F1 Photography Tips with Steve Etherington 📸

[@kyelmarius2098]

Hes an unsung hero. Maybe we ddnt even know that most of our wallpapers were his shots.

[@firdausmohammad5530]

I think the team should make a class for those who intersted in certain job that they are doing..youngster nowdays lack of idols to follow..my opinion only..maybe diffrent than yours.. We celebrate knowledge..not hating people

[@firdausmohammad5530]

The video post in this tube its a good milestone.. what the team achieve in good amount of cost and time put... We as a young people could cut our learning cycle proceses

[@KymIllman]

One of the best shooters in the paddock and a great bloke to boot. 10/10

[@miha493]

All Racing Point team are just biggest fans of this man. His works bring them inspiration.

[@akki4750]

lol🤣🤣🤣

[@JLee-xl4dt]

lmaooooooooooo

[@KAFaye-nk5tl]

i’m screaming

[@jenningbernard]

Thank you for my biggest laugh of the day

[@boyangh]

So this is Racing Point's chief designer

[@MeyaCT]

underated comment

[@yoshidasaki17703]

Can we have some art of photography of Toto table before and after the race?

[@AroMaths]

Lil holes inside? xD There has to be a red bull to make that work. 😂😂

[@Comrade_Collects]

1:11 is my lock screen wallpaper and has been since the weekend of that race ..Love this guys photos . Thanks for the video 🤘💯🍻

[@letsgoparth]

I'm a photographer and I love Mercedes, the perfect video for me! Thank you Mercedes.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

You're so welcome!

[@abhi14dec95]

This is a good insight. It's gives an idea to people like me on how to get into the game in a better way. It would be great to know how to get into team as a photographer.

[@nadkarni.create]

I have few questions out of curiosity as i am a photographer too... 1) How do you manage to juggle with all these lens in that short amount of time? 2) How many photos you take and how many you actually select out of those? 3) How one can become a F1 photographer. what are the things one has to do to become one...

[@EdAb]

Nobody from the team has answered, so I'm going to guess. 1) How do you manage to juggle with all these lens in that short amount of time? He is very methodical. He knows what he is going to need and when he's going to need it. For instance, no need for a 400mm in the garage, or in the post race green room. His anticipated subjects will dictate what he takes. Just because he owns all of the gear, doesn't mean he takes everything, everywhere he goes. Periodically you see the photogs jumping to a close shot with a wide lens. They often use the monopods to balance/cradle the big lenses over their shoulders. 2) How many photos you take and how many you actually select out of those? Depends on the subject. A highly planned/choreographed shot will require fewer pictures, because he can sort out the bugs quickly on site. Spontaneous shots, or ones taken at the technical margins will often require many more frames to achieve the desired results. I bet only about 5% of what he takes ever sees publication. 3) How one can become a F1 photographer. what are the things one has to do to become one... Decades of experience and demonstrating countless times over, that you are a bullet proof provider. Photographers are "a dime a dozen", he is a problem solver. These bosses don't ever want to hear an excuse. He probably doesn't even need the brief most of the time. I'm sure he often knows what team needs before they do. At this level, the photographer's skill is taken for granted. They probably never looked at his portfolio. He was surely hired based on his reputation and who he knew. I bet he was invited to work with team, I doubt he applied for a "job".

[@jeffstephens5266]

2 of my 3 hobbies in one video, wonderful. Some absolutely amazing images there.

[@anurag2009]

He really clicks extraordinarily amazing photos. 🤩

[@TheMack]

3:13 - "Ah yes, that's a jolly good urine sample" =)

[@MaMichels]

This image would make such a good meme template haha

[@nowuknow5807]

It's fuel

[@MaMichels]

@@nowuknow5807 woosh

[@DamienAlexander]

@@nowuknow5807 they use urine as fuel? Is that with FIA regulations?

[@TleafarafaelT]

*EXPOSED*

[@CarlosdCover]

Not a fan of Mercedes, but their photos... omg ♥ this guy is a legend.

