Picture Stock Press Pass
Dec 29, 2011 11:07:31 #
Have any one know or have use this before??????? http://picturestock.com/phpcode/web/press_pass.php
Or is this just a joke/rip off????? :thumbup: or :thumbdown: let me know what you all think? And thank you.
Or is this just a joke/rip off????? :thumbup: or :thumbdown: let me know what you all think? And thank you.
Dec 29, 2011 11:20:24 #
Probably a rip off. If I was a 'person of authority' (heaven forbid..lol) I would probably only respect a pass with the local paper, or an internationally known service like Reuters, UPI or the like. You've got to ask yourself, "Would Sheriff Buford have heard of this organization, and would he be likely to care?" AP/UPI? Possibly. "Picturestock.com"? Meh...
Dec 29, 2011 11:28:31 #
JimH wrote:
Probably a rip off. If I was a 'person of authority' (heaven forbid..lol) I would probably only respect a pass with the local paper, or an internationally known service like Reuters, UPI or the like. You've got to ask yourself, "Would Sheriff Buford have heard of this organization, and would he be likely to care?" AP/UPI? Possibly. "Picturestock.com"? Meh...
Yea I hear you :roll:
Dec 29, 2011 11:46:29 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
This is a 100% rip off.... But, then again some people will have more money than sense..................
Dec 29, 2011 11:54:39 #
Dec 29, 2011 12:03:53 #
I think that is where I bought my Pilot's license and some tickets to the Beatles when they appear Royal Albert Hall. Please do not say the site is a fraud or I'll feel ripped off.
Dec 29, 2011 12:32:56 #
Dec 29, 2011 14:20:13 #
myts10
Loc: SE Ohio
I would like to have a pass of some kind. $50 for three years might be worth it if it helps avoid being questioned by some bureaucrat. Even thought about making my own Freelance Press badge or something along that line. Where would a person get a legitimate pass? I would be leery of any kind of pass that didn't require some kind of background check. In Ohio, an ice cream truck driver must pass an FBI background check to get a venders license.
Dec 29, 2011 15:04:45 #
myts10 wrote:
I would like to have a pass of some kind. $50 for three years might be worth it if it helps avoid being questioned by some bureaucrat. Even thought about making my own Freelance Press badge or something along that line. Where would a person get a legitimate pass? I would be leery of any kind of pass that didn't require some kind of background check. In Ohio, an ice cream truck driver must pass an FBI background check to get a venders license.
At one time, press passes were issued by the police. I am sure each large venue has a department that issues press passes. Before you send them fifty dollars, ask a few questions and see if these passes are acceptable. And I do not mean the sellers. Ask your police department's PR people, ask a reporter for a local newspaper and do a little research.
Just because you buy a pass over the net there are no guarantee they will be accepted. Could be a waste of fifty dollars.
Dec 29, 2011 15:56:35 #
myts10 wrote:
In Ohio, an ice cream truck driver must pass an FBI background check to get a venders license.
Sounds like a good idea, but I'm curious as to how in-depth it is.
I disqualified an applicant for deception because they bought a diploma for about $1000.
Dec 29, 2011 16:01:44 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
In the 70s I had an NUJ (National Union of Journalists) 'ticket', probably one of the nearest things you can get to a universal press pass.
Even that was worth very little compared with a locally issued police pass; or pre-arranging things with the organizers at an event; or, at the right event, a magazine letter of accreditation.
Compared with buying the piece of flim-flam referred to in the original post, you'd do as well to make up your own 'Press Card' and print it yourself. It would be at least as widely accepted as the commercial version. Some people will accept ANYTHING. Others will accept NOTHING except their own pass.
Cheers,
R.
Even that was worth very little compared with a locally issued police pass; or pre-arranging things with the organizers at an event; or, at the right event, a magazine letter of accreditation.
Compared with buying the piece of flim-flam referred to in the original post, you'd do as well to make up your own 'Press Card' and print it yourself. It would be at least as widely accepted as the commercial version. Some people will accept ANYTHING. Others will accept NOTHING except their own pass.
Cheers,
R.
Dec 29, 2011 16:20:29 #
snowbear wrote:
Sounds like a good idea, but I'm curious as to how in-depth it is.
I disqualified an applicant for deception because they bought a diploma for about $1000.
myts10 wrote:
In Ohio, an ice cream truck driver must pass an FBI background check to get a venders license.
Sounds like a good idea, but I'm curious as to how in-depth it is.
I disqualified an applicant for deception because they bought a diploma for about $1000.
I just received a message from this group. You still require permission from the media relations in order to cover the event. I asked about covering events in the White House and they ignored that question.
It might work but I would not bet on it. Always ask first so you do not arrive and are turned away.
Dec 30, 2011 02:22:40 #
To get into an event: Put a big lense on your camera, hang an official looking ID from your neck, don't make eye contact and keep moving. :)
Dec 30, 2011 03:20:40 #
This does work.
Bmac wrote:
To get into an event: Put a big lense on your camera, hang an official looking ID from your neck, don't make eye contact and keep moving. :)
Dec 30, 2011 07:57:24 #
I can supply one and only charge $40 for four years. Send me you money and a picture.
Gary
Gary
Lee-Lee wrote:
Have any one know or have use this before??????? http://picturestock.com/phpcode/web/press_pass.php
Or is this just a joke/rip off????? :thumbup: or :thumbdown: let me know what you all think? And thank you.
Or is this just a joke/rip off????? :thumbup: or :thumbdown: let me know what you all think? And thank you.
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