Tuesday, August 3, 2010

THE LIME ROCK PARK MOTORSPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Thanks Rich for passing this along!

THE LIME ROCK PARK MOTORSPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Labor Day Weekend, September 2010
Lime Rock Park, Conn.

Capturing the speed and beauty of auto racing is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of sports photography. The Lime Rock Park Motorsports Photography Workshop offers you the opportunity to learn and improve your skills – taught by the top motorsports photographers working today – at the most scenic race track in North America.
Lime Rock is offering both one-­‐day and two-­‐day workshops during Historic Festival 28, September 3-­‐6.

Composition, choosing locations, camera angles, techniques, equipment selection and understanding light are among the topics discussed briefly in the classroom and practiced extensively track-­‐side during the one-­‐day workshop. Students will work with each instructor and learn their individual approach to photographing motorsports.

The two-­‐day workshop adds flash photography, learning to interact with drivers and crew, discussions on car-­‐to-­‐car photography, rigging and shooting on-­‐car cameras, and photographing a race “on assignment.” Each day will end with a review and critique of each student’s best images. The workshop is designed for intermediate to experienced photographers. Each student must own a digital SLR camera with interchangeable lenses and possess a basic understanding of how a camera functions. Further requirements needed at the workshop include: two digital media (compact flash card, SD card, etc.), rain gear, long pants, and closed toed shoes.

Nikon Professional Services will offer on-site support and a wide variety of cameras and lenses for photographers to test throughout the day. (Owning a Nikon camera is not a requirement to attend the workshop.) The Nikon gear is not meant to replace your personal equipment, but simply be an added benefit to workshop participants.

Instructors include Rick Dole, George Tiedemann and Robert Laberge.

o George Tiedemann has 30 + years covering motorsports as a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine. He has covered more than 25 Daytona 500s, 20 Indy 500s, 4 Olympic Games, and numerous Super Bowls and World Series. He is a contributing photographer to Corbis Photo Agency.

o Rick Dole has 25 years of racing experience. He has covered the Le Mans 24 Hours 14 times, 12 Indy 500s, both the French-­‐ and U.S. Open tennis championships, the Beijing Summer Olympics, and is a contributing photography to Getty Images.

o Robert Laberge photographs have been published in Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, the New York and Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Racer, Autosport, Speedway Magazine and many others. Through the years Robert has covered events such as the Indianapolis 500 for the last decade, The Daytona 500, the Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Playoffs, PGA and LPGA events, NFL games, the Rose Bowl, The Tour de France, the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games, the 2004 Athens Olympic Summer Games, and the 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games.
The One-­‐Day Workshop will be offered on Friday, September 3 and Monday, September 6. The second day of the Two-­‐
Day Workshop is Saturday, September 4. And a One-­‐Day Digital Workshop will be available as a supplemental option to the overall experience on Sunday, September 5.

Fee:
One-­‐Day Workshop: $500.00
Two-­‐Day Workshop: $900.00
One-­‐Day Digital: $100.00

Lime Rock Park, LLC (attn: Motorsports Photography Workshop)
497 Lime Rock Road • Lakeville, CT 06039
email: renea@limerock.com
fax: 860.435.5010

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