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>Simple. Because they MIGHT go out in a press pool.
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>It sure strikes me that it would be nice to have have enough
>credentialed media that there could be a press pool.
There are at least 9-10 hard carded photographers (probably more), 5 of which are at every event, so how many more would you need for a press pool?
As of STPR I (and others)have been providing photos to the SCCA for a press pool
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>Beyond that, why should SCCA be dictating media policy to
>local organizers? I can see a national policy, but it sure
>seems to me that a local event ought to have some control
>over how it handles media relations.
Or you can look at it as one less thing for an organizer to have to worry about, allowing them to concentrate on more pending issues like....the rally
The rules should be the same at every event! That is not to say that an organizer can't invite the local media to an event
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>So why aren't you shooting from the spectator areas too?
>Aren't they "good enough"?
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>Obviously not.
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Obviously, you missed the other thread where I pointed out that I shoot from the spectator areas 80% of the time and provided examples
Here is another:
http://www.rally-america.com/Archives/2003/Maine/day/data/gallery/Maine1/images/MFR026.jpg Hundreds of spectators were willing to brave the rainy conditions to watch exciting rally cars slip and slide through the mud and gravel conditions. Rallying is a fast growing sport that...
Well I am not much of a writer but the point is it can be done
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>It's obvious you've never worked for a newspaper which is
>OK.
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>Try this: It's 11 p.m. on Saturday night. Press starts in 30
>minutes. You have a 3 col by 8 inch deep hole to fill on the
>front sports page.
>Who are you going to rely on, your staff photographer or a
>freelance photographer you've never seen and don't know if
>they can deliver?
Actually, I have worked at a newspaper but as a graphic designer, same deadlines though.
If staff photographer is so good they will have no problem getting good images from a spectator area and they wil be back in plenty of time. But if they are that pressed for time they are going to shoot the Parc Expose and leave (That is what happened in Maine and still made for good PR)
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>If I had a dollar for every time I had a freelancer fail to
>deliver, fail to deliver on time, or fail to deliver high
>enough quality, I'd be driving an Evo 8.
Let's see, with the high end digital, I can have a photo to them by service if neccessary. Before the rally even starts if I go to shakedown.
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>And finally, are you going to accept a newspaper assignment
>that pays $50-$100 for one photo? I don't think so, and
>that's the going rate for most smaller papers.
Beer money!! Actually that seems high, in my experience, usually it is; can you give it to us for nothing or $5-25. Which if it is going to help the sport or the rally community or organizer, most of the regular photogs would do it
So I guess I don't quite see what the problem is with the changes