Problems With Other Photographers Getting In The Way?

[Lawn Lends]

Normally, I try to keep the photogs out of my photos. But this photographer (not me) took a slightly different approach:




Comey Photo Op



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[samjstern]

a very cool shot

 

[Klaus dk]

IMHO, if you share a picture you did not take yourself, it's a nice gesture to mention the shooter's name. I agree this can be "fair use", but in all fairness, credit the shooter.

 

[Lawn Lends]

IMHO, if you share a picture you did not take yourself, it's a nice gesture to mention the shooter's name. I agree this can be "fair use", but in all fairness, credit the shooter.

Beneath the photo, it is credited to somebody named Doug Mills. Whether this attribution is correct or not, I don't presume to know. I got it from here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/...ernet-by-storm.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

If you are concerned about intellectual property rights. I doubt it is the property of Doug Mills. It is likely the property of his employer, maybe the New York Times, to a certain extent.

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[Ed B]

Normally, I try to keep the photogs out of my photos. But this photographer (not me) took a slightly different approach:


Comey Photo Op

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/138676436@N03/with/24386361035/

It is a good picture.

Just the same, to me, it illustrates a problem that could be a major distraction during this type of proceeding.

If I could wave a magic wand and have everything my way I'd have one official photographer and provide images to any news outlet that wanted copies.

Look in the background and you'll even see people taking pictures of the back of the guys head, using their cell phones.

Don't be too hard on me, it's only an opinion.

 

[Klaus dk]

IMHO, if you share a picture you did not take yourself, it's a nice gesture to mention the shooter's name. I agree this can be "fair use", but in all fairness, credit the shooter.

Beneath the photo, it is credited to somebody named Doug Mills. Whether this attribution is correct or not, I don't presume to know. I got it from here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/...ernet-by-storm.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

If you are concerned about intellectual property rights. I doubt it is the property of Doug Mills. It is likely the property of his employer, maybe the New York Times, to a certain extent.

 

[Lawn Lends]

It is a good picture.

Just the same, to me, it illustrates a problem that could be a major distraction during this type of proceeding.

If I could wave a magic wand and have everything my way I'd have one official photographer and provide images to any news outlet that wanted copies.

Look in the background and you'll even see people taking pictures of the back of the guys head, using their cell phones.

Don't be too hard on me, it's only an opinion.

There is something kinda unreal about it. Something cartoonish/David Lynchish -- I expect to see a midget somewhere drinking an espresso, or it is science fiction -- like Comey is the first visitor from an alien planet, or maybe supernatural -- like Comey is back from the dead (which is kinda metaphorical for the real situation too).

I know wide angle lenses are sort of cheating -- pretty much all photos look more interesting -- but it sure works in this photo. It really grabs the atmosphere, and the photographers play a big part.

Sure, it's kinda comical with all those photographers. And they probably have to push their way to get a decent shot. I cant imagine what it is like, for some of them, I suppose they could lose their job if they dont get a good shot.

Yeah, there should be five or six photographers and their photos should be instantly be available to the world -- instead of this circus.

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[Lawn Lends]

IMHO, if you share a picture you did not take yourself, it's a nice gesture to mention the shooter's name. I agree this can be "fair use", but in all fairness, credit the shooter.

Beneath the photo, it is credited to somebody named Doug Mills. Whether this attribution is correct or not, I don't presume to know. I got it from here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/...ernet-by-storm.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

If you are concerned about intellectual property rights. I doubt it is the property of Doug Mills. It is likely the property of his employer, maybe the New York Times, to a certain extent.

 

[SoCalWill]

Articulating screen = get the shot regardless of the crowd, been there many times. One of the recent air shows I went to featured a brief speech by a holocaust survivor, there was naturally a crowd around him as he spoke; a pro photographer next to me carrying multiple Nikon bodies could only stand patiently while I held my K-S2 up over the crowd and photographed the event.

 

[Lawn Lends]

I was thinking a box to stand on would work, maybe a folding box of some kind. I like to use the viewfinder.

 

[kaphinga]

A few days ago the New York Times published an interesting story about how this shot was made, including a shot of the photographer as he was taking the photo.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/...s-comey-takes-the-internet-by-storm.html?_r=0

It's worth a read.

 

[Lawn Lends]

Great article. So their spots are designated ahead of time, but there is still a little jostling. They are so close together. I am surprised they dont start hitting each other with their cameras when they dont get the angle they want.

 

[juvx]

There are very few press photos that people remember every year and this will be one of them for 2017 and no doubt win some awards. Very will done Mr. Doug Mills.