Anatomy of a D Magazine Cover Shoot, Ctd.

Posted on July 26th, 2011 12:52pm by Tim Rogers
Filed under Appreciation, Super Heroes

One more story about the shoot with Dirk. It is an unwritten rule that during these sorts of interfaces with athletes, journalists are not to ask for personal photos or autographs or anything like that. Not only are journalists supposed to be above that sort of fanboy behavior, but some athletes are put off by such a request. One word to the media relations folks with the teams, and suddenly you don’t get access next time you ask for an interview. So as photographer Billy Surface was at work with Dirk, Zac turns to me and says, “I guess it would be unprofessional to ask to have our picture taken with Dirk.” To which I replied, “Of course that would be unprofessional. And of course we’re going to do it.” I felt like a kid standing next to Dirk — and not just because he’s so tall. Because the last time I admired a player so much, with such pure, light-hearted amazement, was when I was a kid. Anyway, the pic:

Dirk

7 comments

  1. luckily for you, the Mavs PR gal is just plain fantastic.

    @ 1:05 pm on July 26, 2011

  2. @m2thej: Sarah Melton a singular specimen in this town. She is the gatekeeper for a world champion professional sports franchise, yet she’s never haughty or condescending. She is efficient, helpful, and a pleasure to deal with. You can’t find a member of the Dallas media who would disagree with that assessment.

    @ 1:11 pm on July 26, 2011

  3. Which one is Dirk?

    @ 5:06 pm on July 26, 2011

  4. plus she’s a hot.

    @ 6:11 pm on July 26, 2011

  5. I call Photoshop

    @ 7:50 pm on July 26, 2011

  6. You can take the smile off of Zac’s face but you can’t remove the excitement from his eyes. I bet this photo is his screen saver from now on…..

    @ 10:45 am on July 27, 2011

  7. Fine pair of drink holders Dirk has. I bet he’s also got a mini giraffe.

    @ 1:21 pm on July 27, 2011

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