On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:15 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-10-08 19:06, Cotty wrote: >> Forget the shots that all the other photogs will be getting - stick with >> the TV reporters [...] Remember, pre-positioning is crucial - don't >> follow the crowd, wait for the crowd to come to you. [...] > > That's something I find pretty interesting at the races. The photographers > tend to move around in herds, mostly taking the same shots from the same > positions, often at the same time. At the SCCA races, where I have pretty > much carte blanche on the hot side, as an experienced corner worker, I like > to go the places where other photogs don't and get shots they never see. But > I won't tell them where I was. :-) > I've done the same when shooting a race. But at a press conference it doesn't work. You have one subject and the vantage points are generally limited. The TV cameramen will be right alongside the still shooters, although sometimes an above ground platform is constructed for them -- no still shooters allowed. Paul > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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