Photography and the NFL (NFL Advertising Follow Up)

I will never forget my first venture to an NFL sideline. I was a young intern with WWL-TV in New Orleans and the Saints and Falcons were tied late in the 4th quarter of a divisional playoff game.

I was enamored with the action, crowd, suspense, and yes – the photographers.

I will also never forget one particular photographer (his name is not important and to be honest, I never asked) who had black electrical tape on his camera – covering the brand name, Nikon. At first, I just assumed that he was a Canon-guy and was forced to use Nikon equipment; thus, protesting the decision by his boss.

However, that was not the case. I asked him, “Why the black tape over ‘Nikon’?”

He snapped, “I’m not a walking billboard – I’m a journalist!”

It’s the reason for the recent article here on PPS, and why this story is getting a lot of attention in the photo-journalist circles.

Todd

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  1. Do you do all your own writing? Or do you outsource some of it? I’m looking for some similar content for my blog! These are great posts!

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I'm from WA State USA and started studying photography in 97. I started work as a pro (using that word loosely because I sucked) using film at age 16. I learned fast but was not as easy to find training then. Sometimes I beat my head against the wall until I figured stuff out.

As digital dawned I went all in and got to study with masters like Ken Whitmire. In 09 I founded the Pro Photo Show podcast. I started promoting tone-focused editing. When Lightroom arrived, I started developing tools to make editing and workflow better.

20 years of study and photography around the country earned me a Master of Photography (M.Photog) from PPA. I got to see my workshops and tools featured in publications across the industry. Once I even won the prestigious HotOne award for my "EXposed" light and tone workshop.

Wanting something calmer, I moved to Mexico in 2017. It's a land of magical light. I'm here now exploring light and trying to master my weak areas. I make videos of that for my Youtube channel, sharing what I learn. I hope you'll stick around and be part of Light Hunters Tribe... Gavin

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