Occasionally you may need to get photos processed in a big hurry. Here at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, I have several clients who need photos less than 20 minutes after a fencing match has concluded in order to optimize their editorial image sales – a tall order, especially given that it can take almost ten minutes alone to get to my office in the Olympic fencing hall.
Working as a photographer at the Olympic Games is all-consuming. Finding time to do anything other than take photos, get from one place to another, and get images processed and delivered to those waiting for takes precedence over sleep, eating, or other trivial needs.
I was fortunate to be given a media credential for the Opening Ceremonies (in addition to my regular credential), which was an astounding event; I’ll have more on shooting an event like this in a later blog. Photos from them along with images of fencing championships from each day will be posted on FencingPhotos.com (my Web site, which is the official photo site of the International Fencing Federation); I already have a few images online, including a couple from the opening ceremonies.
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