Wow!!!!!!!
So I know, I know.... I should have blogged about this a lot sooner than a week later. As some of you may know, I am a contributing photographer to PressPhotoInternational.com or PPI (it's a site similar to a Getty Images or AP Photos). But anway, I am covering AHL hockey for them. I am very thankful to Darren, the creator of the site, who was able to get a press pass for me to the 2/29/08 Phantoms game against the Binghamton Senators.
It was very exciting to have the press pass and be able to enter the building through the press entrance. When I arrived the man at the security booth allowed me to enter and I told him there was a press pass for me (which there was). He handed it to me and I asked him where I was supposed to go and he tells me to go straight back and turn left and keep going until I get to the Press Room. "Grrreat" I'm thinking. Where is the Press Room?? I head back and I kept walking for what seemed like a good 10 minutes. I went past all the front offices and finally came to a set of double doors. I open them up and sure enough there is the Phantoms locker room and then I can see some of Binghamton's players outside.
There were some security men standing in the hallway so I asked them where I needed to be and of course the one guy couldn't help me, he told me to talk to the other guy who was standing up a head a little ways. I didn't even have to ask him becuase I happened to find the press room (it was between the 2 locker rooms). So anyway, I went to the Upper Press Room, met the team photographer, and was shown where to go to take pics for warm-ups. I got to sit on the Phantoms bench!!! It was awesome. Then for the 1st and 2nd periods, I got to sit and take photos throught the little hole in the glass. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be but I can't wait to try it again!
Here are some photos that I took.
It was very exciting to have the press pass and be able to enter the building through the press entrance. When I arrived the man at the security booth allowed me to enter and I told him there was a press pass for me (which there was). He handed it to me and I asked him where I was supposed to go and he tells me to go straight back and turn left and keep going until I get to the Press Room. "Grrreat" I'm thinking. Where is the Press Room?? I head back and I kept walking for what seemed like a good 10 minutes. I went past all the front offices and finally came to a set of double doors. I open them up and sure enough there is the Phantoms locker room and then I can see some of Binghamton's players outside.
There were some security men standing in the hallway so I asked them where I needed to be and of course the one guy couldn't help me, he told me to talk to the other guy who was standing up a head a little ways. I didn't even have to ask him becuase I happened to find the press room (it was between the 2 locker rooms). So anyway, I went to the Upper Press Room, met the team photographer, and was shown where to go to take pics for warm-ups. I got to sit on the Phantoms bench!!! It was awesome. Then for the 1st and 2nd periods, I got to sit and take photos throught the little hole in the glass. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be but I can't wait to try it again!
Here are some photos that I took.
1 comments:
Ericha! This is so freakin cool! Congratulations! The shots you got are awesome.
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