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A pal of mine has talked to me about wanting to do a course in motorsport photography. He's a Nikon user (bless 'im ;) ) with some decent equipment et al.

I've looked up one or two around the country, including one at Brands. But, any recommendations from you guys please?
 
What will the benefits of the course bring?

The only reason I ask is that many tracks have fairly low fences which means if they are willing to practice themselves then they can save some good money.

Motorsport in general is all about technique and being smooth through the pan..... no course can teach you to keep your arm steady, only practice can perfect that.

And it will save them some money! :D
 
dalegt4 said:
What will the benefits of the course bring?

The only reason I ask is that many tracks have fairly low fences which means if they are willing to practice themselves then they can save some good money.

Motorsport in general is all about technique and being smooth through the pan..... no course can teach you to keep your arm steady, only practice can perfect that.

And it will save them some money! :D
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Good questions, well presented etc. and I would tend to agree with you, but he is um, somewhat stubborn, so tempting as it is to say that I'll take him out myself for an agreed fee (:naughty:) - he just fancies a day in a group to learn the specific techniques from the pros. Yes I know that it's basic principles plus a bit of imaginative application, but...yadda...yadda...yadda...
 
The advantages of this kind of courses are generally access. You generally get trackside, pitlane and media centre access.

I do agree that a course will not necessarily gives you what lots of practice could, but here you are paying for the access really.
 
imagerap said:
Good questions, well presented etc. and I would tend to agree with you, but he is um, somewhat stubborn, so tempting as it is to say that I'll take him out myself for an agreed fee (:naughty:) - he just fancies a day in a group to learn the specific techniques from the pros. Yes I know that it's basic principles plus a bit of imaginative application, but...yadda...yadda...yadda...
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Haha, I agree take his money! :D

Only joking fair enough if they want to take a course, i'm just a tight sod that if can save a penny.... i'll save a penny, I think I should of been born a Yorkshireman! Mind you I was taught by the best Yorkshire bloke on how to save money :lol:
 
Well that is true, I always like to shoot trackside, but then again here in the uk other than silverstone pretty much you can get good shots from most angles bar the sweeping down hill right hander at Brands
 
RichardTaylor said:
The only problem is that after shooting trackside you may not want to shoot from the spectator side of the fence (track dependant) at all.
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Again, I agree in principle, but that's what makes the hunt for the 'wildlife' more worthwhile, isn't it? :suspect:

Imagine getting a better (subjective I know) shot from the top o' the grandstand compared to being behind the armco. It does happen.
 
I run a course.

I have trackside access and can take students trackside with me under my insurance and with the agreements that I have with the event organisers. I am the official photographer for numerous trackday companies around Europe, as well as covering corporate events for Yamaha and Suzuki in the UK this year. Nikon Pro used my one of my MotoGp images recently.

I disagree with the phrase that "practice makes perfect" I am a firm believer that "practice makes permanent" - doing the wrong thing, at the wrong time, over and over again, doesn't make you any better, it just makes your bad habits more deeply ingrained. "Old dog new tricks" sound familiar? Having information and understanding helps you improve, and if someone wants to improve, I am sure that I can help.

http://www.picman.co.uk/statpage.php?pg=mpccoursecontent

If that is of any interest, please email me.

Thanks
Gary
 
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Forgot to mention, the day also includes free use of the following kit for the duration
http://www.picman.co.uk/statpage.php?pg=aboutequip
Nikon D3X Body
Nikon D800 Body
Nikon 500mm F4 VR lens
Nikon 200mm F2 VR Lens
Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR Lens
Nikon 24-120mm F4 VR Lens
Nikon 105mm F2.8 VR Macro Lens
Nikon 50mm F1.4 Lens
Nikon 14-24mm F2.8 Lens
Nikon 16mm F2.8 Fisheye Lens
Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II
Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II
Nikon SB900 Flashguns x2
Manfrotto Carbon Monopod and Tripod
Elinchrom Ranger Quadra RX Wireless Flash System
Polarising, ND Filters, High-speed Sandisk Pro CFCards
 
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