Are you a sports photographer looking for a French platform that truly fits the way you work? MesGaleries.com offers a complete professional tool designed for the specifics of sports events: selfie face recognition, your ultimate weapon, fast high-definition delivery, automated print sales, support based in France that replies in under 18 minutes. All your data stays stored in France, in compliance with the GDPR.
This page explains how MesGaleries meets your practical needs, from the first client meeting to the very last print sale.
The specific challenges of sports photographers
The dominant tools (Pixieset, ShootProof, Pic-Time) treat galleries as a simple file repository, without addressing the real friction points of sports events. Here are the problems you regularly run into, and to which MesGaleries provides a tailored answer:
- Your sports event galleries often contain several thousand photos (trail running, marathon, cycling race, equestrian events). Without a search system, participants cannot find their photos and give up.
- Event organizers want fast delivery: photos online within 24-48 hours of the event, otherwise the buzz dies down.
- Monetization is tricky. Participants want their photos without paying, but the investment in equipment and the time spent on site have to be recouped.
- Organizers often ask for a minimum level of free distribution (compressed low-res preview for social media) while keeping HD sales open.
Selfie face recognition: your ultimate weapon
This is where MesGaleries makes all the difference. At a trail race bringing together 5,000 runners, you take 10,000 photos. Without help, your clients give up: who is going to scroll through 10,000 thumbnails to find their 4 photos? With face recognition, the runner takes a selfie on their phone and the gallery immediately shows them every photo they appear in. The selfie is used only to find the runner's photos in the gallery and is never published or added to the gallery; the comparison relies on a temporary anonymous vector that disappears along with the gallery. It is an experience that dramatically increases your print sales rates.
A gallery that respects your visual identity
The work of a sports photographer is first and foremost artistic: the gallery should step back and let your images speak. MesGaleries offers a clean, professional design by default, fully customizable to match your studio's visual identity: colors, typography, logo, custom subdomain (your-studio.mesgaleries.com), tailor-made welcome banner.
Above all, the platform learns from the way you work. After a few galleries, MesGaleries automatically suggests your standard chapters, your export quality preferences and your protection settings. You save time where your peers lose it.
Key features for sports photographers
- Selfie face recognition (you upload the photos, the AI engine processes them, participants find themselves with 1 selfie)
- Ability to handle galleries of several thousand photos without slowing down
- Automatic print sales with a commission you set yourself (partner lab Negatif+)
- Compressed preview distribution (free) + HD download (paid), configurable per gallery
- Custom subdomain for your recurring events (trail-vosges-2026.mesgaleries.com)
Smooth delivery, in high definition
Your clients collect their photos through a permanent gallery, secured by password or face recognition, accessible 24/7. No more expired WeTransfer links, no more full Google Drive, no more lost files.
- Individual or batch download, in the resolution you choose (compressed preview for public distribution, full HD for clients).
- No time limit, no size limit.
- Detailed download statistics.
- No ads, no ad tracking.
Sell your prints without handling the logistics
Print sales are a steady source of additional income for sports photographers. MesGaleries automates everything: your clients order directly from the gallery, you set your commission on each sale, and the partner lab Negatif+ prints, packs and ships the prints.
You earn your commission without handling a single box. Negatif+ quality is our benchmark: no parcel arrives damaged.
The sports photographer's workflow from A to Z
Here is how a sports photographer actually uses MesGaleries, from the start of the assignment to the last print sale:
- Before the event, you create the gallery on your subdomain and configure the sales options.
- On the day, you photograph the event. No technical constraints while shooting.
- Once back, you import your photos into the gallery. The face recognition engine automatically indexes the faces as a background task.
- You share the gallery link with the organizers and participants (by email, on the event website, on social media).
- For weeks, participants take a selfie, find their photos and buy their prints. You earn your commission with no action on your part.
MesGaleries vs Pixieset, ShootProof, Pic-Time
The international solutions are solid, but built for the North American market. For a sports photographer in Europe, here is what changes:
- Interface available in English, as well as in French, Spanish and German.
- Billing in euros with French VAT, compliant invoices for your accounting.
- Data hosted in France, GDPR compliant with no additional contract.
- Support based in France, average response time under 18 minutes, weekends included.
- Extensive customization of the design (colors, fonts, subdomain).
- Eco-friendly hosting: refurbished servers powered 100% by solar energy produced on site.
Face recognition is what truly sets us apart from international competitors. Pixieset, ShootProof and Pic-Time offer it as a paid option with strict limits. With us, it is built in natively and calibrated for the volumes of sports photography.
Pricing and getting started
The Standard plan at €15/month covers the needs of a sports photographer starting out (10 active galleries, 80 GB of storage). The Gold plan at €28/month takes you up to 40 active galleries and unlocks the customizable commission on sales as well as face recognition protection. The Premium plan at €50/month removes any limit on published galleries.
The Free plan can be used indefinitely and lets you try out the platform on two galleries, with no time limit whatsoever.
See all plans and their detailed comparison →
Frequently asked questions from sports photographers
A few answers to the questions you most often ask yourself before trying the platform.
- How many photos can a sports event gallery hold? MesGaleries easily handles galleries of several thousand photos (5,000, 10,000 and more). The interface stays smooth thanks to progressive loading and to face recognition indexing, which lets participants filter instantly.
- How do runners find their photos in a gallery of 10,000 images? They take a selfie on their phone, directly in the gallery. Face recognition compares their face with the photos in the gallery and shows them only the ones they appear in, within seconds. The selfie is used only to find their photos and is never published or added to the gallery; the facial vector disappears along with the gallery.
- How can I sell prints to the participants of a sports event? The built-in store lets participants order their prints directly from the gallery. You set your commission on each sale, and the partner lab Negatif+ handles printing and shipping.
- Can I offer a free low-definition download and sell the high definition? Yes. For each gallery, you configure the permissions: free preview for social media, HD download paid for or obtained through a print purchase. It is a very common business model in sports photography.
- What is the support response time if there is a problem on the day? Our average response time is under 18 minutes, weekends and public holidays included. You have someone based in France to get you unstuck quickly if a technical issue arises.
You will find more answers in our general FAQ.
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