ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — With the New Buffalo Bills stadium opening next year, a certain sentimentality is being shared for the old Highmark Stadium, "Ralph". RIT recognized this and chose it as the next subject for its annual 'Big Shot' event.
RIT and the Bills invited fans and community members to the stadium on October 11 to create a unique long exposure night-time photograph that will hang in the new Highmark Stadium, set to open in 2026. The event is called Big Shot; it's a series meant to capture landmarks and teach RIT photography students about light and exposure.
Described as "painting with light", the event utilised over 6,000 volunteers with flashlights and other light sources to light up the stadium for an over two-minute exposure shot (a typical picture is taken with an expo