Unprofessional behaviour photographers.

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Generally most Togs I meet at motorsport events are really friendly and know that they are allowed places we aren't, so don't mind the odd chat.

Local paper togs are the worse for stepping in your way, especially at local football matches.
 
I don't work in the same situations as described, but I've never had a problem. In fact quite the opposite, a friend of mine had been approached by a group who I usually shoot, and asked me if I minded him 'muscling in'. Of course I didn't, client gets what they want, he hasn't gone out of his way to undercut me, and he's welcome to the job. If i'm brutally honest, he can probably do it better than I can anyway, which means it's up to me to go away and raise my game.
 
I think I would have been teliing him to shove his monopod where the sun don't shine and he he did'nt get out of my face pronto I'd be doing it for him.
 
I was at a showjumping event (Very minor and local) a few years ago with a bridge camera. The official tog kept standing in front of me every time I lifted the camera. I got ******ed off after a while and said "do you mind, I'm trying to take some snaps here!". He replied "I'm a professional photographer" to which I said "Well act like one then!" He wandered off mumbling.

Talking of Equestrian event photographers, I was at an event a short while ago (Just to photograph a friend) and there were a number of official togs there (All from the same outfit) and I was half expecting an approach as I was there with a Sony a700 and vertical grip, but they seemed happy to let me get on and take photos. I went outside and saw their van, which as set up to sell prints on the day. I noticed on the A-board, some very nice examples of their work and made a point of looking at their website when I got home. To my surprise, the event photos looked very ordinary, almost as if they were using a point and shoot. I appreciate that they have to get a lot of predetermined shots, but I would have expected something of a higher quality than I saw.
 
my second word of reply would definitely been " OFF" .
very unproffesional.
we shot a wedding today at newstead abbey, and a guy shooting the abbey was around, talking to him before we started and told him to stick around. he might get some nice shots when bride arrives , and when we come out. didnt get in our way , so we didnt mind.wasnt doing us any harm, and may have got some nice shots.
he got some funny looks from the organiser ***.
she asked me, if he was a pro.
i said i didnt think so.
 
Hi

I'd have told him I was an inspector for the Federation of Professional Photographers

or maybe tell him you are working for the inland revenue lol

Seriously a pro photographer would never have spoken to you like that. I would guess it is someone who has recently acquired a camera and maybe paid one of those franchise companies - you know the ones who charge £45000 and tell you that you are a pro and that you are allowed to attend an event you could have probably attended anyway if you had called the organisers.

Pro photographers are competive and will beat you off by out shooting you


stew
 
At speedway I find the local newspaper snappers a real pain.
 
fabs said:
To my surprise, the event photos looked very ordinary, almost as if they were using a point and shoot. I appreciate that they have to get a lot of predetermined shots, but I would have expected something of a higher quality than I saw.
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Imagine my surprise at an event when the official shots were full of dirt and dust. The official tog hadn't cleaned up the shots or her camera before. Shame as it's the only shot of my car parked next to a helicopter gunship.
 
my mrs is a pro tog. she occasionaly b....
no, i cant do it.
even I have some taste. not much, but some.:shrug::help:

we wanted to go to some bike racing this year and take the BIG lenses. these threads are making me wary now.
have any of the bike shooters had a prob at venues?
 
njtruscott said:
At speedway I find the local newspaper snappers a real pain.
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The same experience as me, the worst being a very well known speedway photographer, never had any problems at horse trials or point to points, the last point to point I went to one of the pros said your late I thought you`d be here earlier and we just chatted till the next race.
 
Only once have I had an issue with someone at an event - and that person was the referee at an U11's rugby game my daughter was playing at.

I had the E-3 on a Monopod, with spare E-510 around my neck and had (as I always do) informed the opposition manager and parents that I was asked to take shots and was the official tog of my daughters team, and that they were more than willing to peruse all shots on my www site and all proceeds go towards to the club. Never ever had any objections, only requests for images.

Anyway, game started and 5 mins in, the ref spotted me, blew up, stopped the game and came within 15 yards shouting over... "Excuse me sir do you have permission to take these shots and have you spoken to Mr 'coaches' and parents", I replied that yes I had, but nobody had asked me if I mind video of my daughter being taken, or if I had objected to other parents with P&S cams taking shots and was he going to ask the same questions of those parents videoing and taking shots. I told him to just get on with his job. The crowd around me laughed under their breaths as he was firmly put in his place.

Idiot.
 
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