I figure this is as off topic as I can get. No model release, no property release, not newsworthy, closed event, trademarks and copyright. Other than that?  It's still fun to take them. Crop and levels, nothing else.

Nice shot. Cool if you had fun shooting it - on a site note: Others are making money selling stuff like this on Alamy. No releases required for non-news editorial.
Go get your stuff out there!

that's a really cool shot, well done...

Thanks both. I was just bored and had this one that I did a quick edit on. I was thinking that 98% (Or make that 99%?) of what I shoot, never leaves the computer. I liked the red on red aspect. background was dull and drab, but that's Springtime in the Mid-West. I have over 1000 motorsports photos up on Alamy now, most well identified, driver, make, model, year, event, location, all the editorial necessities. No sales, not exceptional view counts or zooms. I thought it was a good idea?  I don't even print my own photos very often. I think I did a test panorama last December, fitting to into one 8 x 10 to get around the way the machines decide what I had in mind as far as format.

That brings me around to the second part of the answer. After spending a year thinking "would this be a good stock shot" while I was driving, walking or doing just about anything, I found that Spring made me realize that I enjoy shooting photos for myself more, and I suck as a microstock shooter. I'm not motivated to do what's necessary to create what actually sells and follow the market by meeting the demands of buyers. The challenge was interesting, I had fun with projects, the reviews made me more self critical of technical issues that I'd often overlook, favoring photo content. I guess I'm more of a news or documentary type person.

I'm going to do what I enjoy and have fun. I was kidding myself and saying I'm shooting to sell things for microstock. I wasn't really doing that.

If I wanted to torture myself I'd have a Flickr account and post the photo of the week, or day or whatever, but I just don't like the idea of right click and it's in the wild in cyberspace. Here I feel like there's a limited audience instead of a mass of people who spend their day "borrowing" photos and using them without credit.

This is all about having fun, not, oh wow shots, amazing photoshop editing, creative work or anything else, those are all fine motivations, just not mine. Just plain fun doing what I enjoy.

What entertains me? Some pretty boring stuff. This one is 91 photos, 22121 x 7082, 60mb file, 448mb uncompressed! Now that's my kind of fun.  Websize version below because it just wouldn't be right to attach that monster. Yes, it's up on Alamy.

91 photos... wow, that must have taken some time to stitch them together!

Quote from: RacePhoto on May 11, 2009, 01:23

That brings me around to the second part of the answer. After spending a year thinking "would this be a good stock shot" while I was driving, walking or doing just about anything.
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I think this scenario happens to a lot of Photographers just like me drawn in by the hype about the images on the hard drive can earn you money, but splitting the business side from the everyday side of photography becomes harder, I am not shooting stock anymore, my family were my models most of the time, and they still crack the "microstock smile" everytime anyone points a camera at them, everyday shots of my grandchildren just being children had that un-natural stock look as they become more aware of the camera and how I wanted them to 'pose' with a "smile grandad?", so I am back shooting what I want and how I want and the grandchildren are in recovery from ASSD (Afflicted Stock Smile Disorder).

Playing to your stronger skills and being happy with what you are doing is key to enjoyment, I enjoy photography and my strong skills are software so combining the two is where I am heading now.

Back on topic I am lucky to live a few miles from Brands Hatch and Canada Heights (motocross) I also have a few folders of similar sports bike images, panning the camera around druids corner on a bright morning where the rider leans-in almost horizontal, or capturing the motocross rider 4 meters in the air, is a great place to be.

David     

There is no real topic, that's why it's here.  I suppose if there was one, it would be, yes, I'm going back to having fun and not being driven by "will this sell" syndrome. I want to take my crappy fun photos that I enjoy, just because I like them, and not because anyone else gives a hoot, or some stock agency might pass it or not, and I might make a buck if some buyer wants it.