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How to get a press pass? NBA / Portland Trail Blazers
David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 12:45 AM on 11.25.10 |
->> Hey all
Just wondering what is the best way to go about getting in to shoot an NBA game.
I live in Portland and the advertising work is slow so I am thinking of doing some different types of jobs.
Is it best to go through the arena, the team, or the NBA?
Thanks much for your help.
Dave |
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Andrew Nelles, Photographer
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Chicago | IL | usa | Posted: 1:00 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> Your employer/client should handle the contact. If you're not on assignment, get ready for a rough series of posts. |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 1:08 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> Read Rod Mar's wonderfully thoughtful piece in the current issue of the Sports Shooter Newsletter. |
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Vincent Johnson, Photographer
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Chicago | IL | USA | Posted: 1:44 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> Dude, it's like asking for the price on real expensive things. If you have to ask, you can't afford it. |
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Mike Janes, Photographer
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Attica | NY | USA | Posted: 2:02 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> Find a client who pays you to shoot the game. |
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David Manning, Photographer
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Athens | GA | | Posted: 2:23 AM on 11.25.10 |
->> In answer to your original question, you would be applying for credentials through the team.
Bear in mind this is the NBA with limited floor space and shooting positions. You would do best to have an actual client who wants photos from the game and can go to bat for you with the team. |
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Paul Alesse, Photographer
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 10:33 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> uh oh........ |
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Paul Alesse, Photographer
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Centereach | NY | USA | Posted: 10:50 AM on 11.25.10 |
->> ->> uh oh........
Sorry Chuck. Had to. Posts like these are perplexing.
The garbage collecting business is starting to get slow, so I'd like to try my hand at open heart surgery. Who do I contact about doing this? The hospital, the doctors, or the patients?
Sorry, I can't help myself sometimes. |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Ethan Magoc, Student/Intern
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Nick Doan, Photographer, Assistant
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Scottsdale | AZ | USA | Posted: 12:32 AM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> Forget the Press Pass, how do I get paid a decent wage for shooting sports? |
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David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 1:21 AM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> Learn the correct name of the thingy you desire...? |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 3:38 AM on 11.26.10 |
->> Wow Paul.
Nice to see you think so highly of yourself.
Did you by chance even take the time to see my profile or my website before posting your comment?
Seems I had a pretty honest and straight forward question.
You might actually want to think before you speak next time.
Sorry if I found a bit jaded here guys, but come on, some of the comments I have been reading in this post and others make this forum seem more like high school than a forum for discussing photography. |
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Jeff Bennett, Student/Intern
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Livermore | CA | USA | Posted: 4:43 AM on 11.26.10 |
->> I think everyone is jumping on you David because the question of "do how I get a pass for xxx" has been asked so many times in the past couple of weeks.
Take a read at Rod's story and the link Clark posted. Both are very informative.
It might have sounded harsh, but Paul was kind of right. After looking at your website you don't show any sports work outside of motor sports. So you are basically trying to crack into a "new" field of photographer without doing the leg work, i.e. shooting high school and college games.
For me I've had a chance to shoot youth sports all the way up to some pro games, with some near identical images coming between the different levels. The major difference between all the levels is the amount of access you get.
The higher the level, the worse the access seems to get.
If you’re looking for different types of work go take some business cards along with you to some youth or high school games and sale images to the parents. It might not sound as glamorous, but I bet it will be easier to make money off of.
Just my two cents. |
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Paul Alesse, Photographer
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Centereach | NY | USA | Posted: 9:21 AM on 11.26.10 |
->> David... here is the real issue I'm having with your question. There is a misconception by you and others that have posed similar questions that you reach the pinnacle of your sports photography career when you shoot a pro game. By that standard, it implies that all those that shoot games below the pro level such as college, high school, or even the lowly youth sports circuit, are amateurs and "just starting out". Whether that was your intention or not, that was the implication and that's what I took issue with.
You claim that "I think so highly of myself" yet quite the contrary exists. You're the one that found it necessary to discuss your resume here and in the other thread with the comment, "I guess nearly 20 years of shooting professionally on location all around the country for national ad campaigns is not enough experience for some of those here."