[@catom4738]

Just watch through this channel again. Videos form the mindset of a driver to the sideline photography. Mercedes really want to show this sport to the world. Thank you for your effort in all those videos. Huge appreciate form Taiwan.

[@JoeyIndolos]

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, as if it wasn’t enough that you’re currently the best Formula 1 team, you also had to be the best social media team. Thanks for this content! 🙂

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Very kind of you to say, thank you! 😊

[@thepanel2935]

Panning (side to side) works better if you swivel your *_hips,_* not your upper body! The upper body should be stiff and still... 'no moving parts'.

[@muntublackson4757]

thank you Steve. for a photography enthusiast like me who happens to love F1 and the team, this is gold!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@barbaramelville2380]

Thanks for this Steve and Mercedes. Great advice - love watching you work Steve

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@renicostareni2313]

Hi Steve! Great job you've done since two years ago. The pictures are beautiful, but of them hold my attention: from Roscue and from the driver's eyes. About Welis? No words! All of pictures are nice. Congratulations Steve, I hope you still taking beautiful photos from Formula-1. Good lucky.🏁🎥📷🏎🏎👥🏁📸

[@larsmorabe4718]

I love these series. It gives credit to the people behind everything and not just the drivers and the boss.

[@markjones2879]

Superb advice! Really enjoyed this video - great images too.

[@BlueCJ]

That's so cool, he does a really great job with the photos

[@thepalmpilot3g]

Thank you so much for the info. Looking forward to Vegas this November and hoping to catch a few great shots of my own!!!

[@ClausWieselPhotoPerformance]

A professional at work.🤩📸

[@TheFlankerStudio]

Thanks a lot Steve for all the tips you given. Its really helpfull for new sport photographer like me.

[@elevation261]

Thank you for this.. as a Hobbyphotographer its amazing to see, how the Pro´s Work.

[@fettgondel3620]

It would be interesting to see the work of Racing Points photographer

[@aryanraval3294]

🤣🤣

[@SuperDoggykong]

@@aryanraval3294 take as many pictures of the Mercedes car

[@ComeJoinMeIn]

Apparently RP also uses xray machines to see the insides of the brake ducts

[@policeboy1288]

YES YES YES!!! Thank you, this was incredible insight!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lorraineliu8422]

I'm always amazed at all the photographs at their website and social media. Nice to finally learn about the creator.

[@alancrossley4461]

Yet another great presentation from the Team in F1. I have often wondered what and why their is a photographer in and around the car, and now know. It would be very interesting to me if we had an idea of what specific images the team requested on your brief sheet. Great video and thank you for your time. Enjoy your break.

[@jonathanhamilton2308]

Great video Steve and Mercedes F1 really well put together and highly informative - not easy in a 10minute slots. Nice photos remonstrating the themes discussed. Will give the pan shots at 1/15sec a try

[@steelcitysupercars9329]

WEWANT MORE OF THIS

[@BillyGoatBoy]

This is very helpful for someone like me just starting to look into sports/car photography.

[@DeadlyCatcher]

Mercedes is on another level! Love you!!

[@anidudee]

mercedesis the best team from the drivers to the tech to they re actual cars yall keep doin what ya do one day i wanna work in mercedes and seeing how things are goin i feel its gonna b the right choice!!!!!!

[@valdezapg]

1.how do you carry all your equipment around 2.have you injured back or knees, wrists or ankles from carrying the heavy equipment? 3.where to post the photos exactly? ps. you were backfocused in this video

[@haronforteau2842]

One of my favorite videos from the Mercedes Team so far! As a Sports photographer it would be great to learn how to get involved in F1 Photography!

[@andrewpatton2510]

Inspiring and helpful words from a master... Sincere thanks for posting this stellar content!

[@victorgelis6383]

Amazing insight, thanks! I don't know much about autofocus but it must be quite powerful with those moving speeds! Also that shot at 5:32 😍 (and a lot of others, just amazing work)

[@Jejking]

Greattt. Now all I need is a F1 car to photograph. Thanks!

