Billie Weiss - Sr. Manager of Photography, Boston Red Sox
What's it like to be responsible for the photo content for a major league franchise and your office is Fenway Park? Meet Billie Weiss of the Boston Red Sox
The Wormcast: How Sports Media Happens
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Show Notes
Who doesn't love sports photography? This week on The Wormcast I'm joined by the ultra talented Billie Weiss, the Sr. Manager of Photography for the Boston Red Sox. We chat about an area of sports media of great artistic and commercial value, but is frankly, pardon the pun, under exposed. A really fun conversation about one of the most creative parts of the sports media ecosystem. Enjoy!
Topics discussed: 3:00 What's it like to have Fenway Park as your office space to shoot every day? 5:00 Organizing the photo team for a day at the ballpark 14:15 Keeping it fresh over an 162-game regular season 17:20 Building relationships with the players and coaches 20:45 off the field shoots 23:30 Big Papi 25:15 What is a good photo? 26:35 Shooting in and empty ballpark in 2020 29:50 The first time picking up a camera and Billie's "Eureka" moment 36:30 How photographers develop their own style 40:40 Shooting pictures on a smart phone 43:00 shooting tennis and other sporting events 46:30 Spring training
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