YFC — The powers behind the throne: The photographers, part 1

What’s a vacation without souvenirs?

There are two major purchases available here, aside from the gift shop: still photos and videos.

Micheal Cerone and Tom Izor have been shooting campers — in a good way — since the first YFC. They said their outfit, Sports Twin Photo, takes between 10,000 and 15,000 photos per weekly session: action, posed, with Yankee legends, special request: anything you can think up, they can give you.

Each day the campers can sit down at a computer set up especially for their team and look through the shots for possible purchase. All different sizes, with special effects, are available.

It’s not work to be taken lightly. In order to get the best shot, the photographers often put themselves in the line of fire, on the field and  along the foul lines, while the action is going on. “The players are always getting in the way,” Cerone said, smiling.

Back in the day, photographers were allowed to stand on major league fields, albeit it in foul  territory. But the Lords of baseball decided it was too dangerous — for the players. After that, the lensmen were practically herded up and put in “pens,” which are often too small to accommodate everyone. “Baseball is a game of inches,” Cerone, 72, said, “for photographers, too.”

When Cerrone started his Fantasy Camp gigs, he used film, with all the expense it entailed, including developing and processing. Now, with digital technology, his life is much easier, if not more lucrative because of the recession. ”God bless Photoshop,” he said.

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