Colin Wright Photography

Photographing Supercar Events

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With the first of the supercar events taking place last weekend, I thought this would be a good time for a few tips on Supercar and Motorsport photography.  I have been photographing sport in Edinburgh, East Lothian and around Scotland for years now and more specifically as an event photographer in Scotland attending Supercar events.  The season usually last from February – November, so you can imagine one of the tips involves how to do this effectively in all kinds of weather.  So here are my tips below:

  1. Dress for the weather, this means waterproofs, boots, lots of layers of clothing etc. It also means, sun tan lotion and hat in the warmer months.  I have been badly burnt before and it wasn’t event that hot
  2. For the colder months, try and find an ideal position for your car and shoot from there with the window open
  3. Take a phone and headphones, it’s a long day and there will be moments when nothing is happening
  4. Remember your polarising filter, you might as well go home if you don’t have one, this will enable you to see through the reflection in the windscreens so you can identify the driver
  5. Tilt the camera, change your position, portrait, landscape etc
  6. Try and get close enough to get the facial expressions of the driver. This is true of all sport, if you can capture the face you are half way there
  7. In better weather try and get a few shots lying flat on the ground, low angle shots are always dramatic
  8. Although you will use a telephoto, take another lens, you never know when you may get a dramatic supercar image, even if it is just for your own portfolio
  9. Shoot at the correct speed, ie about 1/800 for a long lens, although this can be reduced if you have a monopod or you are supporting the lens in your car
  10. Try some panning for an out of focus effect in the background. It’s a long day, if you try different things, you will find it interesting
  11. Don’t normally do 11 tips, but this one is essential, keep safe, whether in your car or not this is vital, it is also the one I am guilty of neglecting.

Hope that helps.

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

www.edinburghphotographer.com

 

About Colin Wright

Freelance conference, corporate and event Photographer Edinburgh and throughout Scotland and the North of England.

Colin Wright is a commercial freelance corporate event photographer from Edinburgh, currently based in Kirkintilloch near Glasgow. Colin specialises in conference and corporate event commissions in Edinburgh and other areas throughout Scotland and the UK. Colin is a qualified and experienced freelance photographer, who has several years experience in newspaper and PR photography, particularly for Johnston Press publications and other newspapers in the Lothian area. In addition to supplying national publications with PR photography in Edinburgh and Glasgow on a regular basis. commercial photographer Colin is also a regular event photographer in Edinburgh and Lothian for Supercar event companies, who organise motor sport and other extreme sport events throughout the UK. Colin Wright Photography also do interior and architecture photography commissions in Edinburgh, Glasgow and throughout Scotland. Colin also specialises as a conference photographer in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland. In addition, Colin has supplied a number of magazines and publications with architecture, landscape and Infrared images.

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Some of Colin's commercial photography clients include: Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, the Scots Magazine, Standard Life, Restaurant magazine, Edinburgh Fringe Festival companies, Lammermuir Festival, White Light Media, World Forum on National Capital, European Taekwondo Championships, Vet Partners and Professional Photographer and F2 magazines. In addition, Colin is a specialist infrared photographer, supplying hotels and businesses with bespoke fine art images from around Scotland. In addition to professional event photography in Edinburgh, Colin also participates in a number of infrared photography forums throughout the world and he is in the process of developing a long term project entitled "Infrared Photography in Scotland."

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Professional Photographer
Kirkintilloch
M: 0775 213 5055

info@colinwrightphotography.co.uk

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