital downloads (£5) or framed prints directly.
- 4
Leverage social media
Tag the club, players, and local newspapers. Local papers are desperate for good grassroots photos.
- 5
Expand to corporate
Pitch local businesses to shoot their charity 5-a-side tournaments or team-building days.
AI prompts to try
Copy one of these into ChatGPT, Claude or your AI tool of choice and adapt it to your situation.
Get help setting it up
Hand the fiddly setup to a freelancer on Fiverr and start earning sooner.
Useful links
A free OddSync account gives you a booking page, quotes and invoices sent as a link, and a running tax estimate for your side hustle.
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