You assummed that your resume inherts you the right to shoot pro sports right out of the gate with a simple phone call... that you have earned the right to walk right onto a pro sideline. By that assumption, I would be able to do the same thing in your field. The truth is... you have no more right shooting for the NFL than I would shooting for FORD Motors.
Let me ask you this... what do you want to do David? Really? Add a pro game to your resume just for the fact that it's a pro game? Or do you want to become a sports photographer? A real sports photographer.
If the latter, all you had to do was pick up the phone, call your local paper, call your local high school, or even show some of your photos to MAXPreps, and I'm sure you'd be shooting as soon as this weekend. Those that really want to shoot sports will do just that and embrace the opportunity. But no David, apparently that's beneath you. A man with 20 years shouldn't have to get his feet wet in youth sports now should he?
For the record, I have never shot a pro game for a client. I hate to break the bad news to you David, but few people can actually make a living doing it. I pride myself in being a youth sports photographer. This is what I do. This is what I love. I don't feel that I need to graduate to the next level by moving up to college or the pros. That is not my definition of growth. Learning how to make a great frame from a pile of nothing is what I strive to do. I strive to make an image that can evoke a feeling or an emotion in every person that views it. I don't need a pro game to do that and as a matter of fact, just as many opportunities, if not more, lend themselves to achieving emotion in your viewers when shooting youth sports.
In conclusion... A man with 20 years experience should know that great photos don't come from great players in front of the camera... they come from great photographers behind the camera. If you really want to be a sports photographer, head out to your local college next week and start shooting the students outside their dorms playing frisbee. That is of course, if you want to become a REAL sports photographer. |
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 11:15 AM on 11.26.10 |
->> you're on a roll there paul, except, i doubt that your post will have made any difference in the day or life of david, the original poster. you see, david is a professional photographer with a primary focus in commercial ad work. if i read this correctly, he's looking to add a discipline to his craft. seems like a good idea to me. the problem with this idea is not that he dare suggest shooting a pro ball game before climbing the traditional ladder of sports-shooting, but that there are not many clients available that hire freelance shooters for pro sports.
david, the market you're interested in exploring is suspect, if it exists at all. there are folks that used to make a proper living at pro arenas that can't any longer because of 15 different reasons. you are not one of those reasons- no matter how much people here make you feel like you are. people who shoot in exchange for access are not one of the reasons either.
you're hearing from some cranky dudes, some whom have climbed terribly boring ladders to reach a rung that no longer exists. you can understand their frustration.
at the very least, aren't you impressed with all the "REAL sports photographers" you're hearing from? it's a sassy bunch! |
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Sam Santilli, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philippi | WV | USA | Posted: 11:37 AM on 11.26.10 |
->> David, Paul's comments that you are questioning were not posed to you, but a response to Chuck...so it's Chuck's fault. Seriuosly, a simple search of the posts would have answered your question(s). It is like a GWC coming up to you at a shot you prepped for weeks, and says that they could do this service too, so who should I call. "I have a Rebel and two of those lense things, what's the best way to get a job doing this?"
Paul has been extremely helpful to me and my company over the years, especially in dealing with Little League politics. (Paul, rubber check is in the mail).
I only want to shoot things that make me money. Or if I have my monthly nut already covered, I like to shoot something just for me....but I try to make money with that too. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 11:45 AM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> In all honesty I think the reason folks get irritated with these kind of posts and/or comments is for a couple of solid reasons. although this site was originally created (as far as I know) to be a forum for sports photography professionals to discuss photography we all know it has morphed over the years to include a lot of serious hobbyists, part timers and yes, there are quite a few GWC's. there are a plethora of photographers with different styles that belong to this site. this is actually a good thing. I've learned quite a bit over the years both technically and received some very informative information about things from members emailing me setting straight on stuff I was wrong about. this was a little long winded but the point I am trying to make is most professionals usually do research before posting a question. the search engine here is pretty damn good. part of being a professional, in my humble opinion, is to research something myself the best I can. posts like this kind of come off sounding like someone who has no idea what is going on in the world in this business. I realize David is a new member, but I think people might expect more from a professional. I'm not slamming anyone here. I'm just trying to explain why I think these posts make folks want to poke fun. the other thing is.....best to get a little tougher skin if you want to be on this site....there are a lot of people who are sarcastic, jaded, humor-impaired, informative, funny, clueless, off-topic and last but not least inappropriate. |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 12:39 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> OK, where to start.
