a man on a mission.. the fact that u are so humble, with your trailer. and living quarters , the fact that photography takes priority over comfort. i went to a isma race supermods baby. i specificly wore my work class 4 safety vest to the race, and slipped right in line with the infield media crew , crossed over and into the field no questions asked.. i was so lucky no to get into trouble, i don't recommend doing this, but the shots i got were insane.

In a sea of superb, educational KZfaq videos, this is without question, the best I've seen. The content is invaluable, the organization spot-on, and of course, the presentation and video production not only professional, but the definition of perfection. As a novice, hobbyist who just bought a Sony RX10 to video and shoot autocross and watersports, I feel like I've jumped off the deep end of the pool. I mean, setting up a professional portrait studio is child-play compared to this. I've put a link to your video on my home page, and will refer to it often as I practice and learn the techniques and learn the skills. Thank you for sharing!!!

I traded in my 2-D850's and F mount lenses and went full in on Z9 and S lenses...best move I made.

Thank you so much for all the tips, and for let me see that you don't have to have an 100% completed studio to do videos helpful like this. So glad you did it (Y)

Quick and effective tip video! i do prefer manual over aperture/ shutter priority…..I enjoy getting to control all the aspects

This is extremely helpful. Race car & motorsports is my specialty and I am ALWAYS looking to improve my shots.

Thanks my friend! I shot a hillclimb race last week and totally fkd up in my basic manual mode. Now iam ready for the next race!

The wide shot of the studio at 7:15 is gold.

This is awesome, your expertise is so informative and really helps with planning a shoot that I would go into totally blind. Thanks dude - great work!

Fantastic intro to panning photography! Super useful. I am going to visit Sonoma Raceway this weekend and try it out. Thanks for publishing it!

Best motorsports photography tip video ever

good clean explanation of everything!!!! good job!!!! thank you!

Really enjoyed this. I shoot at the track regularly but have been pretty much self taught so some of the tips and information here really helped. I'm gonna setup my aperature priority more cause I always forget to do that in non-panning situations

Thanks for this, this is great. It deserves more views.

Thanks man. I was having trouble at the drag event I'm at. Gonna give these tips a try

This was super helpful video, full of important information! Today I`m participating to a sport car photo- and video graphing course and after few week I have a first shoots coming. New area to me.

Thanks for the suggestions! I've done drag racing photography before but never road course photography, so I'm trying my hand at that. In drag racing I'm used to freezing the launch at 1/1000s or more depending on scenario to nail the tire wrinkle so this helps. I'll be dragging my z6 and 70-200 f2.8 to Watkins Glen next weekend to see what I can do.

Great video! I appreciate the honesty!

Actually I WAS procrastinating doing something, but you were interesting and informative enough that I went to the end. Yes, come up with a tag line to sign off with. It doesn't even need to be clever. It just brings a finality to the wrapup.

Seriously good advice, thanks for doing this video

Great video! I’m off to Lime Rock tomorrow and will use some of these tips. Thanks!

This was excellent

Great video, nice ending.

Great video! I enjoyed it. I've done one race which taught me a lot (such as needing a longer lens since cropping in 100% on my 20mp body didn't do the greatest lol). Going to my second this weekend and have been studying up. Thanks.

I’m here for tips before going to the Italian GP weekend after next.

Great stuff. I have been shooting Laguna Seca with a D500, next round will use a D850. I have all your recommended lenses; I rent the 150-600 until I can buy the big one. I love the Indy cars. Have had some good results, and that’s without a press pass. I walk every where, and know the geography of the track. See ya at the races!

Your videos are really neat. I enjoy shooting dirt track racing mainly sprint cars but you still help me out. Thank you!

awesome video is one of the best TY.

WOW a lot of information Thank you for this.

Cool video ! I was at Spa-Francorchamps last week and I wish I saw your video before 😂 very helpfull

Those wide angles are epic 😍

Good info, thanks.

Brilliant Stuff! Love from India

clicked on the video because VIR.. stayed for some good tips. long time auto photographer but always nice to see others perspectives. still working on getting creds for VIR.

Great information

Excellent job and subscribed

I'll have you know I watched this. Well done!!? I wanna be in the next one 😬

Really nice video ...

