I’m not a fan of the off season. It gets a little boring when you have not much to focus on, new, exciting material isn’t forthcoming the next event to shoot isn’t for a month or two. In the past, you would’ve probably enjoyed the downtime or shifted your focus to another pastime or opportunity,…
That is it. The end of another year of high speed photographic adventures. Only my second year too, although it feels like I’ve been doing this forever. Ha ha not really, it feels like I’ve been doing this for about two years! It’s been a wild season, with plenty of new experience and a few…
Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light. I read that quote a long time ago somewhere. I can’t remember where, but it was a while ago. I often go back to it every now and again and try to make sense of it. For instance; what do you do if…
It had to happen at some point. I have had my first opportunity to shoot pictures from inside the wire. No obstructions, new angles and access to all the picturesque goodies just throwing themselves towards the camera. It was so easy, I couldn’t believe it! Wasn’t really, was it? No. This sudden, new found perspective…
Experiments are often a good thing. They can test you in both knowledge and capability. They make you step out of your comfort zone and help you think a little more. I should try experiments more often. If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you’ll have no doubt experienced the frustrations I…
Somebody once told me that blurring a background doesn’t make a motorsport image. I laughed at that statement. Some of the most inspirational motorsport images I’ve seen have been blurry. Now I may have taken it out of context; this worldly advice was passed over on the wonder that is Twitter, where context and tone…
Another trip to Brands Hatch for the finale of the the 2016 BTCC. Considering that in February I had never been to Brands, I’ve now walked those Kent-shire hills a total of four grand times. Not a great deal you’ll probably think, and I would agree. It certainly isn’t enough to assume one is experienced…
During most of the events I get out to, there are usually several grids of glory hungry racers to take advantage of. To not take advantage of them would be a waste of laps and camera handling practice. For sure, there are occasions where I’ll use the support races to review a few images, take…
The more events I attend, the more images I take. The more images I take, the more I want to know about the technicalities behind the shots. The more I want to understand why different results happen. I’ve had my Nikon D300s since 2010, and while it’s seen a bit of use over the years,…
I have never been to see the British Touring Car Championship. In fact, I’ve never been to Brands Hatch. I have also never used a 600mm lens. I sure like to make it easy for myself! Ha! I was pretty excited to see the start of the 2016 racing season. Following on from my decision…