DLS Innovations is selecting athletes, dancers, cheerleaders, gymnasts, and performers for upcoming creative marketing sessions. If you love what you do and you look good doing it, we want to see you.
To kick off applications, every athlete and performer who applies in our first week and a half is entered to win a $199 DLS studio session credit. One winner, drawn at random, with real credit toward a session, prints, or products.
No purchase necessary. Applying during the launch window automatically enters you. One winner is selected at random. For applicants under 18, the parent or legal guardian is entered on their behalf. See official rules.
DLS creates both traditional portraits and full-body composite designs. This is the quality and style selected models help us build.
We are building the next round of DLS marketing. Selected models help us create imagery we use across our brand and show future schools, leagues, and studios what a DLS picture day can look like.
Clean, confident individual portraits in the studio, on the field, in the gym, or on the mat.
Dynamic images that capture real athleticism, choreography, and performance energy.
Signature composites, posters, banners, and layered artwork that show off our creative products.
Website imagery, social content, printed materials, and advertising that represents the DLS brand.
Sample products and Picture Day examples we can show prospective schools, leagues, and studios.
Imagery for sales presentations, proposals, and trade shows that help DLS win new partners.
We select for different campaigns throughout the year, so needs change by age, activity, uniform, location, and skill level. If you take what you do seriously, you are worth considering.
Every sport and every level is welcome, from Little League to varsity to adult rec. Do not see your activity listed? Apply anyway. We are always creating new concepts, and the right person can inspire a whole campaign.
This is a real, professionally directed session with results worth showing off, not a quick favor. Here is what selected models get when chosen for a DLS marketing project.
A professionally planned session with real direction. No session fee for the selected campaign.
Guided posing and creative direction from our team. No experience needed. We coach you through it.
Selected models receive one complimentary finished digital image as a thank-you for participating.
Your session images are placed in a private, secure PhotoDay gallery just for you.
Any additional images or products are optional and offered at special model-call pricing below normal retail. No purchase is ever required.
Selected images may be featured across DLS marketing, giving your best moments a real stage.
Love how your images turn out? Your full gallery is available at exclusive model-call pricing, so you can take home as much or as little as you like. There is never any obligation to buy. The complimentary image and model-call pricing may vary by campaign, and DLS selects which images are fully edited and used for marketing. Not every applicant will be selected for a session.
Optional, and below normal retail. No purchase is ever required.
Your $199 giveaway credit, if you win, applies toward anything here. Additional print and product pricing is on the way. Pricing may vary by campaign.
Tell us about yourself and share a few photos. It takes just a few minutes.
We match applicants to the ages, activities, and looks each upcoming campaign calls for.
If you fit a current or future project, we reach out with the details.
We review the session idea, wardrobe, location, and what to expect together.
The model or parent signs a separate model release before the session takes place.
We run an organized, well-directed creative session at an approved location.
Your images are posted to a private PhotoDay gallery when they are ready.
You choose your complimentary image, and any additional images are available at model-call pricing if you want them.
No. There is no session fee for applicants selected for an official DLS marketing project.
A professionally planned creative session, professional posing and direction, one complimentary finished digital image as a thank-you, a private PhotoDay gallery, special model-call pricing on any optional additional images, and the possibility of being featured in DLS marketing.
No. There is no purchase requirement. Additional images and products are completely optional.
Athletes and performers of any age, from youth through adult. Anyone under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian complete the application and attend the session.
Yes, minors are welcome. A parent or legal guardian must complete the application, sign the required release, and attend the session.
No. Professional modeling experience is not required. You just need to be comfortable being photographed and following direction. We coach you through the rest.
Yes. Siblings, teammates, and full teams are all welcome to apply. Each individual should submit their own application, and a coach or organization can help coordinate.
Yes. Coaches, directors, and studio owners can encourage athletes and performers to apply, and can note the organization on the form. We may also plan full team or studio campaigns.
Sessions may take place at the DLS studio, a school, a gym, an athletic facility, a field, or another approved location, depending on the concept.
It varies by concept. If you are selected, we will confirm the exact uniform, wardrobe, and equipment to bring. You may be asked to bring more than one option.
No. Applications are reviewed individually against the needs of each upcoming campaign, so applying does not guarantee selection.
We review applications as campaigns come up and reach out when someone fits a current or upcoming project. We are not able to respond to every application individually.
Selected images may be used across DLS marketing. Your session images are delivered through a private PhotoDay gallery, where you choose your complimentary image.
Yes, but it is completely optional. Additional images and products are offered at special model-call pricing below normal retail.
Absolutely. Note your organization on the form. We are often looking for partners who would welcome a DLS creative session at their facility.
Just let us know. We can often reschedule or keep your application on file for a future campaign.
Yes. Applications may be kept on file so we can consider you for future projects that fit.
It takes just a few minutes. If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must complete this application.
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. One (1) entry is granted automatically to each eligible applicant who submits a complete DLS Featured Models application during the promotion window, which runs from the opening date through 11:59 PM ET on the deadline shown on this page (currently July 28, 2026). Limit one entry per applicant.
Eligibility. Open to legal residents of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. For applicants under 18, a parent or legal guardian must complete the application and is entered on the applicant's behalf. Employees of DLS Innovations Photography, LLC and their immediate families are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
Prize. One (1) winner receives a $199 credit toward a DLS Innovations studio session, prints, or products. Total approximate retail value: $199. The credit has no cash value, is non-transferable, cannot be combined with other offers, and expires twelve (12) months after the date of notification. Being chosen as the giveaway winner is separate from being selected as a Featured Model and does not guarantee selection for any campaign.
Winner selection and notification. One winner is chosen at random from all eligible entries within seven (7) days after the promotion window closes and is notified using the contact information provided. If a winner cannot be reached within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, an alternate winner may be selected. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Sponsor. DLS Innovations Photography, LLC, 56490 Key Bellaire Rd., Bellaire, OH 43906. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platform. By entering, participants agree to these rules and to the collection of the information they submit for the purpose of administering the giveaway and reviewing their application.
Applications are open for athletes, dancers, cheerleaders, gymnasts, and performers across Ohio, Pennsylvania & West Virginia.