First, lets look at a timeline.
I asked 2, what I thought were simple questions. After many negative responses from people, I posted up info about myself. Not before. My reference in my other thread about my experience was AFTER all these negative comments and links.
Paul, your comment about the garbage man and the heart surgeon is what really set me off. Please tell me I am wrong people, but it sure reads like Pauls work could be compared to the great work of a surgeon, but he is tired of dumb questions from garbage collectors who's work is trash. If I miss read this I am sorry and I should not have responded as I did. But this was the last of many negative posts that simply just pissed me off.
As for my threads, if it is still confusing, I will try to make it clear.
I simply want to go to these events to shoot them. Plain and simple. I am not looking for anything from it other than its something I have wanted to do and I now find I have the time to give it a try.
All I asked for was info. I got some good info, and to those people thank you.
Why does almost everyone else assume that I simply posted here and have done nothing else?
I have made many calls and sent e-mails, I am just using this site as another venue to get information. Being this is a site for sports I thought it would be a good way to go. Yes, looking back I should have researched some threads here a bit more before posting, but I had no idea this would be the response I would get.
Maybe I miss understood the intension of this site?
Is it for the sharing of information and contacts for professional sport and news worthy events (as I thought) or is it more for experienced pro/am photographers shooting amateur events and sharing of info on shooting techniques?
I have been at this business for a long time. I have received help from many people along the way and am happy to help others if I can.
I thought this forum would be a good place to learn a different side of the business and share my experience as well.
And just in case it gets asked again.
No, this is not the only place I am looking for information.
Just because I have lots of experience in ad work does not mean I know the in's and outs of editorial work.
I am not looking to get anything out of this other than a fun life experience.
Of corse you don't need to shoot pro level sports to take great images, this post was never about that. |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 12:40 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> rant/
What do you know, someone asks a simple question and there are 35 posts demeaning the guy and his question.
Instead of saying this and that about the direction of photography just answer the man's question.
As much as everyone is sick and tired of posts like these, I am sick and tired of posts like we have on this thread.
Just answer the man's question and move on.
/rant |
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Bob Ford, Photographer
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Lehighton | Pa | USA | Posted: 1:06 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> The quick answer you are looking for is that you would contact the team. The team's info can be found on this site in the guide: http://www.sportsshooter.com/theguide.html?action=view&type=team&id=70
However, before you pick up the phone or fire off an email, you should know that for the most part NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB etc, teams do not credential freelancers. The teams will credential publications.
There is nothing in it for the team to credential someone who states that they "simply want to go to these events to shoot them." They are getting no free press or publicity from that person.
Also keep in mind that while pro sports are big business, they are basically a small community. Most pro sports teams have one person that handles press credentials. If someone calls them for credentials to "just shoot a game", and later they get a credential request from a publication with that person's name, it may raise a red flag.
Bottom line: The odds of you receiving a credential to any pro sport "just to shoot it" are slim to none, with the probability leaning heavily towards none. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 1:17 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> "I live in Portland and the advertising work is slow so I am thinking of doing some different types of jobs.
Is it best to go through the arena, the team, or the NBA?"
How is getting a press pass "a job"? |
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Joe Morahan, Photographer
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Denver | Co | USA | Posted: 2:14 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> David,
I like your sports photography!!!
Great images- Keep up the good work and if I could answer your question I would have...I have to say I am getting tired of seeing a photographer asking a question and getting bashed for it. Its happening in almost every thread and I thought we were all here to help one another... |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 2:18 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> Just wanted to clear something up before al the questions come rolling in.
Since my last few responses have been in response to 2 different threads, I see how some of my info my be confusing, so let me say....
My response to what do I want to get out of this is different for each thread.
