Taylor Quinley Blog Post #3

Starting this week I will be focusing on NASCAR and motorsport photographers. So this week I chose to write about Nigel Kinrade. Nigel was born on the Isle of Man in the UK. This location was the home of the Isle of Man T.T. Motorcycle Races. During high school and college he traveled to Europe to photograph Grand Prix Motorcycle races and Formula One. He moved to the United States in the early 90’s. He spends more time with the NASCAR community than with is family, he has gotten the chance to work with some of the best teams and sponsors in the industry. 

Now as most of the NASCAR photographers, they tend to focus on the cars, drivers and teams more than the fans. His photographs give me a great insight on what to look for in photographing those specific categories. 

The second photographer that I have chosen to write about is Russell LaBounty. Russel started photographing in 1979, he was a sports photographer and reporter for local newspapers. In the early 1990’s he photographed his first dirt sprint car race. He was also a series photographer for the All Star Circuit of Champions and the UMRA TQ Midget Series. He has worked full time in NASCAR since 2005. 

The photography and editing style is completely different from Nigel. However they each provide their own perspective to the sport with the angles, focus, subject, and shutter speeds they choose to shoot at.