Sports photographers.....

[kelack]

On the back of this news article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h8CenYnDWk0Bls2vRLu5rxy1Mk1w

Gravesend RFC chairman Graham Haggar said pictures taken during the clash on January 17 were being examined and said no-one had suffered such a serious injury in the club's history.

So have any of you ever had to produce pictures for investigations? When there's a fight or something at a match I'm doing, I tend to stop taking pictures. What do you do?

 

[Rovers_Andy]

Keep snapping, especially if the PA guy falls on his arse trying to get a cele shot

 

[ianmarsh]

Yup keep shooting. Rugby and ice hockey are two sports for the price of one when a bit of boxing kicks off.

 

[Tobers]

When there's a fight or something at a match I'm doing, I tend to stop taking pictures. What do you do?

Completely the contrary. I'm specifically on the lookout for any gouging as it's big news and you can make some serious money as a result. Any fights or other off-pitch excitement is also something to focus on. Remember all those pics of Bloodgate taken by David Rogers at Getty? How much did Getty make from those I wonder.

 

[kelack]

True, maybe I should be less wary then. I'm only wary as I'm still only club photographer for local rugby and football team so don't want to get my mates in trouble I think if I was independent, then I might carry on shooting then. It's the same as injuries, I tend to not take pictures of a player injured or if I do get a picture then I won't post it but lately a couple of our rugby players have had not very nice injuries and asked if they could have the picture of it happening to post up and show their mates

 

[kelack]

Keep snapping, especially if the PA guy falls on his arse trying to get a cele shot

I nearly got a picture of the local newspaper guy slipping in the mud going back to his car on Saturday!

 

[KIPAX]

when i was club photographer i wouldnt take any pics that would get the club or players into trouble.. its the difference between club toga nd independant..

 

[kelack]

The thing is some incidents are unintentionally snapped and may be useful ie in the case of the Gravesend/Maidstone match. But I'd still be a bit cautious if one of our players was in Clarence's position. Kent rugby is still quite a tight knit community and we play Maidstone (albeit they're 4th XV). I don't know. :shrug: