| 42nd CMA AWARDS RED CARPET (In order of appearance) Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee November 12, 2008 All Photographs by Barry McCloud and Copyright by Barry McCloud Photography/Shooting Star International Copies only obtainable through Sue Schneider, Shooting Star International For full shoot visit www.shootingstaragency.com Comments: Every year I talk with the CMA about letting those of us who are more vertically challenged stand at the front and every year in an almost perverse response, we find that we have someone 6 feet plus (plus their equipment) standing in front of us blocking our shots. For goodness sake, that is hardly fair. We all have a job to do and we could do it so much better if we all could see the subjects. In addition, some members of the press corps are behaving like paparazzi and not giving the Red Carpet attendees respect. Screaming at them like they were trash is not very nice and at least one female singer objected to being told (and not asked) to turn around like they were a runway model. Where is all the courtesy that once used to separate Nashville from the worse elements of our profession? |