By George! A View From Behind The Lens

This week's 10 plus 1 feature puts veteran CBS cameraman George Christian in the spotlight, a position unfamiliar to someone who has spent his career on the other side of the lens. But what a career is has been.

(CBS)

If you've ever wanted to ask a question of someone who was the network pool cameraman on Air Force One on 9/11 or was one of two individuals in the Oval Office the night President Nixon resigned or covered Gorbachev during Tianamen Square, well, here's your chance. Those who work behind the scenes have some of the most unique and interesting experiences of anyone in the business, and some of the most distinct views.

You know the drill by now, we ask 10 questions of our weekly subject, then throw open the floor for your submissions. We'll sort through them and pick one for George to answer, so put on your thinking caps and send us your questions.

[ronmwanga]

Mr. Christian has certainly covered some historic/tragic events. Was there any one that particularly stands out, that made you forget -- if only for a second -- to turn on the camera?

[newser-2009]

how do you feel about the fact that cbs producers can now go out and shoot their own stories with dv cameras?

[jrpcbs]

It oftimes appears that photographers willfully choose certain angles, certain lighting, and use other technical means to give a picture a certain feel. How much control - willful control - do photographers have in casting the subject in a particularly good or bad light by their picture? Do you do it? Or, is it much more random than that, and a photo editor ends up culling thought hundreds of photographs to get the ones that support the storyline? Too often, pictures I\'ve seen wouldn\'t have been any more fictitious if one had photoshopped a black or white hat on the subject: who really deserves the blame for the often obvious biases in the photography associated with an article?

[magpublisher-2009]

Is their ever a photo shot, that you missed, that you wish you could have got.

[wkctreporter]

Do you have a family? If so, do you find it difficult to travel as much as you do and see your family?

[dw438]

What\'s the biggest change in technology that you\'ve seen in the field?

[lawproman]

Do you prefer Kodak or Fuji film?