For the Paris to Dakar, its all about life expereince. Sure I will get some great stock images and hopefully make contacts with people, but it is mainly about going. Its on my bucket list and I just really want to experience it.
As for the NBA, it is as I posted. Ad work is slow and I am looking into other types of work to fill in the down time.
Do I feel I should be able to shoot an NBA game without shooting HS ball? Yes, I do. And so should most of you. If you don't reach high you will never make it.
As most here have stated, you don't need to shoot pro level sports to take a great photo. But I also believe if you are good, it dosent matter what you shoot, you will do it well. I think anyone who is top notch at any type of photography, weather it be food in a studio, or sports on a field, will do a good job at another venue you are unfamiliar with.
Why do I think this? Because I have seen it done over and over. It all comes down to (IMO) light, composition and emotion. If you can capture that in one you can capture that in all. |
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Israel Shirk, Photographer, Assistant
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Boise | ID | US | Posted: 2:31 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> "Do I feel I should be able to shoot an NBA game without shooting HS ball? Yes, I do."
So you're going to skip the learning curve? Good luck with that. You think this because you haven't shot high school or NBA before. It's not just lighting and emotion like it is at the county fair, it takes a lot of learning and honing on your part to be able to capture it. If you don't believe us, go to a basketball game, sit where you would be able to at the NBA game, and see what you can get. It won't be much. |
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Paul Alesse, Photographer
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Centereach | NY | USA | Posted: 2:31 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> David... you are burying yourself deeper and deeper. You still see the desire to shoot pro sports as the only means to aim "high" and you're assuming that for anyone that doesn't aim to reach those heights of being a pro sports photographer will never make it. |
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Max Lashin, Photographer, Assistant
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Coral Springs | FL | United States | Posted: 2:43 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> If you really want to experience Paris to Dakar, go out and start trying to find a client who will pay a quality rate. Email and send your portfolio to magazines, wire services, or maybe even a team racing in it. If they feel your work is worthy of hiring you then all you have to do is work with them on a good price to charge for your time and services.
The same idea goes for shooting NBA, NFL, etc. No team will let you just shoot because work is slow and you are looking to fill your time. Find a good client who is willing to pay, try looking for a local wire service shooter who needs an experienced assistant (and one who will pay for your time). Unfortunately, there are very few clients who will pay the right price and even fewer openings.
All these folks are saying is, you cant just shoot pro because its on your bucket list. Teams just wont let you do that, they have to worry about sideline safety, marketing, 2011 contracts, etc. I always wanted to shoot NFL also, I achieved that goal by going another route though and not working for free. I worked for the team's video production department as a freelancer for a game (paying of course) and in between doing video stuff for them that they asked me to get, I was allowed to shoot stills. It worked out equally for both of us, they got video they needed and I got to make money and shoot an NFL game. In the end, shooting the NFL game was just like shooting High School, Pee Wee or even college.. but with more restrictions on access (though I did have a team vest on so I did get to go more places). I actually would have preferred to be on a HS sideline with no other shooters, great access, cleaner backgrounds and better light.
Also understand that these guys arent trying to bash you.. They are fed up with the same question every week. The unofficial rules here are read the posts/search before you ask. I waited a year before I ever even applied to SS so that I could read what goes on here and when I have a question I search.. the market is tough today and the only way to get ahead is to market yourself. Sitting on your computer asking how to take away sideline access from hard working guys is just a way to piss them off. Go out and do the foot work yourself, we all do it.. so go out and do work also. |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 2:43 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> I give up.
Good luck everyone. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 2:57 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> ...and there goes another happy customer. 8) |
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Michael Johnson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Geneseo | NY | USA | Posted: 3:17 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> Just when I get angry or I'm disappointed by the topics on this here site some one goes and just yanks me back in.....
I really enjoy reading the good, the bad and the ugly side of comments.
SS is just way to much fun... keep up the good work guys. |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 3:38 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> David, If you want to get into shooting the NBA as an additional line of work, you need to approach publications that use NBA photos -- not the teams.
