06/02/2026
When I first started this journey 9 years ago, I was asked by a family member to come to the track and take some photos to make as sponsor gifts. They knew I had a nice camera and had seen some concert photos I'd taken, so they knew I had a good eye. I thought sure I'll "just" go snap a few photos, get crafty, and do something nice. I never would have thought I'd stumble into my true calling that day.
And in the first couple years of this business I kept that "just" mentality. Just capture the action on the track. Just shoot what's happening on the track. Just post anything that looks good and hope it sells. Just save in Race Pics folder #1, #2, #3 ... that one was a disaster. But thankfully I have a touch of OCD and realized I needed a better organization method or I'd loose my mind.
So I started planning my shot locations for each reace. Started seeing the little moments where drivers are out of their kart and capturing their personalities. I starter investing in better equipment, this was game changing when I started only buying top tier SD cards! I began organizing files and finding the value in backing up photos when I had a hard drive just die on me out of no where. The most important system that I've developed for myself is the culling/editing/delivery process, which I'm constantly tweaking to do better.
All that being said, I'm happy to no longer be in the "just" mentality and in my "capture and create" mentality. I think this serves myself and my customers so much better. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this journey!
