Back at it again.....2010 Turner Field Photography

[suave1477]

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Kyle - google Eric Duncan & Braves you will see what im talking about. He played for the Braves in Spring Training I believe

[kylehess10]

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I've already tried doing that with the supervisors but they can be such an ass most of the time. I think that's why one usher had told me yesterday that he's going to bring me up at their next meeting with all the ushers & supervisors. There was though one time last year when 1 supervisor allowed me to take pictures down above the dugout. It was that one lone time though.

I notice the same photographers at the game every day, so I'll have to talk to one of them and ask how they got into their profession with the team.






Jason- I looked him up and all it says is that he signed a minor league deal and wasn't invited to spring training. I have no clue what team he was sent to since I can't find him on the rosters.

[Astros7]

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suave1477 - Looks Like Eric Duncan is going to play with the Double A Mississippi Braves.

[chipperhank44]

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Love the pictures Kyle, as a Braves fan I love what you do and am also extremely jealous!!! Keep it up!!!

[suave1477]

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suave1477 - Looks Like Eric Duncan is going to play with the Double A Mississippi Braves.

Thanks for the heads up on that.

Here is what I was told about Eric.

He had an excellent spring season and of course coming from the yankees is helpful. According to management they are expecting big things out of him this season. They are hoping he can play well in double AA for a few games and if all goes well bring him up to Triple AAA for a few games and they are hoping they can bring him up to the Majors by MidSeason or so.

We will see what happens

[LastingsMilledge85]

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Can't imagine the Braves have much planned for Duncan since they are pretty high on prospect Freddie Freeman, who has similar expectations as Heyward.

[suave1477]

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Can't imagine the Braves have much planned for Duncan since they are pretty high on prospect Freddie Freeman, who has similar expectations as Heyward.

Hey you never know players get injured and stuff and a lot can happen through out a season.

The Yankees themselves constantly bring up guys through a season.

[JasonBanz]

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Hey Kyle,
My wife decided to choose photography as her hobby. Your pictures look awesome. You using any software such as Photoshop or anything like that? Thanks!

[kylehess10]

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Hey Kyle,
My wife decided to choose photography as her hobby. Your pictures look awesome. You using any software such as Photoshop or anything like that? Thanks!

I use GIMP to sharpen the images just a tiny bit and to sometimes fix the exposure or white balance. It's the same thing as photoshop, except it's free.

[JasonBanz]

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Thanks!

[treant985]

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Kyle--if and when my favorite player gets called up to the D-Backs (and plays at Turner), I might could use your 12" lens to try to catch some photos of his bats so I could later try to photomatch. Sometimes it's pretty fluky to get good info off of the mlb.tv video feed, even in HD...

[nickacs]

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Beautiful pics Kyle! Awesome work
When I moved to my new subdivision 2yrs ago, one of my neighbors said that "the" or maybe one of the Braves groundskeepers lives in here. I know the house, but it's on the other side of the subdivision, so I usually don't see him. If it would help at all if I talked to him to help our your dream job there, just let me know!
Can't promise anything, but I'm willing to try

[treant985]

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btw, have you tried emailing some of the Braves media people, just to inquire into the process? I wouldn't try to sell them too much in an intro email, but maybe you can get some info.

[kylehess10]

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nickacs- I actually once had an interview for a job for groundskeeping at Turner Field. I didn't get a call back though (probably because I was 17 at the time of the interview and the job is for 18+). They're a crew though with atleast 25 people I believe. I don't think they would be able to help though with getting through to the front office regarding a photography position. I appreciate your help though.

treant985- Which player is it? Also I actually watched this video on youtube about a MLB sports photographer who works for Getty, and he explained that all he did was send in some of his own work and he got called in to LA for an interview and got the job. I might go that route once I get some more shots througout the season. I'll probably send into some places in this area like the Braves themselves, the Atlanta Journal Constitiution, and ofcoarse Getty & AP.

[treant985]

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treant985- Which player is it?

Brandon Allen of the D-Backs. Had the firstbase job to himself but had a horrible Arizona Fall Lg, so they signed LaRoche. When he gets called up will obviously depending on injuries, etc (and on the success of an experiment to put Allen in the outfield).

I emailed a friend in the Braves media department to see if he could give a quick run-down on how to get credentials. Figure it's worth a shot. I send them stats info every now and then for their media notes.