It’s always nice to see how my stock photos are used once sold. Here is an advertisement for an upcoming QMJHL game that will appears in some newspapers tomorrow.
The story I was shooting when a nearby barn roof collapsed was played pretty big this morning in The Gazette for a story about « Resurrecting our churches« .
On the front page, they played a pretty big picture of an outside view of the Church as a teaser for the story. Then, on the front of the EXTRA section, a half-page picture of the inside of the Church, and a third picture on page B4.
A fantastic photo of an ordinary story will never bring you the front page. But an ordinary photo of a fantastic story will!
Father Guy Pilote poses inside the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre March 19, 2008. The Churche will gives out Easter water in small bottles. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/30 (hand held!) at f9 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 800, on remote flash bounced into an umbrella on camera left
Firefighters shovel snows to free a hundred cows trapped in a part of a barn that the roof collapsed due to heavy snow in St-Françoise-de-Lotbinière March 20, 2008. Dominic Drapeau, co-owner of the dairy farm, who was shovelling snow from the roof when the incident happen, fell through it when it collapsed and got stuck under the snow, with just one leg poking out. He was rescued just in time as he was turning purple, according to the witnesses.
Back story: I was on a job for The Montreal Gazette in this little and isolated municipality, an hour from Quebec City. I was taking photos in the Church with the Mayor and the ex-Mayor (now a volunteer firefighter), when they get a call about the roof, 500 meters away from where we were. Now that’s a coincidence!
Quebec City, March 16, 2008 – Chicoutimi Sagueneens goal-tender Bobby Nadeau makes the save in QMJHL (LHJMQ) action against the Quebec Remparts at Le Colisee Pepsi arena in Quebec City March 16, 2008. Chicoutimi outplayed Quebec 8-1 and gets the ice advantage in the upcoming off-season series.
Chicoutimi Sagueneens goal-tender Bobby Nadeau reaches for the puck
Quebec Remparts goal-tender Jonathan Roy looks on as the puck gets into his net.
Chicoutimi Sagueneens coach Richard Martel gestures
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Chicoutimi Sagueneens coach Richard Martel looks at the score board
Quebec City, March 12, 2008 – Quebec finance Minister Monique Jerome-Forget talks to the media about the Liberal budget that will be presented tomorrow. Photo Francis Vachon for The Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 20D, 1/125 at f2,8 with a 16-35 at 21mm – ISO 800, on camera flash with a stofen to soften the light a bit