Jamie Squire Sports Photographer for Getty Images
Biography 38 Years Old Graduate from Emory University (Atlanta) – Liberal Arts School Art History Major – Did Photography for school’s paper. – Graduated in 1995
Biography Continued After graduation assisted some big photographers in Atlanta – Wedding Photographers Freelanced for Atlanta Constitution Began working for All Sport Photography Did photos for 1996 Atlanta Olympics All Sport was then bought by Getty Images shortly after.
Biography Continued Getty Images is the biggest archive in the world including… – Photos – Video For News/ Sports/ Entertainment/ Music
Average Work Day Hours per day depending on event. – Shows up a few hours prior to event – Gets work room ready with computer – Will stay a few hours after event to send pictures to editor(s). Cuts Down photos to only to send to editor. Exceptions Olympics 3 Events a day 17 Days 18 Hour days
Equipment Canon ESIB Mark 4 DSLR Has 8 – 10 lenses worth up to $10,000 a piece. Will have 2 or 3 different cameras with him at an event, all with different lenses. Takes pictures at a normal football game on 8 GB SD Cards.
Breaking into Profession “Find a Plan B” – Fewer and fewer outlets and opportunities – Fewer newspapers have photographers on staff Use Data Bases like Getty Images or Associated Press To break in you need to be very talented, hard working, and know someone who can give you a break. Networking
Photos His photos did not allow copying from his site, but he gave me permission to link to his sight where he has an online portfolio. Olympics Other Sports