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Paris to Dakar assignments?
David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 1:10 AM on 11.25.10 |
->> Anyone here ever shot this event?
I have been shooting motorsports for around 18 years, and have always wanted to shoot this event. Problem is, all my work has been in advertising, not editorial, so I have no contacts for this type of event.
Any input or info would be great.
Thanks
Dave |
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Andrew Malana, Photographer
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 10:35 AM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> uh oh....part deux!!!! |
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Mike Anzaldi, Photographer
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Oak Park | IL | USA | Posted: 1:15 PM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> any input or info on how i can drive in this event would be great. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 1:46 PM on 11.25.10 |
->> okay...so I had to look this up. it gets even more hilarious. the race is actually in south america
www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html |
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Steven Mullensky, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 3:44 PM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> steven, that link you posted is six years old. they moved the race to SA in 2009 because of the political situation in north Africa |
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Steven Mullensky, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Port Townsend | WA. | USA | Posted: 4:19 PM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> Ha! Am I out of date! Thanks for putting me straight, Chuck. |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 5:50 PM on 11.25.10 |
->> Thanks to all who sent me PM's with helpful info.
I am assuming you actually looked at my web site and learned a little about me before responding.
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.
As I stated in my first post, editorial work is something new for me, not photography. I simply joined up here to get some help with the editoral side of the business, as it is totally different from the advertising side.
I have worked with and directed many of the top racers in the world at tracks all around the country, just not at a news worthy event. I figured I would join here to help others as well as learn a different side of the business.
Is this not a place to share professional ideas, contacts and info? |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 6:09 PM on 11.25.10 |
| ->> david, sorry...you kind of have to have been here for a while to understand some of the responses. not your fault...it's getting to be one of those "not so inside jokes". check out some of the threads about asking how to get credentials to big events.....also to be honest it seems odd that someone such as yourself who has your background and who has "worked with and directed many of the top racers in the world at tracks all around the country" would not know how to get information about this event. cheers! |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 6:44 PM on 11.25.10 |
->> Again. Its a different beast. This event is not in the country, and all my contacts are here in the US, and have nothing to do with the races. Also, doing the freelance work I do, I just get called up and go shoot. All the production work is handled by the production houses I shoot for.
And yes, I have ideas on getting info for the event, asking here is just one of them. I have many calls and e-mails out and am just posting here as another possible way to get helpful info. |
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Michael Ip, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 8:06 PM on 11.25.10 |
->> David,
If you wanted to shoot this, I'd just call around to motorsports magazines to see if they'd want you to cover it. If they like your previous work, then, hopefully they will credential you to shoot it. If not, you're probably gonna be out of luck. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 11:19 PM on 11.26.10 |
->> My editorial work has been kind of slow, I think I'll try my hand at advertising photography.
Anyone know how I can get into a modeling shoot? Do I call the models, or the magazine, or the advertiser? |
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David Schelske, Photographer
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West Linn | OR | USA | Posted: 2:33 AM on 11.27.10 |
->> The model.
Simple question, simple answer. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 6:58 AM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> And she will pay me to take photos? Or is a "job" just something you do for fun? |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 8:23 AM on 11.27.10 |
| ->> I've had fun at my job for almost 37 years. The added benefit is I get paid every two weeks. |
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Aleksi Lepisto, Photographer
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Port Angeles | WA | United States | Posted: 5:42 AM on 11.29.10 |
->> David,
Welcome to SS. As a long time lurker, I've discovered that information here can be compared to finding gold nuggets.
It's worth a lot and can change your life, but you have to be willing to go a long time without finding any and sift through a ton of crap in order to get to it.
Good luck, there's a lot of really great info here. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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| | | Posted: 11:05 AM on 11.29.10 |
->> Chuck,
I thought you started at the Nazareth Times as a cub photog back in 1 BC? |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 11:59 AM on 11.29.10 |
->> "I thought you started at the Nazareth Times as a cub photog back in 1 BC?"
Sure it wasn't a bit earlier. I thought it was the 'Rock & Quarry Gazette'. I read somewhere you can still view his early in several caves and in-ground dwellings. |
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David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 1:24 PM on 11.29.10 |
->> Some early work attributed to the estimable Mr. Liddy:
http://tinyurl.com/35fpj6a |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 5:35 PM on 11.29.10 |
| ->> you guys are just jealous that I'm multi-talented. do you KNOW how difficult it is to PAINT on a friggin' cave wall!!!! |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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| | | Posted: 5:44 PM on 11.29.10 |
->> Chuck,
Hold on ... I gotta get some icy hot on my knees and back to get up so I can get my glasses to read your post ...
... OK so you're saying you're like Bob Ross, but your medium is cave walls?
Anyway, what was it like working for newspapers before paper was invented? |
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Dave Breen, Photographer
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Somerset | PA | USA | Posted: 10:50 AM on 12.01.10 |
| ->> I'm guessing Chuck built a "cave-cam" by hanging a mastodon skin over the door and poking a tiny hole in it. Long exposures probably made action shots difficult. |
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