Back in January of 2013 I reconnected on a shoot of mine with a high school friend, Eric Forsythe. I found out during that time that he is a full-time, very accomplished photographer out of Houston, TX. We've been in touch ever since.
A few months ago an opportunity came up for us to work a pretty large event together. Eric is the main photographer for Joel Osteen and they had an event called "America's Night Of Hope" planned for Yankee Stadium on June 6th. Eric asked me to help shoot it.
A chance to work with a friend and all access to Yankee Stadium!? That's a "yes"! I picked up Eric at his hotel in the city and we parked near a train station that would take us right to the stadium. Once we arrived, we met with the other photographers and marketing folks to go over the game plan for photography coverage during the event.
They ran through a rehearsal which we used to get an idea of placement and timing. Very helpful. Shortly after that we grabbed a little food before heading off to capture the main event. I was set to cover the stage from the stands and could roam anywhere to get the best shot. Eric and one other photographer were on either side of the stage.
Composite of 4 images. I'm certainly not a Photoshop wizard but this definitely gives the full scope of a sold-out Yankee Stadium.
Nice event! Joel sold out Yankee Stadium (approximately 50,000 seats) so I'd call it a success even if that were the only measurement. Looking forward to future work with Eric.