[@peterwideman1425]

Steve, awesome shots. I'm at Silverstone next weekend and wondered if you had any tips for best locations around the track for photos. I'll be there Friday and Saturday so should have plenty of time to get some practice shots in. I'm only a beginner really with a 70-300mm kit lens aswell as a 50mm prime and a 105mm macro lens. Any tips would be much appreciated.

[@florinsgondea6124]

Thank you for the most enjoyable photo session I've ever watched. I liked the technical part about the variables of "making" a picture: shutter speed, aperture, panning. You forgot 2 other important variables: ISO and depth of field. I am 68 yo and I stated black and white photography. I developed my films, then I processed my own hard copies in my own dark room in the 70' and 80' back in Romania. Now I leave in US and enjoy the marvelous advantages of digital photography. Thanks again for a very interesting presentation. Of course I am subjective: I admire Louis Hamilton.

[@petermcginty3636]

Thank you, great video. Great tips.

[@sleep_less5551]

You guys are keep coming with great content. This type of videos made me a Mercedes fan.

[@NoName-jq7tj]

Wow. What a brilliant set of images. I have never shot motor sport but 500/1 for freeze framing is a little slow for me with light sensitivity tackled so much I would go for 1000/1. It takes years to get to this level. Knowing the circuits again and again will provide you with images.

[@kajsdkjlksg]

That sharpness of the photo at 7:02 is unreal. I've taken blurrier pictures at 50mm with 1/30 shutter of a still subject. I mean, he should have perfected panning shots being a professional F1 photographer but still, holy crap.

[@Zoefzoefable]

Any editing tips as well? Kinda was looking forward to some never before seen Adobe Lightroom tricks. Very interesting content! Bookmarked!

[@curtisboulton5410]

Provided a catalogue of sensational pictures that capture the imagination & encapsulates the hardwork from all departments to see a assemble a picturesque display! 🙌

[@HudaKhoirul]

Out of the box from mercedes, awesome

[@iamthereasonyoucame]

Thank you for your work Steve!

[@woodrowjang]

Haha i always thought the panning shot was because they were "too fast" for stationary shutters. Makes sense that it is actually an artistic technique to convey speed.

[@alexugljesic]

Great video! I did some Formula 1 photography long time ago, during film era, and it same applies today, but Steve said just real life, on track facts. I just suppose he has preferential position with Mercedes team, than any other photographer on the paddock, but out on the track, all photographers have the same opportunity...

[@ZoltanF1LH]

Show us how you develop your photos please, I'm a huge fan of your pictures! 😊

[@fahadlatif4758]

Steve = Hero!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Absolute legend 🙌

[@dannyneikes9050]

I enjoy photography as a hobby so thanks for this video. I found it very interesting.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Great to hear!

[@adityathapa844]

Great photography!

[@elpennywisefromouterspace]

Awesome insight into something we sort of take for granted every race, great work! I have wondered about the team that is behind the clothing design, I think that would also be interesting to see.

[@Anand13011]

Some incredible photos they were!

[@lukenelson5659]

Would love to hear more about this. For film specifically, What kind of ISO would you use? And how did you know when you got a good picture? And since track safety was different, would you use a smaller lense since you can get closer? I would love to bring my Pentax K1000 to a grand prix one day

[@CUL8TR]

Wish I had the same camera as this man but my wallet and current skills say "Hell No!". 760D would do for now. I still struggle to take normal track sports photos but this man literally takes photos of F1 cars, both stationary and moving. RESPECT.

[@aceflyboy0]

This is very helpful when I go trackside next year thank you 🙏🏽💯😁

[@malcolmmcleod6020]

I wasn't expecting him to be using a 24-105 f4L lens...great to know that even the experts still use the more garden-variety lenses that us pleebs use!

[@FrozenMoments]

Thank you! kind regards, Sascha

[@patbakshis2522]

These really extraordinary pictures just record work as usual at Merc, where scientific artists mingle with artistic scientists.

