Posts Tagged photography
Road Atlanta, a gorgeous circuit in the rolling hills North of Atlanta played host to the biggest and best sports car teams from around the world for the 14th annual running of Petit Le Mans on October 1, 2011.
This easily goes down as one of the strangest assignments I have ever been given and certainly one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen.
moments! Moments! MOMENTS! That word should be repeated in every photographer’s brain when they’re out shooting. The editor I worked under at the Charlotte Observer used to constantly remind the photo team to always be looking for moments. That’s because behind every great photograph is a moment. That’s what photography is. Freezing moments in time. [...]
Finding clean backgrounds can take the most average of photos and make it a killer photograph. Keep your eye moving in the viewfinder, look at the scene in terms of layers and don't be afraid to get poo on your pants in search of great photos.
To me, racing screams fantastic photos. But you don’t have to be shooting the high end of motorsports to get the most out of your day at the track. 1) Shooting at your local track is far easier than it is shooting at a Formula One race. This pretty much applies to any sport actually. [...]
Shooting for a small town paper is sometimes much harder than shooting for a big metro paper. Thoughts on my time with the Danville Advocate Messenger.
I spent a fantastic week at Rich Clarkson’s sports photography workshop in Colorado Springs. The people who put on this workshop are truly exceptional in every way. I wont name drop, but if you’ve ever seen a sports photo, you would know the instructor’s names. I cannot begin to express my gratitude to the shooters [...]
There is a good reason race car's are manual shift gearboxes. It gives the driver total control and precision when he needs it most. No need dropping into a corner with the car in the wrong gear and losing valuable time right? The same theory should apply to you and your camera.
