THE BRAND by Own It Sports

THE BRAND

THE BRAND is designed to build your image during one of the most important years of your life, not use your senior year to build up someone else’s.

Class of 2027 seniors…

The senior who starts their last year in August is not the same person walking across the stage in May. Senior year is full of lasts. The last first day of the last school year. The last tryout for the last uniform. The last first home game. The last meet of the last season.

At the same time, senior year is full of 1sts. One 1st impression of everything you do from here on out. The images of your final year in school should carry confidence, effort, direction, and personality, to show the things people feel when they meet you before they even know you.

THE BRAND is a limited referral program for graduation portraits, built throughout the year for busy seniors who want images with purpose, flexibility, and a strong 1st impression. Selected seniors have the opportunity to earn referral credits simply by sharing the images we create and referring other seniors who schedule and complete a session. Those credits can reduce the final Brand package balance, and in some cases, may cover it completely.

THE BRAND is not a traditional senior rep program. Most senior rep programs are built around promotion. THE BRAND was built around the senior. This is not about staged group shoots, forced posting schedules, or fake social media hype. It is about building a senior-year image collection that actually reflects who you were during one of the biggest years of your life. Bring your ideas. Create images that fit who you are and what you need. Meeting with a recruiter soon? You probably need clean collegiate-style images that show you at your best. Want to try something creative? Let’s do it.

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What Members Receive

THE BRAND is built around referrals and representation. Selected seniors can earn credit toward their final Brand package by sharing their Own It Sports images naturally and referring other seniors who complete a paid session.

  • No session fees for reasonable studio time whenever an idea hits, a specific image is needed, or they want to try a session style OIS already offers. Literally, whenever it makes sense.
  • Extra time for ideas when they are already in studio with their team, sport, club, or program.
  • Access to social-sized images throughout the year, including eligible images taken during team or activity sessions.
  • Access to individual high-resolution images upon request when needed.
  • Referral credit opportunities to reduce the final package cost ($500) partially or completely: $5 per approved tagged post with meaningful content and $100 per completed referral. This does not mean, “pic by ois”, or “schedule with ois”. The posts need to reflect value, have purpose, and be engaging with your friends! Use Chat if you want, just go forth with purpose!
  • Final BRAND catalog in March or April once the package is covered.
  • Due to the number of sessions and products given to members, they may not participate in another photographer’s senior rep, model, spokesperson, ambassador, or similar program.
  • Upon acceptance, a $100 deposit is required to secure your spot. This deposit becomes a credit toward your final BRAND package ($500) as long as the agreement is honored. If the BRAND agreement is broken, the deposit may be forfeited.
  • Any remaining balance will be charged to the card on file on April 1st per the signed Brand agreement.
  • The completed Brand catalog is delivered once the Brand package commitment has been fulfilled through credits, payment, or a combination of both, usually in the Spring, but individual images will be available by need throughout the school year.

Program Expectations

Because THE BRAND includes fee-free sessions, year-long image access, referral opportunities, and a limited spot under the Own It Sports name, selected seniors may not promote or represent another senior photographer’s rep, ambassador, model, or brand program during their membership.

If another senior photographer is promoted after acceptance into THE BRAND, membership is immediately terminated and the $100 commitment deposit is forfeited.

Upon removal, the senior will receive the standard Own It Sports Senior Package consisting of 25 total digital images from completed sessions, priced at $425 less any earned credits. Any high-resolution images previously delivered count toward the 25-image total. Remaining balances due will be charged according to the signed Brand agreement. Please discuss the program expectations carefully with your parents before accepting a spot in THE BRAND.

The Process

  1. Apply for THE BRAND
  2. Selected applicants are invited to a test shoot
  3. If it feels like a strong fit on both sides, an invitation to join THE BRAND is extended
  4. A $100 commitment deposit secures the spot
  5. We begin building your senior-year image collection throughout the year
  6. Referral and tagged-post credits are applied toward the final Brand package balance
  7. Final Brand catalogs are delivered in April once the Brand package balance has been fulfilled through credits, payment, or a combination of both.

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Ready To Apply? Fill out the application below and we’ll schedule a test shoot to see if we’re a good match together! I ask that you fill out the entire application prior to our test shoot. This eliminates the need to do it later and gives you and your parents the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

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