The majority of our photographers are freelance. We work with photographers in two ways:
What We'd Like To See...
We do not cover every game in minor league sports. We function more as a news magazine. We're looking for the Big Shot, the photo that's a great story.
We also assign events and photos for interviews to photographers based on stories which are being written for us. There we need creativity, energy, and time focus, working with our editoral staff to create an article and a look that are in keeping with this publication.
Assigned to freelance photographers who provide us a suitable e-resume and e-samples. Assignments are scheduled by our editors. We roll information out continuously, so deadline dates for each shoot/assignment will be set by the editor, and will vary. Anyone who defaults on an assignment will not be eligible for other assignment for a year, or at the discretion of the editoral staff.
Please query about your photos before you send any. We will reject any photographs sent without first querying us.
All photographs must be delivered electronically.
Submissions:
After your query has been accepted, "proofs" must be submitted at 360 x 504 @ 72 dpi (5" x 7") and emailed to us using the Photo Delivery Template. Please provide:
We will notify you by email if we accept or reject your photograph.
Assignment FTP
Photos ordered on assignment can be uploaded to our secure FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site at ftp://www.minorleaguenews.com. This is an authenticated access area, so you will require a password and account name before being able to use the FTP area.
We will send you an FTP account name and password if we give you an assignment, or accept your photo submission. If you have lost your password or account name, please email us. We will send a replacement to the email address on your contract. If this is not correct, please contact us to make sure that all your contact information is up to date.
We usually approve photos for publication within 12 to 72 hours. If we accept your photograph for publication, you agree to give us a fifteen (15) day first right of refusal prior to actual publication, or payment for the photo. We may, at our editor's discretion, pay a kill fee of 10% for any assigned photograph that we do not use.
Payment is upon publication, or, if stock photography, upon acceptance of the editorial staff. When we notify you of a publication date or acceptance of stock photography, you will be paid within thirty (30) days of publication or written acceptance.(Our A/P department cuts checks twice monthly, so it usually is much faster.)
For your first photograph(s) accepted, we will ask you to file your name, address, and social security number (Or you bill through a business or DBA, we will need the full legal name, and your Federal Taxpayer I.D. (TIN) no.). If you are based in New Mexico, we will need your CRS Form & I.D. No.
Rates are for first publication rights of low-resolution images, as an idea of our rates. We pay on a different tier both for high-resolution images (Used for prints or advertising) and low-res republication of images already featured elsewhere. Please email us .
$40.00 for a small filler shot.
$85.00 for an secondary article shot.
$185.00 for a featured photo (full page).
$375.00 for a cover shot (must include high res copy of photo to edit down to low-res)If we order an original photograph for publication, you agree to give us a fifteen (15) day first right of refusal prior to actual publication, or prior to payment for the photo.
Photos that we order become the property of MLN Sports Group LLC. All cover shots, either orders or photos that you bring to us, are works for which we buy all rights.
We also buy stock photos, or photos that are multi-license. Your stock photos that we buy from you are licensed on per-use basis. We will contract with you for a duration and a placement of the item(s) individually.
Your Status
All photographers are 1099 independent contractors. You may accept our orders for work. You set your time schedule, and provide us with a deadline date for your work to be submitted.An Equal Opportunity Employer
MinorLeagueNews.com is an equal opportunity employer and contractor. In order to ensure equal employment opportunity for every applicant, all hiring decisions will be made without regard to religion, sex, sexual orientation, race, age, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, or disability. MinorLeagueNews.com and its parent company, MLN Sports Group LLC("The Company"), are firmly committed to a policy and practice of non-discrimination in all areas of employment, and the Company will fully comply with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes pertaining to employment.
