How to Shoot Pictures of Race Cars
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- I shoot professionally for IMSA and Champcar.
What camera settings, what locations, what lenses are best for taking pictures of race cars at the track?
In this video, I share my methods for getting sweet pics of fast cars and tuktuks at Sebring, Daytona, COTA, Road America, VIR, Miami F1, Road Atlanta and Indy!
Links to the gear I use to make videos: kit.co/_SpaceW...
I shoot with a Sony A7iv with the g-master 70-200 and a sigma 150-600mm
That 150-600mm lens: amzn.to/3NJK8ks
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As a pro-am motorsport photographer I am usually disappointed when I watch instructional like this one, however this chap knows what he is talking about. Excellent advice and I definately endorse his advice. Well done.
Probably the best motorsports photography tutorial video. Simple and informative. Thanks
Ahh one of my most heart felt lessons attempting motorsport photography, its forgetting to eat/bring snacks 🥲
Nice video! Lots of helpful tips--the disappearing fence was something I hadn't considered before.
You don't use an ND filter sometimes for the tracking shots? Allows you to shoot wide open with slow shutter speeds. Amazing results.
Very helpful tips, the invisible fence trick is super cool.
Thanks for all of the tips!! I'm going to Six Hours at the Glen in June and this video was a very nice find! I don't own a really long lens yet, but was thinking about renting one. Although, at the Glen there are quite a lot of good spot you can access for shooting. I was there last year and really had fun. Thanks again!!
very useful video!! I’m taking my eight-year-old son to our first F1 race in Miami this weekend hoping to get some decent shots.
Thank you sir, today I went to Sebring to watch/shoot my first motorsports event and I’m so glad I found your video before going. I’ve never done any panning shots before so was super nervous, but your video helped out so much w/ the proper settings, shutter speed, and even the b&w idea. Thanks for helping me make this experience sm better than it would’ve been w/ all out of focus shots
My snack from yesterdays shoot... Bugles Ranch and Bugles Nacho cheese flavor, 3 waters and had those flavor packs and one treat soda. I'm a 5.6 sugar level so I try to avoid sugars but i have a reeses cup LOL. I wish I can get into a REAL event but i needed this (have to pay for media pass) work in order to build
WOW MAN! Thanks a lot, your way of explaining, the quality and the simplicity of your examples it's fascinating. Thank you, Nicholas!
This was exceptional well done and very educational for people that might be newbies to motorsports and even for more experienced people its a great refresher
Nice tips. Been shooting cars for a while in Monterey California. I mostly go shutter priority, and strive for the blur we’re looking for. I’ve some nice Indycar shots, and having the drivers sign their cars is an added plus.
Your videos are so good and informative - so excited to see your channel grow!
Deserve more views, im a beginner and this tips have helped me. Perfectly explained. Thx
Great video thanks
Thanks for this video. It was a great help for me on catching that motion!
Rare to find the kind of information I'm looking for well done
This is the video that I need it !
This is all I’m trying to do in life
Man this was super helpful. Thank you.
Excellent video
Great video
Awesome video, love the head on shots. Not one you see often, looks great! will definitely give it a go!
I have an APSC camera (Sony a6700) I feel like I might have a tough time finding a lens that zooms enough for some of these shots
Great video but the way, Nick
You can use all the same lenses on an APSC camera that you can on a full frame camera. Full frame lenses work 100%. It's the other way around that you run into problems.
@@NicholasJamesJohnson no, really? I never knew this
@@NicholasJamesJohnson so I could buy a full frame lens and mount it to my Sony if it had an FE Mount
@@visualsofsamuel Yes, you can use ANY Sony e-mount lens, any full frame lens and any APSC lens on your Sony a6700. I am 100% clear on that.
@@NicholasJamesJohnson I have no idea how I wasn’t aware of this before, but thank you very much
Hey thanks for all the tips l, I am going to my first race in October and I'm just wondering when I should contact them about the media pass
I don’t think there’s any such thing as too early. They’ll have a book of some sort, so if they respond about it this early, it’ll be great! Start with an email
Hey ik that Vett lol good ole champcar
Haha, right!? That black vette had a bigger weekend tire budget than I think I paid for my last car!
Is there an equivalent AF mode on Canon cameras to Single Point Tracking: Spot on Nikon cameras? I believe you can set EYE-AF to follow vehicles but I'm not quite sure if you can set it to track via spot?
I’ve actually never taken a picture with a Canon camera before! Definitely nothing against them, I just started with a Nikon, upgraded to a bigger Nikon and then found Sony autofocus and was mesmerized!! I honestly can’t imagine event photography without that tracking point, it is SO useful.
Nice video, clean your sensor btw
Hahaha, will do! Im pretty cavalier with my lenses - unfortunately.
Hi what kinda of lens should I be looking for with a Sony a6000 for the race track. I have access to almost all the views. I’m looking to get some roll shots from the locations.
If I was going to use just one lens and had access to the track and an APSC camera, I think I would shoot with the 70-200 f/2.8. Or the Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 is a much cheaper alternative that you could get really good shots with also.
Hello, the lens canon EF 70-300mm usd II , is good for mororsport picture ?
Yes, absolutely.
One question, when panning do you turn off your lens stabilization? I feel like that could cause some issues.
So that depends on the lens. For instance, the Sony 70-200 lens has a special stabilization mode where it only stabilizes up and down motion, while NOT stabilizing side to side motion, and thats specifically for panning so youre in charge of the side to side in the pan, but it will help to not have motion going up and down. But with a lens that doesnt have that, yeah I think it would be smartest to turn it off.
@@NicholasJamesJohnson Do you know much about the 100-400 GM? That is what I currently use, turned to mode 2 but with stab off. Thank you so much for your response!
I'm having a bit of a hard time getting the car in focus when it heads towards where I'm shooting, but at an angle, not dead straight. Usually my shutter is between 640 to 600 with an aperture between 8 to 11, even higher than that if need be. My focus mode is in tracking, and i use a monopod and a cheap 55-250 which basically is an extension of the kit lens. Yet my shots have out of focus lead car. I hope you can visualize what I've just said. Sorry for bad english