Budding sports photographers in the picture

IF you’ve ever fancied yourself as a budding sports photographer, tune in to ‘No Experience Required’ on RTE 2 tonight.

This edition of the popular show offered prospective snappers the chance to work alongside top sports photography agency Inpho, and interest was keen. Over 400 people applied, and a shortlist of six candidates was eventually cut down to three for a two-week placement: Paul McGuckian, a property website founder, James Crombie, an IT worker and stand-up comedian Alan McElroy (the other three entrants who made the shortlist were Alan Gallagher, Michael Heneghan and Michael Rowsome).

Billy Stickland of Inpho took the three contestants in hand. First he had to show them the reality.