Thanks for this :)

So glad I found your channel man. I am an aspiring enduro racing track photographer with a few years of the style under my belt. I would love to travel and make a living from this type of work. Very passionate. Awesome App btw!

very informative

Z9 is incredible... worth the upgrade.

thank you! any suggestions for drag racing?

Thanks for the great tips! I shoot at Daytona, but I have not seen anyone riding a bicycle. It’s a huge place to walk it all. Do you ride around this track?

Nice

I'm on the expensive side "Hobby" wise. But love it. I'll be attending the Roar/Rolex and will bring my a7riii with Sony 24-105mm F4. Might rent the 100-400mm but not sure yet.

Hey, I plan on making an amateur shooting of a rally event in a few months (yet on a rather tight budget.) I found a Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and a 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM for a reaaally decent price. I have a Canon 1100D to go along with it, still with its kit lens (good ol' 18-55). Do you think it'll go well for that kind of event? Since I'll be far closer to the action than you seem to be on regular track racing events I don't really think a rather strong zoom like a 300mm lens would come equiped with? Though I'd like to be sort of "creeping" around a corner - I mean... Rallying is all about blazing through corners right? - And so I could take profit of the 200mm to have nice pics while the pilots do some prep while being a bit further away to not bother them? And also how could I like train taking pictures of cars nyooming their way to the next corner? (hello yes absolute beginner here how did ya guessed?) Anyway this video was definitely what I was looking for so, thanks a lot for the amazing explanations and advices!

Great video and tips. Been shooting drag racing for a few years now and starting to attend a few road course events this summer. Pretty excited to try something new! Gave you a follow IG

Thanks for this video it was very useful. I have 4 grown children and 5 grandchildren that race Go-Karts. Part of the race is during the day part at night. Typically the pictures are fine...could be sharper! Bit my first night race pictures were terrible. High ISO, low shutter, tons of grain, soft images they just sucked. I shoot d810 70-200 So any tips were greatly appreciated!

Whouahh, just love that video, really useful, helpful, with a lotte great tips. I have one question, I'm into purchasing a D5 to shoot racing cars and regular stuff. Do you think it's way better than the d850 ? Because I'm still hesitating. Thanks in advance. Blessings from France

Great video. I've got pictures of that car you have in the background. 😁

Do you have a set of profiles you use on Photoshop? Really love your end look.

Thanks for the video. I didn't hear you mention whether you shoot JPG or RAW when you are photographing at the track?

I have a question about fixed aperture lenses: i have a sony a57 with the dying a mount. I have lenses going up all the way to 300mm, but recently i wanted to look into some telephoto lenses. Well there is the tamron and sigma lenses that are somewhat affordable, but sigma never released the one with the a mount so i would go with the tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 even though it didnt get the best reviews compared to the sigma. I could get it second hand for about 600bux. I was browsing the web and found a guy selling a sigma 50 to 500mm f1.4-6.3 for 340 bux and/or a tamron 200-400mm f5.6 for just 130 bucks... im tempted to get the cheap tamron but im kinda sceptical about it because of the fixed aperture... any suggestions? thing is, there are next to no A mount tele lenses out there, so it would be a steal, but idk if it makes sense thx for the help

How do you set up back button auto focus on Nikon d300

Could you comment on AF mode? You hinted that you use 3D AF for the panning shots, have you tried Group AF? Thanks, I enjoyed the video.

when talking about the welding picture how do take a picture of someone welding without damaging your eyes? My dad is a welder and I would love to get some shots of him welding in the shop.

Where are you from? Noticed Woodstock, IL at 9:21... we're down the road in Rockford.

Do you have any tips if you have a lack of access? Like I’m going to a race as a spectator and don’t get a press pass for whatever reason what can I do to still get decent photos.

Why do you *need* to ‘upgrade’ to a mirrorless?

I was loving the video until you said the buddy jacob😑

Thanks for the video. I'm using the 810 with 300s as backup. I was SCoNE's photographer for 5 years, and have covered a few of CHUMP/CHAMP races lately. Question: I recently picked up the 200 -400 f4 and plan to use it next weekend - do you think I should try to hand hold it, or stick with the tripod or monopod? www.turtlesway.com/Racing