So
Jeff Smith was preparing to go live for
KXAS in Dallas, Tx this morning about how low the lake levels are there and he wanted to show the viewers just how bad it is. His plan was the jump in the receded lake to get the point across. What he didn’t figure on was that even though the dirt looked solid, it was actually a very thick mud. So think that when he jumped in, he got stuck. His photog did the right thing, he kept rolling as he laughed at him. Then when Jeff asked him to get him out, so he told him to do just the liveshot in there and then he would rescue him. Which makes for good television and since he was knee deep in it already why not. When the liveshot was done, his photog finally helped him out of the mud.
So ladies and gentlemen that is why you are always nice to your photog! There is nothing in their contract that says that they have to make you look good or get you out of the mess you got yourself in.
