Why hello friends! Greetings and happy post election day. (I recommend you read the post below this one or else you'll have no idea what the following post is about. :))So yes, many of you have inquired about my Today Show appearance. Ahem... well, not an actual "appearance" but my 10 seconds of accumulative fame as the camera panned the frozen-to-the-core audience. Friday morning, my good friend, Jake, and I rolled out of bed at 3:30 AM, grabbed a cab, and through our tired, bloodshot eyes stood in aw of a fairytale wonderland that was the Today Show set. At 4:30 am and were the first people to arrive on scene. No one joined us for a good 15 or 20 minutes. This gave us ample time to scope out the audience area and find the best place for the most camera time. Us photographers, we like to scope things out. ;)
We met a lot of great folks, saw a ton of incredible costumes — my favorite was the "live" photo booth/filmstrip girl. Did any of you see her? She stood next to me for a bit while they did a spot on her. We happened to be standing in a popular spot, good for filming (go figure, Miss Photographer picking out the best location..) so every time they wanted to film someone's costume they made them stand by us... which in turn pushed us back — but got us camera time! ;) We were only second tier for a few minutes and then we were back to the front row, against the railing.
I'm proud to say that Matt Lauer stood about two feet from me... I about fainted. hehe Al Roker and Merideth Viera were also present throughout the morning. And many of you did write in and win a free portrait shoot! Yay! Thanks for the participation, that was fun! If it weren't for Tivo, none of you would've won. ;) So congratulations to you faithful René Tate Photography fans!
Here are a few images from the frigid morning, including one from the NBC website and my mother's television set. ;)
If you go to Today's website, click the "halloween" link and view the photo album, we're the first picture listed. Now, please, no making fun of my little pose for the camera. haha I saw the Nikon D3 pointed in our direction and elbowed Jake. It's like the photo was taken just for us!
My sweet faithful mother watched Today for about three hours... when I didn't believe her dedication, she emailed me this screenshot. 
Looking through the window.. see the chairs? That's where they interview the famous people. This is in a building just right by Rockefeller Plaza. 
We stood riiiight behind that tree stump. Trust me, it was the best place. Normally, they don't have the set barricaded with trees, but due to the holiday, the set was jazzed up. 
We could watch what was happening inside as these TV monitors showed everything that was televised. In this photo, Matt and Merideth are getting last minute powder and lipstick applied. 
Under that "one way" street sign is where the line formed to enter the audience section.
There's the man of the hour! What a thrill. :) I really enjoyed seeing how the whole production was put on. I dig the behind the scenes action of plays, concerts, you name. I like knowing how things work! 
Thanks to everyone who tuned in! We sure had a fun time. Not sure if it's something I'd do again... but it was worth freezing our tails off. :) Congratulations to the free portrait session winners!
Looking through the window.. see the chairs? That's where they interview the famous people. This is in a building just right by Rockefeller Plaza. 
We stood riiiight behind that tree stump. Trust me, it was the best place. Normally, they don't have the set barricaded with trees, but due to the holiday, the set was jazzed up. 
We could watch what was happening inside as these TV monitors showed everything that was televised. In this photo, Matt and Merideth are getting last minute powder and lipstick applied. 
Under that "one way" street sign is where the line formed to enter the audience section.
There's the man of the hour! What a thrill. :) I really enjoyed seeing how the whole production was put on. I dig the behind the scenes action of plays, concerts, you name. I like knowing how things work! 
Thanks to everyone who tuned in! We sure had a fun time. Not sure if it's something I'd do again... but it was worth freezing our tails off. :) Congratulations to the free portrait session winners!
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