How to get press credentials???

[The Stigenator]

This place I was hoping on getting my credentials for is either not real or soemthing else.

What are teh steps for getting a press pass. I have a portofolio that i have sent out. But either they are stringing me along or something else. I want to get back into the game of things and start taking pictures professionally.

There has got to be a place that has information on this. I wanna do events/concerts/sporting events (day time). So how should one approach this?

 

[OdiN]

Well you have to work for a newspaper or publication of some sort - can be a school publication as well.

There is some school in New York that basically "sells" them - you pay them and they give you the stuff you need to get credentials. Kinda shady. I can't remember the name of the place.

 

[Fardringle]

I've never had a press pass myself except for two events where I was helping my Dad, and I don't know how those passes were obtained.

I'm sure some people on this forum can give you some good advice. In the meantime, this guy seems to have a pretty good idea what he's talking about: http://www.dpchallenge.com/for...FORUM_THREAD_ID=225816

 

[jpeyton]

All you need is a quality ink-jet printer, card stock, and access to a laminating machine.

With Adobe Photoshop, the sky is the limit.

 

[alfa147x]

what does it normally say on these credentials ?
Our school doesnt have one so i was thinking of making one and giving it to the newspaper people

 

[The Stigenator]

http://www.aipress.com/index.html

i found this but does not look legit ...

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
what does it normally say on these credentials ?
Our school doesnt have one so i was thinking of making one and giving it to the newspaper people

Text

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: alfa147x
what does it normally say on these credentials ?
Our school doesnt have one so i was thinking of making one and giving it to the newspaper people

Text

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php

would this work?

 

[alfa147x]

So technically i could make a press pass for my blog?!

 

[Fardringle]

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: alfa147x
what does it normally say on these credentials ?
Our school doesnt have one so i was thinking of making one and giving it to the newspaper people

Text

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php

would this work?

Hehe. That's cool. I'm going to make some obnoxious ID cards for my girls.

Originally posted by: alfa147x
So technically i could make a press pass for my blog?!

Technically, yes, you could make a pass for anything you want. I expect that it wouldn't get you anywhere, though, since it would be a lot like making your own driver's license. It might have your name and your picture on it, but it doesn't give you legal access to get behind the wheel (stage, endzone, etc).

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
All you need is a quality ink-jet printer, card stock, and access to a laminating machine.

With Adobe Photoshop, the sky is the limit.

And then reality hits.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
This place I was hoping on getting my credentials for is either not real or soemthing else.

What are teh steps for getting a press pass. I have a portofolio that i have sent out. But either they are stringing me along or something else. I want to get back into the game of things and start taking pictures professionally.

There has got to be a place that has information on this. I wanna do events/concerts/sporting events (day time). So how should one approach this?

Find someone/somewhere legitimate to shoot for and have them request a press pass for you. Local publications would be a good place to start.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: OdiN
There is some school in New York that basically "sells" them - you pay them and they give you the stuff you need to get credentials. Kinda shady. I can't remember the name of the place.

Very shady. Credentials aren't something you can buy.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: alfa147x
what does it normally say on these credentials ?
Our school doesnt have one so i was thinking of making one and giving it to the newspaper people

Text

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php

would this work?

Probably no.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: OdiN
There is some school in New York that basically "sells" them - you pay them and they give you the stuff you need to get credentials. Kinda shady. I can't remember the name of the place.

Very shady. Credentials aren't something you can buy.

Well they own and do publish a magazine - so they really are a publication, but the whole point of their program is that you pay them and take some courses, then get a kit with credentials and such. I think you have to actually submit something to them every so often or something, but still it's shady.

 

[skippix]

Originally posted by: Fardringle
I've never had a press pass myself except for two events where I was helping my Dad, and I don't know how those passes were obtained.

I'm sure some people on this forum can give you some good advice. In the meantime, this guy seems to have a pretty good idea what he's talking about: http://www.dpchallenge.com/for...FORUM_THREAD_ID=225816

hey, thanks! (i'm that guy)

even though that was written almost four years ago (sheesh, time flies), the original premise is still true: credentials are earned, not bought. it really all depends on what it is that you want to do as to how hard you are going to get it.

the one thing to keep in mind about credentials is that they are not about getting you what you want; they are about photos that will be useful to the venue, and/or the participants, and/or the promoters, and/or the media. if you really want to be legit (and respected by working professionals), you use credentials to produce useful images, not to simply add to your collection of look-what-i-shots.

good luck!

 

[troytime]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: OdiN
There is some school in New York that basically "sells" them - you pay them and they give you the stuff you need to get credentials. Kinda shady. I can't remember the name of the place.

Very shady. Credentials aren't something you can buy.

Well they own and do publish a magazine - so they really are a publication, but the whole point of their program is that you pay them and take some courses, then get a kit with credentials and such. I think you have to actually submit something to them every so often or something, but still it's shady.

Are you talking about the NYIP? (new york institute of photography)

They include a student pass with their program. I wouldn't use the term shady to describe their program. The materials and programs are great. Their student pass won't get you into anything unless you call ahead.