Before Professional Angler magazine closed shop, they reinforced a great tip for improving a resume to prospective sponsors. Many sponsors said they see very few pictures in resume/portfolio’s from anglers asking for sponsorship that show the angler working with the public – especially with kids. Next time you work a show or help out a youth event, take a camera and have a friend get several quality photos for that purpose. These photos in a resume can really set you apart from the rest of the crowd.
For general use to copy into a resume, shoot glossy photos with a good inside speed such as 400 – which can handle some movement if you have a flash and aren’t too far away from the camera. You can scan the photos for a website or you can use a digital camera to simplify this. You’ll need lower speed film and a good flash for photos you want to blowup. If there’s any chance you need shots for a magazine, at minimum, you may need to shoot slide media such as Kodachrome 64 or Fujichrome 100 although high quality digital photos are becoming the norm now depending on requirements of the magazine.
More magazines are accepting higher quality digital photos now too – find out before you use a digital what their limits are (most magazines have writer and/or photographer guidelines you can request by SASE). Always contact any magazine editorial staff and ask for their writer/photo guidelines before trying to submit anything – that will put you ahead of the game from the start.
Want more sponsorship tips? Go to Tournament Strategy and Sponsorship Articles.
