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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Rick Waldroup on September 11, 2015, 01:03:42
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Dallas County Jail - Dallas, Texas - September 10, 2015
(http://www.rickwphotography.com/img/s6/v141/p1462817082-5.jpg)
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;D
I can see why you drove your editor nuts. They would send you out on assignment to shoot the jail and you'd come back with this. LOL ... I can see this shot in your book.
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Thanks, Gary.
Very, very early in my career, I was fired as a sports photographer. I was hired to shoot high school football, which is next to God here in Texas. I kept coming back with a lot of shots of people in the stands, which I found infinitely more interesting than the action on the field. My editor called me the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and fired me. He was right....
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Thanks, Gary.
Very, very early in my career, I was fired as a sports photographer. I was hired to shoot high school football, which is next to God here in Texas. I kept coming back with a lot of shots of people in the stands, which I found infinitely more interesting than the action on the field. My editor called me the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and fired me. He was right....
Ah... great story.. :-) I was wondering too at the panel "hiding" the prison ! Here if you get caught at taking pictures of prisons (as "La Santé" in Paris) you get arrested (fined mostly after they find out you're not trying to find an escape route :-)) !
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Thanks, Gary.
Very, very early in my career, I was fired as a sports photographer. I was hired to shoot high school football, which is next to God here in Texas. I kept coming back with a lot of shots of people in the stands, which I found infinitely more interesting than the action on the field. My editor called me the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and fired me. He was right....
LOL ... you were facing the wrong way. LOL
I was about to say ... "but, you were just a kid", when it dawned on me, even today, if you shot a game, you'ld probably still be facing the wrong way. I am on my second sip of coffee and I think for clarity I need to tell you that I was serious about your book.
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A book by a local publisher was once in the planning stages a few years back. Eventually we could not see eye-to-eye on several key editing details and I abandoned the project. However, I am seriously considering self-publishing a book sometime late this year or early next year. We'll see.
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Strong personality!!!
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A book by a local publisher was once in the planning stages a few years back. Eventually we could not see eye-to-eye on several key editing details and I abandoned the project. However, I am seriously considering self-publishing a book sometime late this year or early next year. We'll see.
I definitely will want a copy from the first run.
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Rick, concept and presentation are just brilliant.
Being the "worst ever" at something many pepople try is also a compliment :)
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Great shot Rick, very striking by itself and more so when the death row discussions heat up again.
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Thanks, Gary. Very, very early in my career, I was fired as a sports photographer. I was hired to shoot high school football, which is next to God here in Texas. I kept coming back with a lot of shots of people in the stands, which I found infinitely more interesting than the action on the field. My editor called me the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and fired me. He was right....
Cool you. I like Robert Frank and Diane Arbus too. But, hey, most of us ARE not Ansel Adams – the perfectionist – who was born with 100 Million US$ in his cradle. Are we?
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A book will be brilliant - I am sure you have so many great images to share
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Thanks for all of the comments.
If the book becomes a reality, which there is a strong possibility it will, I will let you guys know.
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This image is so cool, so defiant.
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DO IT RICK!!!!!!! Do the book. I promise to buy one.
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Another that would buy your book Rick. Do it!
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Thanks for the comment about the shot, Ron.
I want to thank everyone for their encouragement about the book project. It is currently in the planning and editing phase as I prepare everything. My goal is to have it ready for press sometime late this year. It may spill over into early next year, but I am certainly moving forward with it. Thanks.
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great stuff Rick. You must have a brazillion images worth sharing. Good luck.
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Very, very early in my career, I was fired as a sports photographer. I was hired to shoot high school football, which is next to God here in Texas. I kept coming back with a lot of shots of people in the stands, which I found infinitely more interesting than the action on the field. My editor called me the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and fired me. He was right....
Rick, I'm not sure if I could laugh at the story, but am pretty sure that the eposode well characterizes your personality as photographer, which you have proved every time you post images here or there.
This image seems to be a bit different from your usual snapshots, there is no people. Would it be a part of your project you were talking about some time ago?
By the way, what does the "BURY" sign exactly mean here? Of course, I know the meaning of "bury" itself, but I'm curious about the sign.
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Rick, I'm not sure if I could laugh at the story, but am pretty sure that the eposode well characterizes your personality as photographer, which you have proved every time you post images here or there.
This image seems to be a bit different from your usual snapshots, there is no people. Would it be a part of your project you were talking about some time ago?
By the way, what does the "BURY" sign exactly mean here? Of course, I know the meaning of "bury" itself, but I'm curious about the sign.
There is a Bury engineering/architectural group in Texas. I suspect the sign and fence belongs to them and the flat foreground may be the source for a new development/structure.
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There is a Bury engineering/architectural group in Texas. I suspect the sign and fence belongs to them and the flat foreground may be the source for a new development/structure.
Thanks, Gary, for the info! That makes sense.
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Yes, Gary is right about the sign. I happened to be walking on the other side of the street under a freeway when I spotted the sign. I thought it was so weird that it was in front of the Dallas County jail. I crossed the street to get the shot. I am assuming that some sort of office building will be going up on the site behind the sign.
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Rick, thanks for the details of the shooting info. I though the buildings seen behind the sign were the jailhouses, hence my question. I like the somewhat strange atmosphere of the image.