--Mark |
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 3:45 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> dude- don't give up! get angry, or maybe get even. if you give up, then we'll all have to wait another 24 hours before the next thread asking how to get a photo cred for the lakers.
if you leave, we may all turn on each other. i know i've got some things i'd like to say to liddy... |
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Brian Blanco, Photographer
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Tampa / Sarasota | FL | USA | Posted: 5:29 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> David,
I've seen your website and I have no doubt that you can take nice photos. But seriously, shooting professional sports as a stringer for international wire services on deadline is not something you want to "learn on the job".
Have you ever sprinted from the court or field to a media workroom and edited, toned, captioned to appropriate "style", sized, and transmitted images in the span of 7 minutes? All the while receiving phone calls and instant messages from an editor or multiple editors around the world while a TV blares in the background and shooters (who aren't on deadline) horseplay, gossip and laugh loudly all around you? Then the WiFi goes down and you're 2 minutes from a drop-dead East Coast deadline? Or their FTP address stops working and you need to email photos? What's your backup internet connection? Do you have a backup laptop with you?
Do you know "AP style"? Can you switch back and fourth from AP style to Reuters style to EPA style to Getty style from one day to the next without ever making a single cutline error or style error? Do you know how to caption the pool photos? Do you know who to call, what too say and how to act when you arrive at a venue to shoot a game and find that a mistake has been made and you have no credential waiting for you? Can you setup multiple remote cameras to satisfy the safety standards of the NBA?
I can name 5 guys in Portland who can do those things and do, day in and day out. I know they can and every wire service editor and newspaper editor around the country knows they can. Why then, when spots on an NBA court are so limited, would they retain you to shoot the Trail Blazers? That's the point of just why experience specific to the type of work you're talking about is so important. I know you can take the pictures... that's the easy part brother.
I know you said that you "give up", which I guess means you're out of here but I hope you stick around as I think your input could be useful since you clearly have found a professional niche for yourself and I think some younger/newer shooters could learn something from you in that regard.
Look, you're obviously good at what you do and, to a certain again, I agree with you that you'd likely get some fine images at an NBA game given the opportunity despite your lack of experience shooting basketball at any level. It's clear from your website that you're not a hack and you're right, a good photographer can handle just about anything that's thrown their way. Unlike you, I've never shot advertising photos of motorcross bikes and ATVs but if Kawasaki called me tomorrow I'm certain I could shoot their upcoming catalog and international ad campaign and do a great job... of course I'd likely call you for advice first.
Here's the rub- The fact that you came on here and announced that you'd like to shoot NBA isn't the problem; it's the fact that, from your post, it appears you just want to "be there" and haven't given much thought to who your client is or if you even have a client. Aside from being unprepared, you appear to just want the "press pass" (in the future call it a credential) to shoot it because you're bored or it'd be cool. I know I sure as hell wouldn't spend my free time shooting product shots of motorcycles in the early morning light just for the fun of it and neither would most shooters. So imagine then that there were gaggles of new shooters chomping at the bit, every day, trying to break into your niche and offering their services for FREE to your valued clients just for because they thought it was the cool thing to do despite the fact that they have zero experience. Well man, that's where the frustration you're hearing comes from. That's why you shouldn't take it personally. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 5:37 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> damn brian, that's what I was trying to say...only it didn't come out like that. |
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Adam Vogler, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Kansas City | Mo. | USA | Posted: 5:39 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> Well said Brian. |
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Andrew Nelles, Photographer
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Chicago | IL | usa | Posted: 6:29 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> Agreed, well said Brian. |
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Michael Durisseau, Photographer, Assistant
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Santa Fe/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 7:00 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> +1 on Mr. Blanco's post...most eloquently stated. |
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Dianna Russell, Photographer
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Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 7:58 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> Another +1 for Brian's post. Skillful diplomacy is often an under-appreciated gift. |
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Scott Serio, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Colora | MD | USA | Posted: 9:09 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> +1 For Brian as well. My guess is most of the members here could show up at a major horse event and make a nice image. But, how many know the rules? How many know how not to spook a horse? How many know how not to get run over? How many? In the same vein, I would never just "try to go shoot hockey". OK, I did, but it was a Rec-League hockey, not the NHL. Nice sport to shoot, but I would never even dream of just thinking I could show up and shoot the NHL.
