photography snobbery

hoganpoly

At a local athletics meet today in laois and was set up early at the finish line ,when a local paper photographer stood right in front of me to set himself up, when i challenged him he replied "well im getting paid to be here your not" ,rather than cause a fuss or send for paramedics i moved to one side, just wondering if this is common place or are these "paid photographers" scared of competition, i understand it may well be their main source of income but is rudeness a part of the job spec....

Creamy Goodness

you just met an asshole. they are in every profession and not limited to just photography.

PCPhoto

you should have just told him you were being paid ...... tell him some of the parents or some of the clubs ordered you to cover their kids.... and then just stand up next to him.... real close....frighten the sh1te out of him.

getting paid to cover an event doesnt give you automatic right to piss other photographers off - I've given out to other photographers for getting in the way (and I've been given out to for getting in the way).....at least you know one thing.... you picked the best spot to get the best pics.

hows that new 300mm working out for ya.

oh... I could think of sooo many things you should have done.... if you were under no pressure to get any pics you could have shadowed him for 20-30mins .... freaks most photographers out.

CabanSail

That is just plain rude. You had as much right to be there as he did, the fact he was getting paid makes little difference to anyone but him. In fact if he was being paid he should have been the one to arrive early to secure the position.

It would be a different matter if he had the photographic rights to the event. It still would not excuse being rude though. To retaliate would just lower yourself to his level, no matter how tempting it may have been.

soccerc

PCPhoto wrote: »

hows that new 300mm working out for ya.

They can leave a nasty bruise just behind the ear of the dick in front;)

you could have shadowed him for 20-30mins .... freaks most photographers out.

Indeed it does :D, and you should also start asking questions about exposure and his gear.

Ballyman

PCPhoto wrote: »

hows that new 300mm working out for ya.

Did you dive in Adrian? What did you get?

I suppose yours isn't for sale Paddy?

hoganpoly

Ballyman wrote: »

Did you dive in Adrian? What did you get?

yeah dived in for the 300 2.8 its the cats pyjamas ,cant wait to try it out at the world cup:P

hoganpoly

PCPhoto wrote: »

you should have just told him you were being paid ...... tell him some of the parents or some of the clubs ordered you to cover their kids.... and then just stand up next to him.... real close....frighten the sh1te out of him.

getting paid to cover an event doesnt give you automatic right to piss other photographers off - I've given out to other photographers for getting in the way (and I've been given out to for getting in the way).....at least you know one thing.... you picked the best spot to get the best pics.

hows that new 300mm working out for ya.

oh... I could think of sooo many things you should have done.... if you were under no pressure to get any pics you could have shadowed him for 20-30mins .... freaks most photographers out.

yeah that 300 is nice would have made a nice dent in yer mans head alrite but maybe i,ll wait for when i get the 600 and wipe out the "competition"altogether,...i was covering the event for a club who asked me to attend and i was also getting paid but didn,t feel it neccasary to broadcast the fact ,have met this chap at a few events before so plan is next time is to wear an "official photographer" bib and that should get a reaction

Fenster

I would have stood in front of the other photographer, TBH.

ThOnda

I have already replied "You are paid to act like an idiot?" - I was glad he had more gear that slowed him down before I ran to safety. But it was worth it
And yes, it was many years ago in my homeland.

AnCatDubh

OP, you will hear of this kinda cr*p happening regularly. In the vast majority of cases you have every bit as much a right as they will have.

Having been through it you are now ready for if it happens again somewhere that you are.

Think out your strategy / response in advance and be prepared as it does happen.

Freddie59

A small minority of photographers behave like this. I've done some wedding videos/DVDs for family and friends down through the years and have had this done to me. There are two local pros in particular who are always at it. But, as I said, they are in the minority.

kensutz

hoganpoly wrote: »

yeah dived in for the 300 2.8 its the cats pyjamas ,cant wait to try it out at the world cup:P

Good luck trying to get accreditation for it with the new application system.