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Warning - Sports related Rant - This is definitely a RANT!!! I think I’m going to stop training people to take money from me. I’ve been shooting HS sports for 2007 & 2008 with a national company that pays me an event fee. I like that; I’m tired of shooting spec. (Although all my rodeo work is spec) Anyway, their budget got...

When I first tried to get started in the photo field...I first checked the local U's of which there were 3 and no one had a photo class with in the Fine Arts Dept's only in the journalism clurse and it was upper level (jr/sr level) so I opted for the hard way....the local library and just winging it...then I reado f the opporttunities as an assistant to a photog (of course this was a ...

well after one or two bad nights of shooting they would have googled and found everything they needed...so dont fret about you helping them.... sorry to hear about the money...that sucka __________________ I salute the dgrinners that teach the ways of the dieHard photographer.

Just tell them you shoot in the "green" box/ "P" mode all the time and you just hold the shutter release down when the action stars and pray you get a keeper!! Problem solved. __________________ Then I see the edge I look I fall And I get deeper and deeper The more I see the more I fall no place to hide ...

Digital technology has revolutionized photography...again. I started shooting 30 years ago. As Art mentioned I used pro film as well, manual focus, manual cameras. I learned the hard way, take photos wait a week, see results. Take notes make adjustments, wait a week get results and so on. Today's technology based lifestyle begs for immediate feedback and results. Cameras today can ...

Quote: Originally Posted by rwells This is definitely a RANT!!! I think I’m going to stop training people to take money from me. I’ve been shooting HS sports for 2007 & 2008 with a national company that pays me an event fee. I like that; I’m tired of shooting spec. (Although all my rodeo work is spec) Anyway, their budget got tight ...

Thanks guys, I just needed to vent a little . This has been building for some time. I see it in virtually every avenue of sports photography that I shoot. Rodeo is not quite as bad. I guess not many people like being out there getting chased by 2000 lbs of angry bull. That's why I've been gearing up the last 2 months to diversify my offerings, so that I won't have to rely...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dbl Digital technology has revolutionized photography...again. [* heap of quote removed] a pro who knows how to produce in all types of situations on demand and with out fail should always have a way to keep money rolling in. Excellent advice & very pertinent points....

I understand..........I do some shooting for a small school & the local YMCA. last spring , shooting the kids softball a lady came up to me . At the time her camera was 2 steps up from mine. She said "Hi...blah, blah , blah...oh, all I'm getting is blur how do you shoot the action" well , I hesetated but then decided I'm not that rude & helped her out. She was nice but as we talked more ...

rwells, I can see your point. However, I would like to say that I was out there taking pictures day in and day out of all of my kids sports activities long before any professionals or companies decided to show up and make money. Now, don't take that the wrong way, I don't have a problem with that. Just know if we end up at the same event, I am there to practice and enjoy ...