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Looking to pursue motorsport photography professionally? Or just looking to take better photos? You are in the right place, here are our latest posts with all the tips, tricks and advice you could ever need.
How To Save Money Travelling To Motorsport Events
Travelling to motorsport events all over the country (and even the world) is amazing, but it sure is expensive. The unfortunate nature of travelling to big races is that they are major events and, as such, always invoke significant price hikes. As a motorsport...
How To Configure The “Oh Shit” Button On The Canon R3
Regardless of what camera you are using, things can unfold in just a fraction of a second in motorsport. So being able to react and adjust to the action happening out on track as you see it is essential for motorsport photographers. For those of you using the Canon...
How To Configure The “Oh Shit” Button On The Canon 1DX
In motorsport, things happen quickly. Really quickly! So being able to adapt and adjust to the action happening out on track in just fractions of a second is essential for motorsport photographers. For those of you using the Canon 1DX, one of the tools that we have at...
Professional Motorsport Photographer Works Event Without A Media Pass
Hi, I'm a professional motorsport photographer and I shot an entire event without media accreditation and nobody noticed. Yes, that's right. I bought a regular general admission ticket and photographed the entire race weekend from the spectator-accessible areas. Guess...
What Is A Carnet? And Why Do I Need One As A Motorsport Photographer
Are you planning on taking your camera gear overseas to photograph a motorsport event? You are going to need a carnet. Being able to travel around the world to photograph some most iconic race tracks and events is very exciting, but it does also add some extra...
Using Leading Lines To Enhance Your Motorsport Photography
As motorsport photographers, we are constantly striving to create visually engaging and impactful images that evoke the excitement and speed of the on-track action we are capturing. To do this, we have a number of compositional techniques at our disposal, but one of...
What Is The Rule Of Thirds? How Do I Use It In Motorsport Photography
The rule of thirds is a fairly common photography technique, but did you know that it can be used to help showcase speed and motion in your motorsport photos? A fundamental principle in photography, the rule of thirds, can help you create more balanced and visually...
What Is Dutch Tilt? And How Can You Use It To Convey Speed In Motorsport Photography
In motorsport photography, it's hard to convey speed and motion in a still image, so we have to leverage different camera and capture techniques so that not every photo looks like a parked car. One of those techniques is the Dutch tilt. So let's have a look at what...
How To Get F1 Media Accreditation
The ultimate goal of any motorsport photographer is to be able to work at the pinnacle of the sport and photograph Formula 1, right? But how do you actually go about getting that extremely rare F1 Media Accreditation? It's a process, and it's not easy. Trust me. After...
Why You Should Use Back Button Focus In Motorsport Photography
Nailing focus on something moving in excess of 200km/h (that's 125mph for those American readers) is tough. So as a motorsport photographer, you need to use all the tools at your disposal to ensure crisp, sharp photos each and every time. One of those key tools is...
Why You Need To Use A Polariser In Motorsport Photography
Race cars are great, but they sure do have a lot of reflective surfaces. That's why using a polariser is essential when you are photographing motorsport. I'll give you a hot tip: I've got enough polarisers (polarizers for the Americans reading this) in my kit to...
Review: Canon R3 Panning Assist Feature
In the latest firmware (1.4.0), Canon added some cool new software features to the R3, one of which may or may not have a significant impact on motorsport photography - Panning Assist. Given that panning is such an essential part of the craft, I took it upon myself to...
How To Install Lightroom Presets
In the fast-moving world of motorsport, getting your photos out quickly is just as important as what you capture on track. That's where Adobe Lightroom Presets come in! While there is a variety of different software out there to edit photos, in my experience Adobe...
Mastering Autofocus In Motorsport Photography
In the fast-paced world of motorsport photography, autofocus can be both an extremely valuable tool and a significant annoyance, depending on how and when you use it. Capturing the perfect shot of the action on track requires precise timing, but the autofocus...
Which Lenses Do You Need For Motorsport Photography
When you get started in motorsport photography it can be easy to believe that you need a couple of cameras and several lenses. Because that's what the pros have right? Sure those of us who have made a career out of motorsport photography have built up quite a full...
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