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10/6/2014 7:51pm
10/6/2014 7:51pm
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10/8/2014 3:53pm
Wow! Surprised to see Cudby blast the event like this. Seems like RB was just trying to bring something fresh and new to the table and in my humble opinion they hit it out of the park.
Something tells me Simon probably won't be shooting the Red Bull KTM team posters anytime in the near future
Something tells me Simon probably won't be shooting the Red Bull KTM team posters anytime in the near future
Meanwhile, Red Bull's "official" photogs could roam at will. or parents of a rider could roam at will.
I think the straw that broke the camel's back for Simon was when they started featuring his photos on the TV broadcast...without compensation.
The Shop
For an old dawn like Simon dealing with the onset of social media, uncredited use of photos has to drive him mad. Although, I'm sure he signed some waiver that revoked his rights to his photo's and his wife's private parts to Red Bull. Fuckin corporations, man...
I understand it was a challenge to be at that type of event. The idea of the cart was to make it easier for you guys to get around, so you didn't have to walk 3,000 feet from one end to the other.. The pens were to keep photographers who were after a certain shot from standing in the way of a TV camera that they might not realize they were blocking.. The staff photographers were able to roam freely as we had them on radios and should they get in the shot , we could have them move out of the way. That is nearly impossible with the amount of media we had there. With it being our event we also wanted to make sure they got the best shots that could be used for media globally for our event as well as potential photos for next years event promotions. Hope that all makes sense.
Regarding his photos being used without his permission. The only way photos made it up on the jumbo ton was when the person who took the photo tagged #straightrhythm in their post. During intermissions we would pick the best photos from the hash tagged photos and put them on the jumbotron while showing handle of the person who took them. Its new media and that happens at a lot of events.. including supercross on TV with FELD .
Pit Row
I was also there all day Friday and Saturday. It was a great event. I'll be honest, though, I go to made-for-TV events like the X Games (and yes, last weekend), with lowered expectations for creativity. Do I expect to get wide-angle shots at the lip of the jumps like at the demo events? Nope.
As far as the convenience factor...I don't need pampering. If I did, I wouldn't make it through 17 rounds of Supercross, or all 12 Nationals.
Wait, on second thought...
Was thinking they should it as a barrel race. 2 or 3 lanes, some ridonkulous berms with some other weird obstacles, over/unders etc.
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