[Foundation-l] Awards show hate us

[The Cunctator]

Have you also tried to contact any photogs? I know that celeb-websites/cable
shows often manage to get people on the carpet lines...

On 1/3/07, Nicholas Moreau <nicholasmoreau at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We may be the 9th most viewed site in the US.
>
> We may be the second Google result for about 90% of their winners.
>
> But the Academy Awards, SAG Awards, and Golden Globes all rejected us from
> their red carpets. Getting free photos of A-list celebrities is not as
> easy
> as it should be.
>
> In the forms, I honestly stated that we had a Rolling Stone photographer
> on
> the docket to take pics, who incidentally was fine with working for us for
> free.
>
> Either that means Rolling Stone isn't as legendary a publication as it
> makes
> itself out to be, or they don't trust us, or they don't want free content
> images released, as that would peave off the WireImages of the world.
>
> Just so everyone knows,
> Nick
>
> PS : Any British photographers on this list? I'm going to be trying for
> some
> of those award shows soon.
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