[@anthonyhall9453]

Thank you @UC7_VGkwCoKfqh1eZEkzey3A and Steve for sharing this video. It is something I've been asking for from F1 for a while. I so appreciate the images you all capture. As an amateur photographer and F1 fan, I've wanted to hear about F1 from their perspective.

[@tobybrown1863]

This is a fantastic video hopefully this will get me into F1 photography 📸🏎

[@RaySweeting]

Stunning thank you so much for the video

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@NikCan66]

Excellent advice

[@zibby43]

The team is so good, they even have the best photographer

[@Almedz]

Amazing Photos

[@timjourdanmedia]

I have a question about fixed aperture lenses: i have a sony a57 with the dying a mount. I have lenses going up all the way to 300mm, but recently i wanted to look into some telephoto lenses. Well there is the tamron and sigma lenses that are somewhat affordable, but sigma never released the one with the a mount so i would go with the tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 even though it didnt get the best reviews compared to the sigma. I could get it second hand for about 600bux. I was browsing the web and found a guy selling a sigma 50 to 500mm f1.4-6.3 for 340 bux and/or a tamron 200-400mm f5.6 for just 130 bucks... im tempted to get the cheap tamron but im kinda sceptical about it because of the fixed aperture... any suggestions? thing is, there are next to no A mount tele lenses out there, so it would be a steal, but idk if it makes sense thx for the help

[@sonikempire]

Ohhhh all that nice photo equipment. Nice work.

[@AnthonyTeasdale]

Great video. One day I hope to be photographing F1, Likely as a spectator. Last time I went to BTCC I was not invited back again by the person I went with. As I spent the entire time watching through my camera snapping away!

[@glendsouza12]

Incredible. Thank you.

[@gaving136]

Someone get NorthBorders here... Very inspirational and informative. Keep it up Mercedes!

[@RimelightX]

Racing Point must love this guy.

[@attaka2404]

Thank you Mister !!, what a good video

[@mariosubasic.media1]

Gold right here!

[@jamesmcaleese1918]

Your work is amazing I great asset to the team have you always had love for the sport ?

[@Hassan_9]

This channel is really good

[@alfredbraatz6578]

Thx! That is a very good insight with many facts and inspirations.

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anayparikh3198]

Keeping us entertained while there's no F1!

[@AlonsoRules]

Just give me a damn photography pass, that's all I want!!

[@lassefagerli9653]

Thanks for the breef 🙂👍

[@azzazz4549]

Is there any opportunities to take photos at F1 Silverstone 2022 . . .

[@tswdude2675]

Amazing tips thank you

[@MercedesAMGF1]

You're so welcome!

[@davidalanmedia]

Great video!

[@race-element]

Hi Mercedes whilst you are it, giving tips.. Do you have some tips for the other F1 teams?

[@kinsersprint11]

Steve what ISO you set for shooting race cars over 130 mph ?

[@JamesV1]

Must be an amazing job

[@paulsd9255]

8:33 I must go, my people need me

[@shaniel045]

What do you have to do to become a photographer for f1?

[@brsseb]

Words of wisdom

[@ShawnTheDriver]

How do you even start doing this? I've been into F1 photography for a while now but It seems like it is just another one of my impossible dreams :(

[@chida259]

There is lot of voice disruption in the video.. They should have checked before posting it.

[@robertobrien1069]

I want to be this dude. I feel like he is really living the dream.

[@VzuallStudio]

Cool content!!!

[@simonfaulkner6875]

Many thanks for the tips Steve, really appreciate this video. Question, do Lewis and Valteri see you going to take a photo of them (for example, the image of Lewis walking down the spiral stairs in the video) and then slow/hold a pose for you to get the image? or do you just have to be that quick with what you're doing? Best regards

[@MercedesAMGF1]

It's all about speed! No time to pose or slow down, Steve gets the shots live as they happen 😊

[@argentosebastian]

Would like to see the onboard cameras

[@rohanchopra8401]

Did your SD card go missing at the end of 2019?