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How-to: Events

Run a tournament with Events

For a tournament with dozens of games across courts and days, Events keeps it straight: every game gets its own gallery in the right day and time folder, and every photographer knows which games are theirs.

Pro, Business and Enterprise plans. 5 steps. Last checked September 28, 2026.

  1. The Photographers page with two photographers, Alex Rivera (AR) and Sam Chen (SC), and the games each one is shooting1
    You

    Add your photographers

  2. The Create event form filled in for Riverside Invitational 2026: dates, venue, teams and age groups2
    You

    Create the event

  3. Review the schedule: five games from a CSV with code, date, time, court, teams, age group and photographer, and an Import 5 games button3
    You

    Import the schedule

  4. The event's Games tab: five games, each with its photographer, photo count and its own gallery with Open and Upload links4
    You

    Every game, its gallery

  5. The gallery for game G001 with 3 photos, filed under Riverside Invitational 2026, Saturday October 17, 9.00 AM5
    Photographers

    Photos land in the game

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Step 1 of 5

Add your photographers

You

Settings, then Photographers, then Add photographer. Give each one a short code; it's printed on schedules and used in your spreadsheet.

a

Add photographerName, a code such as AR, and optional phone, email and Instagram. Add yourself first.

b

Their upcoming gamesFills in as you assign games. Link a team account and they can see their own games when they sign in.

Next: step 2

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Step 2 of 5

Create the event

You

Store, then Events, then Create event. The tournament first; the games come next.

a

Name and datesThe event's name becomes its gallery. Start and end dates set the days.

b

Teams and age groupsOne per line. They're offered when you add games and when parents register.

c

Create eventOpens the event with its tabs: Games, Photographers, Teams, Registrations and more.

Next: step 3

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Step 3 of 5

Import the game schedule

You

Press Template on the Games tab for a spreadsheet with the right columns, fill it in, then Import CSV. Or Add game for one at a time.

a

Check before it savesEvery row appears here. Fix a highlighted cell in place. Photographers are matched by code or name; dates and times can be written several ways.

b

ImportNothing is saved until you press it.

Next: step 4

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Step 4 of 5

Every game has its own gallery

You

Each game gets a draft gallery, filed under the event, then the day, then the start time.

a

Print scheduleA clean page per day with every game and its photographer, ready to print or send.

b

Import CSV, Template, Add gameAdd more games at any time. Filter by day, photographer or age group.

c

PhotographerWho shoots each game. Change it by editing the game.

d

Open, UploadGo to the game's gallery, or straight to uploading into it.

Print schedule: every game by day, with the photographer and game code.

Next: step 5

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Step 5 of 5

Upload each game's photos

Photographers

Press Upload on a game, drop the photos, and they land in that game's gallery. The photo count on the Games tab goes up as they arrive.

a

Filed for youEvent, day and start time folders are made automatically, so buyers can browse by day and court.

b

PublishGame galleries start as drafts. Publish each one when it's ready, or use Publish everything on the event's gallery.

Good to know

Export

Export CSV downloads the schedule with any changes, to share with your team.

Teams

Teams and athletes let parents register and buy an athlete's photos from every game.

Packages

Sell a prepaid package, such as every photo of one athlete, before the event.

Totals

What the event sold: orders, buyers, downloads and prints.

Can photographers upload without a dashboard login?
Yes. Send them your Upload Link; see the Upload Link guide. Or link a team account to their photographer profile.
A game moved courts. Do I start over?
No. Edit the game on the Games tab, or tick several games and change them together. Importing the same game code again is refused, so nothing is doubled.

Questions about Events? Email support@pixvend.com.

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