Chris Owens is the manager of photo operations at the Indianapolis motor speedway, home of the Indy 500. Today Chris talks about the logistics of how to cover such a large event.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- How Chris got his start in photography
- What an indy car photographer does and the job title of photography manager of the indianapolis motor speedway
- What Chris shoots monday through friday when there is no race
- How persistence paid off when trying to get hired as a race car photographer
- How far in advance the photography team has to prepare for the Indianapolis 500
- Logistically how to photography an event as large as the Indianapolis 500
- How many photographers are on Chris’s staff and how they keep in contact
- How to creatively photography race cars
- How to add story elements in photos
- How many pictures are taken of the Indianapolis 500
- What happens to the photos once the race is over
- The one piece of advice Chris would give to any new race car photographer
Resources:
- Indianapolis 500 Photographer Chris Owens Website
- Chris Owens on Instagram
- Learn More about Indy Car
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