If you take away the merch, what have you got?
Just another shoot.
Who flies 3000 miles for just another shoot? Not many.
The GLSxS assoc. Is a great example of a stable, cooperative, co marketed, series of SxS shoots.
Big enough to benefit all the associated clubs, and small enough to not be overwhelming to the volunteers.
It's entertainment first. Competition second.
The biggest draw back to SxS shoots in my opinion, is that so many act like they don't want to be there. In by 9, gone by 10:30.
Sell that to a vendor you want to charge for his spot in a tent.
