I probably shoot more (and get shot more) than anybody at the events; I take about 3000 shots per day. I have developed a very efficient work flow so I can go through all of these fairly quickly but it still takes a lot of time. I spend almost as much time going through my pictures as I spend on the field. Many players do not realize this but for photographers our work really begins after the event. Sometimes it is very stressful going through all of these pictures especially when you are up against a tight dead line.Sometimes going through all of these pictures is like a treasure hunt because you never know what you may have until you look at your pictures on the computer. Frequently something you though would be really good is not and I am always surprised when I find some really good splat money shots that I never expected.

Many times at events teams invite me to go out to dinner at the events, I always decline because I have so much work to do at night in my hotel. It takes several hours to clean my cameras, upload pictures, format memory cards, spot check several photos to make sure cameras are working correctly if time permits begin sorting photos. It takes me several hours to do all this so I am not anti social I just have a lot of work to do. I have a very business like approach to photography at these big events, I am there to take pictures not socialize. I really just want to concentrate on getting the best pictures possible.