I also did enough research to know - 1. No one would buy the photos from my small little wire service if I did get in, those contracts and image streams are all locked up. 2. I wouldn't get in anyway because of the limited shooting positions. and 3. I probably would have screwed it up anyway the first time. What I might consider a "portfolio image" from hockey is someone else's daily work product.
I know what I can shoot, what I can't shoot and I am willing to take the time to learn the ropes and have a certain level of competency before I would go shoot it.
In sports they have a phrase called "game speed" that applies to photography as well. You screw up at a HS hoops game and you might just have a couple of 6-foot kids stumble into your lap. You do it at an NBA game and you might have 500 lbs. multi-millionaires trampling your D3s.
AND...each of the people who make decisions on creds is charged with protecting the image of their sport. If the PGA didn't properly do backgrounds and let some photog onto the course who didn't know the rules - say a guy who just wants to shoot Tiger Woods for amazing stock and to build connections - and that guy cranked off a burst if images mid-swing for Tiger on the 18th tee...you get the idea.
Brother, I wish you luck, but when you write - "Do I feel I should be able to shoot an NBA game without shooting HS ball? Yes, I do. And so should most of you. If you don't reach high you will never make it." Really? You really think that? I mean, I am pretty tame about this stuff. I like it when people have different entry points into the business, have different styles.
I just distinctly remember shooting a Nebraska-Missouri football game in college in Lincoln with a grad student from Costa Rica. GREAT SHOOTER. But, his lack of game speed made for an entertaining image I still have. The sweep came his way, he didn't move and he is forever captured in silver-halide crystals AIRBORNE, just waiting to come crashing down.
GAME SPEED. |
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 9:30 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> How about giving Brian Blanco some informatives and get his count up. Great post. |
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 11:10 PM on 11.26.10 |
| ->> this is twice now with the mad "informatives". is there some sort of contest going on that i don't know about? |
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Michael Proebsting, Photographer
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Barrington | IL | USA | Posted: 12:10 AM on 11.27.10 |
->> "I give up.
Good luck everyone"
Come on.
Call US Presswire, have them get you a "press pass", shoot the game, receive zero compensation and come back to the message boards and taunt Chuck Liddy for your ability to come from nowhere and shoot an NBA game.
It is the type of Norman Rockwell sports photography Christmas story that a lot of us are looking forward to. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 12:17 AM on 11.27.10 |
->> geez guys, I HATE pro basketball....don't be such haters!!!
I'll tell you what....give Mr. Dave my spot on the court... |
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Mike Janes, Photographer
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Attica | NY | USA | Posted: 1:04 AM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> Chuck, I'll take your spot on the court for an NBA game....just make sure when you endorse the check over you spell my name right. |
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Jimmy Hickey, Photographer, Assistant
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 2:05 AM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> Get hired by Getty |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 12:23 PM on 11.27.10 |
->> bargain of the year ^^^^
you can't buy court-side seats for $300. |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 12:49 PM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> Oops - I was wrong on the price...it's $950 PLUS $300 for the class... |
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Sam Morris, Photographer
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Henderson (Las Vegas) | NV | USA | Posted: 1:46 PM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> No, still wrong. It's $950 with a $300 premium for the Lakers or Heat. |
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Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Peoria | AZ | USA | Posted: 1:47 PM on 11.27.10 |
->> Man, I wish I hd a dime for every "I want to shoot NBA" Thread in here...
I could retire in some warm Pacific Island...
Stupid question... What is so wonderful about shooting NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL??
Really, I would like to know.
I've been a Commercial Shooter for over 25 years and I can't see it!!
Don't get me wrong, I like shooting NCAA Football, it's fun, but that's it!! I use NCAA Football as practice for what makes me money. And now I can't justify shooting NCAA anything. I'm not spending a dime unless I'm 100% guaranteed a profit in return. Shooting for the sake of hearing the camera go without a Profit doesn't float my boat.
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