Big Shot team makes final preparations to light up Cowboys Stadium Saturday night

Organizers finalizing approach to create nighttime photograph of home of the Dallas Cowboys

RIT Big Shot photo team

Organizers of RIT’s 28th Big Shot are putting the finishing touches on preparations for what could be one of the most technically challenging nighttime community photography projects: Cowboys Stadium.

March 22, 2013 
by Rich Kiley 
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Organizers of RIT’s 28^th Big Shot are putting the finishing touches on preparations for what could be one of the most technically challenging nighttime community photography projects the team has encountered since its first year in 1987.

The technical hurdles stem from producing a nighttime photograph of a landmark the size of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. At a cost of $1.15 billion when it was built in 2009, the stadium covers 3 million square feet and features the world’s longest single-span roof structure.

Since arriving in Dallas a few days ago, the RIT team of Bill DuBois, Michael Peres, Dawn Tower DuBois and Willie Osterman has visited the stadium several times to discuss strategy to illuminate and photograph the largest domed stadium in the world.

“This is both a massive undertaking and an amazing opportunity for RIT, given the sheer size of this spectacular landmark,” says Bill DuBois, professor emeritus in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. “We can’t wait to capture the beauty of the architectural nuances of Cowboys Stadium—from its domed roof to the glass façade. We’re going to need everyone who can to come out tomorrow night and help us light it up.” (more)http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49839