Sports Photographer

Noono

hi, anyone know what happened to the guy (James Crombie) who won the 'No Experience Required Show' to be a sports photographer.
Saw him on the street yesterday but he didn't have any cameras with him??
looking the worse for wear too!!

Paulw

You certainly won't get rich being a sports photographer. Besides, if he wasn't at a sports event I wouldn't expect him to be carrying a camera.

No idea what happened after the show though.

Borderfox

I met him down at Clontarf rugby club a good while ago and he was still working, dont know at the moment. The glamour of sports photography goes off pretty quick when you are working for somebody else imo.

Noono

Check out the guy who won 'No Experience Required' James Crombie trying to help the world renowned photographer Dan Sheridan (who is seriously hangover) in the INPHO offices.
Classic stuff!

Dades

Okay Noono, read together those are two odd posts.

challengemaster

wtf?

jamescrombie

i would like to appologise for noono or whatever he called himself.. i assume that is a guy called noonan i work with who though he was being funny... he is from birr after all... I told him that I do go on the photography forum on boards so i quess thats where he got his inspiration from..

I am the fella that won the show this time last year and still with Inpho. They have given me a wonderfully oportunity which I hopefully have due justice to it..

Its unbelieveable what I have learnt in a year working day in the industry, i share my time between the picture desk and being out and about and i will post up some of my pics so far if anyone is interested...

borderfox I remember meeting you at the Clontarf game here is the pic i said i would sent you.. that was one of first game's out and about

Borderfox

Thanks James, nice to hear from you again. Stick up some shots and give us a look at what you have been doing..:)

jamescrombie

here is a quick selection tell me what u think

kensutz

Really like the 3rd pic you took

Borderfox

Superb shots James love the second one.

Paulw

Love the 3rd one. All very good images.

City-Exile

How's it going, James!
You seem to have the GAA nailed.
Good stuff there.

P.

Steyr

Any Rugby Pics James? Well done on winning by the way, great pics but i have no interest in the GAA whatsoever.

Paulw

It would be interesting to see some rugby picts, especially since myself, city-exile and even DarrenG have been covering some of the Leinster rugby games.

jamescrombie

Rugby would be probably my least covered sport but have done a couple of games here is a pic or two... hopefully being doing a bit more as soon as the season goes on

RCNPhotos

Any boxing shots? I'm a massive boxing fan so would love to see some. Did you get to cover the Dunne match?

jamescrombie

hi RCNPhotos,

didnt cover the Dunne match covered the last two duddy fights.... boxing is a very tough sport to cover here's an example, you dump hundereds of files after the match and the light in the National Arena is quite bad.. i never did a fight in the point but i believe it is very good there...

RoryW

ouch ! You can feel that punch...

skelliser

hi james!

just wondering have ya any advice for any aspiring sports photographers?! i missed out on the show, missed the deadline still would love the opportunity to do it, id think it would be a dream job! do they except any freelance work at inpho?!

cheers

Third_Echelon

That was a really good show (that particular episode). It was really interesting to see the day to day of someone who does this for their living.

Great to see you are still at it James. Some great shots there...

RCNPhotos

Great shot. Duddy is brilliant, hopefully he can keep his eye on the ball unlike Dunne. But he'l come back

OnLooker

Never seen the show but would love to.

Anyone got a copy of it?

Maybe put it up as a torrent?

leinsterman

I like your third shot also .... I remember sitting beside you at the Ireland v Australia Compromise Rules final in Croker wondering ... "WTF is this film crew doing filming me and the other shooters and not the game?" ... It was only a few months later that it became clear ...

Glad to see you went from strength to strength ... you'll have to come along a give us a masterclass in sports shooting some time ... there are a few amateurs in here with an interest in this stuff like Paulw and myself ...

magicdins

Please be civil.

Foyleside

Hi James
I met you about 6 months ago at a Drogheda V Derry City game, you done me a kind favour that day, by lending me a hood for my 400 IS L, as I left mine behind in the boot of the car. I looked up the inpho site the next day to see your pics, I was well impressed.

jamescrombie

I remember that Foyleside.... not the best year for Derry unfortunatly, at least you made the setanta cup...

City-Exile

Hey James, it was a great year for Derry!
They reclaimed their eircom League Cup.

Cabaal

some fantastic shots, can really feel the action

Paulw

Noono wrote: »

hi, anyone know what happened to the guy (James Crombie) who won the 'No Experience Required Show' to be a sports photographer.

Ok, an old thread, I know, but would anyone have a copy of this episode on video or DVD that I could borrow?

I'm just interested to see the episode and see how it went.

Thanks folks.

RoryW

You could try contacting James Crombie himself.

I am sure he (or his Mum ) would have a copy

Fireman

All excellent shot, great colour!!!:D

Aedh Baclamh

jamescrombie wrote: »

here is a quick selection tell me what u think

Really like the first one...just shows you what these games mean to these people (contrast with the the Tipperary guy in the background smacking his hurley against the ground).

Nice work.