‘For sports, by sports’ isn’t just a tagline, it’s at the core of everything we do. Our first beta was developed collaborating with photographers from our very first member club, Toulouse FC, and we listened very carefully to create the perfect toolkit to centralise and distribute sports content.
Lights. Camera. Action.
ScorePlay 🤝 Photographers: Match made in heaven
Being at the heart of the media ecosystem, we want to make it as easy as possible for photographers to send their content and get maximum value. Having archives 24/7, even years after the events, is beneficial and can help you build your personal brand alongside your club. All our clubs see the immediate benefit of having their photos fed directly from camera to their platform via FTP, with every asset automatically recognised and tagged by our AI with athletes, partners and relevant metadata. Photographers can be easily credited, and photos they’ve captured can be easily searched using their name tags.
Before using ScorePlay, sports photographers were at the heart of the club's struggle as they ran around handing over SD cards and hard-drives. Today, the content goes from the camera to social feeds in minutes via the ScorePlay Athlete and Admin App.
There have been hundreds of iconic moments in sports history that showcase extreme athletic ability but also tell stories. Visual storytelling and being able to relay their energy to the viewers is an art, and that is sports photography. It relies on the talent and creativity of the photographers. Not only do sports photographers need fast reactions, but they also rely on special instincts and intuition to anticipate great shots. To celebrate this art, here’s a focus on some of the best photographers who use the ScorePlay platform. Every day, we make their lives easier with the best possible way to manage and distribute sports content: ScorePlay.
Manix Diaz de Rada
Manix is a photographer for Real Sociedad de Fútbol. His years of experience can clearly be seen in the photos he takes, capturing movement and emotion perfectly for every single match. One of the first photographers we worked with, he was crucial in implementing our Live Mode FTP feature.
Mark Thor
Mark is an Orlando City SC & Orlando Pride photographer. He captured some of the most important moments for the club recently as they won their first ever trophy - the U.S. Open Cup - making history.
Thomas Fähnrich
Thomas is a former photographer for 1. FC Köln. Sports photography isn’t all he does, having a wide variety of clients and styles in his portfolio.
Irina Filenko
Irina freelances for Sacramento Republic FC, playing in the Western Conference of the USL. Not limited to football, she has a very diverse portfolio.
“I love it, ScorePlay is super accessible and it’s very easy to upload images, and share my work the team. I wish more teams I shoot for would use ScorePlay.”
Eric Lovato
Eric is one of the photographers working with New Mexico United, and captures beautifully the emotions on display at this club which places a huge importance on the fan community and engagement.
Hugo Pfeiffer
Hugo is a photographer working at Icon Sport, covering a lot of sports. Here are some of his shots while shooting for rugby club Stade Français in action, one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era.
Aitor Bouzo
Aitor is a photographer for basketball club Baskonia, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also covers football club Deportivo Alavés, who play in La Liga.
ScorePlay: a must-have for media teams
A media hub software like ScorePlay not only allows storage of streams and archives but acts as a dynamic tool that helps every internal team work more efficiently and faster every day, and is the absolute best way to share photos and videos with a group of athletes and foster sports engagement. With our AI, photos and videos are shared directly to partners and athletes, this means they are instantly accessible. Saving time means that not only are you getting more from every creative asset in your MAM library but you’re also actively spending more time on creating the best possible assets to amplify your and your athletes' brand. Every user can easily browse the photos or videos they need and incorporate them seamlessly into whatever story they are crafting. Storytelling simplified and collaborative photo sharing made easy.
About ScorePlay
ScorePlay is your best-in-class media solution that provides an automated architecture to centralise, distribute, and classify your digital assets, whether photos, videos, or live broadcasts. We are transforming sports organizations, automating their creative processes and growing their brands and unlocking new revenue. We are the bridge to the future of sports storytelling, from content capture to fan consumption. Automate. Grow. Unlock.
Credits
Photo credit: Manix Diaz de Rada, Mark Thor, Irina Filenko, Eric Lovato, Hugo Pfeiffer, Aitor Bouzo
