When I first got into motorcycle racing photography I had an old pro tell me to shoot as tight as I could. Early on the bike was small on the frame in my photographs and as I progressed, got bigger lenses and better access I started filling the frame ever larger over the years. I hit my zenith of this style of shooting in 2006 when at Mid-Ohio I shot frame after frame of extremely tight (in retrospect too much so) photos. This is Jason Pridmore on the Jordan Brand Suzuki at Mid-Ohio. While there is some merit in this kind of photo in terms of seeing details, such as being able to read the tachometer or other gauges under the right lighting conditions, overall I think this phase of my shooting was a failed experiment simply because much of the speed of the sport goes away when you take away nearly all of the background. Not to mention the fact that often major parts of the bike and rider are cut off in this method.

Jason Pridmore on the Jordan Brand Suzuki at Mid-Ohio in 2006 photographed in a shooting technique of filling the frame to an extreme degree. (Larry Lawrence photo)