This is the first time when covering this festival that I have actually been able to get more into the films then the coverage of the glitz, the glamor, the constant party surrounding the festival. As a press photographer of the festival I am covering premiers, red carpets, parties, panels, and more parties for 12-15 hour days. I am working hard. It is an extremely intense experience running around constantly event to event surrounded by 1,000’s of people in a blizzard getting every single person I photograph name to caption and send out to the universe in a timely manner. It is a marathon. I photograph hundreds of people in a day. Also I am terrible at name that celebrity/ politician. Which I know is very ironic considering I am in the Entertainment business. Rarely do I get to actually seen films. This year I actually got to see some films which was really exciting. It helps me to get to know the people I am photographing, understand their purpose and get more involved with my subjects verses this whirlwind coverage.
Each year it gets easier. I understand the game better and there are more fun moments. I get the opportunity to photograph A-List Actors, Politicians and affluent people in the community. I always get asked what famous people I photographed so here are a few : a few Kennedy’s, the Attorney General Eric J Holder, Governor Gary Herbert, Danny Glvoer, Liz Tyler, Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Toni Braxton, Zoe Zaldona, Julia Ormond, Tiffany Hines, Jesse Williams, Dennis Haysbert, Frank Langella, Edward James Olmos, and lots more.
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Festival Event Photography by Natalie Cass
