by Joe Farace | Jun 27, 2022 | *All Posts, motorsports, rallying
Today’s Post by John Larsen For many years I watched television coverage of the World Rally Championship and thought it would be fun to spectate and a real challenge to try to take photos of this unique form of motorsports. Eventually I would attend my first...
by Joe Farace | Jun 1, 2022 | *All Posts, motorsports, Porsche
Today’s Post by John Larsen The basic techniques that are required to cover a motorsports event can essentially be broken down into four categories: panning, head-on, three-quarter and close-ups. Panning photos with visual impact require a blurred background and...
by Joe Farace | May 9, 2022 | *All Posts, Laguna Seca, motorsports
Today’s Post by Joe Farace No matter what kind of camera you use, photographing race cars on the track can be a challenge. The typical recipe mixes high ISO, fast shutter speed, and a long lens with a large aperture. Toss in a high frame-per-second continuous...
by Joe Farace | Mar 2, 2022 | *All Posts, motorsports
Today’s Post by Joe Farace I often get questions about photographing racecars and while almost all of those questions revolve around capturing action on the track, that’s only part of the deal with motorsports photography. The part we don’t often talk about has...
by Joe Farace | Feb 7, 2022 | *All Posts, motorsports
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The day (sometimes days) before a race is usually reserved for practice and there may be one or two sessions depending on the size of the event. NASCAR races usually have additional practice time they call “happy hour” but the purpose...
by Joe Farace | Jan 18, 2022 | *All Posts, Laguna Seca, motorsports
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Photographing race cars can be a challenge no matter what kind of camera you use. Most people think that all they need are high ISO’s, fast shutter speed and a long lens with a large aperture aka “big glass.” Toss in a high...