Technique
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Behind The Scenes: Pre-Flight Pre-Race Photography Preparation
I keep hearing from readers how much they enjoy my Behind The Scenes stories and info, so here’s what goes on around here before I get on a plane...
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Motorsports Photography Tips List
The Motorsports Photography Tips page here at PHOTO.GP brings together all of our past articles on how to improve your motorsports photography. Most recent articles are at the top...
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First in Flight – The Story of a Unique Photograph
Recently I was asked if I have a favorite among my MotoGP images, and if so, why do I think of that one single image as apart from the...
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Photo Tips: Pros Don’t Use Program Mode
Please click on the above image to view it larger. Today’s Photo Tips post is about shooting modes on your DSLR. You probably have a choice between Program, Shutter...
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Photography Tip: Night Shooting
In response to my invitation to ask questions for my upcoming MotoGP Stories presentation, Raw Challenge regular Glenn Hakkers sent in the question below about the photo above. As...
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Photography Tips: Rotate For Variety
Please click on the above image to view it larger. Though I’m not a fan of the mega-pixel wars camera manufacturers use to entice customers, I do admit that...
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Motorsports Photography Tips: Be Brave
With Round 1 of the MotoGP 2015 season around the corner, I’m starting to think about my goals for this year. Each season I try to do something new,...
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Motogp Photography Tips: Pit Lane Wheel Spin
Please click on the above image to view it larger. The action shown above happens all the time in pit lane, but getting an image like this isn’t the...
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Raw Challenge #5 – Ducati Scrambler
UPDATE: No more submissions, please, and a huge thank you to everyone who responded! I have added my own version at the end. This is what I did before...
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Raw Challenge #4 – Hiro Aoyama at Valencia
UPDATE: It’s great that we’ve had so many participants in this experiment. We’ll definitely do it again, but no more submissions, please. And a huge thank you to everyone...
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Photography Techniques: MotoGP on the Death Star
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” – Sir Ken Robinson [Editor’s Note: This shot is one of the most often viewed...
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Photography Checklist: Pack What You’ll Need!
Is anything worse than sitting on a plane for hours and hours, then renting a car, getting a hotel, and finally showing up to a race only to find...
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Photography Tips: When to look at your DSLR’s LCD screen
Here’s one of my favorite Photography Tips: That LCD panel on the back of your DSLR is a blessing and, if you let it become so, a curse. There’s...
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Blue Fire from the Ducati GP11, Losail, Qatar
Please click on the above image to view it larger. This is one of my favorites among my MotoGP images, and one of my favorite Ducati images, partially because...
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No Memory Card? No thanks!
Here’s another of my favorite photography tips: Have you ever forgotten to put a memory card back in the camera after taking it out to transfer image files to...
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Should Amateur Photographers Compare Their Results To Pros’?
Please click on the above image to view it larger. Recently I had a discussion with a friend who was discouraged because his own photographs from MotoGP at Silverstone,...
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Raw Challenge #3 – Possibilities
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who contributed an edit this time. Once again, very interesting versions! NO MORE SUBMISSIONS PLEASE. Watch for the next Raw Challenge at PHOTO.GP If you’re...
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Shutter Speeds for Motorbikes
At Silverstone I was near the end of the Moto3 session and I thought it might be interesting to show some examples of different shutter speeds in the same...
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Raw Challenge #2 – Marc’s Box Chair
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who contributed an edit this time. Once again, very interesting versions! NO MORE SUBMISSIONS PLEASE. Watch for the next Raw Challenge at PhotoGP If you’re...
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The Raw Challenge – Edwards at CotA
UPDATE: It’s great that we’ve had so many participants in this experiment. We’ll definitely do it again, but no more submissions, please. And a huge thank you to everyone...