editorial and lifestyle photographers

7 Jul 2015

The need for speed.....!

by Vicky Matthers

Matt and I were really lucky to be able to work together last month (it doesn't happen very often) on a shoot for Mercedes in Weybridge, Surrey.

We were commissioned to photograph one of their drivers, Elliott Cole, at the race track at Mercedes Benz World. What an amazing place, full of memorabilia, the coffee wasn't bad either!

We were lucky with the weather, it was the only decent day in May, really atmospheric clouds which made for some dramatic skies behind the subject. Elliott took us for a spin round the track, luckily that was at the end of the shoot as I have to be honest I did feel rather sick after!

The great thing about working with someone else is that you can use each other as portable lighting stands!  In this case it was Matt who was holding the beauty dish directed at the subject camera left and a light in the background to give more detail to the car, as you can see from my free hand diagram....I know, I can't draw...!!!