Ducati Sporting Club UK > Sport > Race > Bike Racing Pic Taking - Hints & Tips?

[Guido]

Ok folks,

I've put together some pointers as to the steps I follow ( and lengths I've undertaken) in order to hone my trade.

There's some basic 'suck-egg' photography in here but you'd be amazed by some of the questions I get asked that prove not everything is simple or fully understood by all those with cameras.

It's a real skim of the surface, as to put over 25yrs of photo taking into a few slides is pretty difficult.

These steps are some of what I do. It is "skim of the surface" because how I get the shots is largely down to my own hard work, blood, sweat and effort and I'm not about to divulge everything on a public forum when I struggle to make a go of it now without giving all of my secrets away too.

When you read this stuff and the work and thought that goes into what I do, you can probably understand why I get so insulted and disollusioned when someone wants me to give my pics away as though saying "it's easy so why should I pay you".

I'm a perfectionist so what I do won't apply to all I'm sure, but it'll give you something to think about that might just improve your output.

As I've said in the pages, Photography is a thinking man's game.......so it's not just down to hints and tips although I'm sure they help.

Please contact me if you have any queries at all, and I'll try and help where I can.

Happy reading

Guy

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3 - part 1

Lesson 3 - part 2

Lesson 3 - part 3

Lesson 3 - part 4

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

[TP]

That's very generous of you Guy, nice one and thanks.

[YMFB]

thanks v. much, we have previously tried taking thousands of snaps hoping one would be good often failing. Will try harder now with your on line tutorial.

[Guido]

No problem folks,

Although I sound like a cynical, obnoxious tw@t (which I am obviously ) I'm not in the flesh and am happy to help where I can so either phone or email and I'll help where I can.

Gc

Looks like I'm at Brands now so if anyone's around I'll be there Sat pm and all day Sunday milling around the JHP garage with a beer in my palm (for the 1st time in 4 years and boy am I looking forward to it)

[Iconic944ss]

Thanks Guy.

Much too valuable a post now for 'Idle Chat' so I'll move it into the Your Photos Forum I think and stick it there

Frank

WHat a co-incidence: posted at 9:04 lol

Guess I'll have to update it at 9:44 (feeble SS joke, I guess)

[Monty]

Guy, you are a star!

John

[gordonparker]

Hi Guy, thanks very much for the tips I am sure they will be really useful.
Might also be at Brands Sat, looking at the forcast I think they will need a snowplough for Sunday.

Gordon

[Paul996]

Guido
Some very interesting stuff written there. My son is about to start getting in to photography and there are some great tips and advise.

Paul