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Smarty Jones in Stall 40 at Pimlico in Baltimore prior to running the Preakness.	Smarty Jones takes the track on the Thursday before the Preakness for a light gallop.
Smarty Jones heads to the track for a workout.	Smarty's trainer John Servis and his wife Sherry at the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico prior to the Preakness.
The NBC broadcast crew checks in with Smarty's trainer John Servis.	John Servis gives the big pre-Preakness press conference.
Business is so good in Baltimore that this BailBonds on Wheels parks outside the City Jail.	The Mid-Atlantic braces for the invasion of the 17-year cicadas. The State of Md. tried to have some fun with it by welcoming them. Oh yeah...and eating some of them.

My Guys

WMAR Photog Paul Jaffy grabbing shots at the end of a Ravens sensational comeback overtime win in Baltimore last year.

Your Photos

I have a couple shots for your "Photos, etc." section that I took at "The Great House" restaurant fire in Warwick, RI. The Warwick FD was using it as a training ground for their rookies. Guess who forgot to check for all the burning embers??? Oops! 45 minutes later the rookies were back for the real thing!
These are stills off the video that I shot. This was one of the most amazing fires because of the color of the flames. There was alot of blue & green fire, which I was told was caused by petroleum-based products. The "fireman photo" is just one of those great moments that happens once a year! The second is interesting because that night it was fairly cold. A cold wind was blowing up the street (where the truck is sitting) & the warmth of the fire was causing the creation a tornado-like colum of smoke! It was eerie to see it slowly rotating right in front of you!
Andy Mihail WPRI Providence, RI

My Recent Photos

	Recent trip to Washington, DC for Mayor's Conference where we edited and went live out of the CNN Newsource bureau there. This is CNN reporter doing one of his many local sat feeds.
	This is my reporter on the left doing his live shot and a reporter from German TV on the right. Very busy at CNN in DC these days.
	This is the view from the roof of CNN where everyone does their live shots. As you can see...it is a breathtaking vista of DC. I asked the guy who built this rooftop setup if he ever got tired of the view. His response: "Never."

Photog Kenny from WBAL-TV. We were doing a homeland security story on board a Coast Guard vessel in the Baltimore harbor.They made us don these safety suits because the water was cold.

Reporter Mike Schu from WJZ-TV. He's a photog's reporter because he knows how to creatively use the pictures.

Pretty picture I took of the Coast Guard yard in Baltimore while waiting to do...yes...yet another live shot.

More Photos

Preakness 2004, etc.
The Malvo Trial
Sept. 11, 2001
Sept.11, 2002
Presidents and trophies
Cal Ripken
Nils Lofgren
The DC Sniper
Various

PHOTOGSPEAK

The new Photog's Lounge MessageBoard Forum has room for bitchin', revelations,laughing, and... did I say bitchin? Yeah...So go ahead...Whassup?

This guy has never taken a sick day!!

What the heck is wrong with him?? Find out in the Lounge.

TV Photogs answer the questions:
How has this job changed your driving habits?

" When you're racing to spot news and the adrenaline is going, sometimes you think that you're invincible." More...

Other Questions:

What is your "style"?

Why do we have such a poor reputation?

Should photogs belong to unions?

How have injuries affected your work?

WHATCHASHOOT

"Would you ever stop shooting video to help at a scene?"

Michael Moore

"I had been on scene for 10 mins when a fireman yells: "There's someone under this van! We gotta move this thing!" There was no tow truck around. I was standing about 10 feet from the van" More...

MY GUYS
Whatchashoot?

Jack Miller

Manny Locke

POSTMORTEM

After the Shoot

Photogs in Cities Around the World Tell You Where to Go and What to Do!
Example: "...When in New Orleans many people automatically head for Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. That's fine if you like overpriced drinks, obnoxious tourists and the smells of vomit and urine. For something different, try Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny, just downriver from the Quarter."
More...

-What the Assignment Desk Really Means...
Assignment desk says: "I need you there by 2 o'clock!"
Really means: "It doesn't start 'til 2 thirty...but I need to start covering my ass after missing the anchor's speech at that ladies luncheon yesterday.

-What the Reporter Really Means...
-What the Photog Really Means...
-Funniest X-Rated Lines!
-Vidiot's Glossary
-TopTen Editor Lies
-More Funny Bidness

INFOCUS

PHOTOG NEWS ITEMS

Channel 5 verbal brawl includes F-bombs

60 Minutes photog arrested at Neville plant

Photog "harrassed" by state police

Obit: Paul Clark, TV photographer

Soldiers Cleared In TV Cameraman Death

WTTG Dolphin Fan Photog Riles Snyder

TV News Crew Assaulted

Judge Clears Man of TV Crew Assault

WVNY Spikes Ailing Newscast

--WJLA-TV USES GPS TO TRACK CREWS

Hey Cameraman!

You're a photojournalist. You're a videographer. You're an arteest! But reality hits when you're walking to the car with the camera on your shoulder and some guy wants to be "on TV"...what does he yell..... "HEY CAMERAMAN!
More...

Shooters who Report vs. Reporters who Shoot

Which career path is more challenging? The answer is difficult and one that can only be solved by the person in question. Contributing writer Tim King explains.