Where were you when you were "turned away"
Any photographer that is "Trackside" needs £5M PLI regardless of why you are shooting.
Trackside is also used for those areas where the public are not generally admitted.
At Cadwell that is areas like behind the pits and that area from the Med Centre towards Hall Bends on the inside of the circuit. The area forward of the the assembly area going towards the track.
Most clubs discourage the public from the assembly area.
First time at cadwell so not sure where your talking about but walked to the left hand side of the cafe and over to the right near a small grand stand just before the hill bit, I did ask a cadwell park employee at 8am where i could take photos and his reply was anywhere around the outside of the track but not inside. bur why do i need insurance to take photos?
First time at cadwell so not sure where your talking about but walked to the left hand side of the cafe and over to the right near a small grand stand just before the hill bit, I did ask a cadwell park employee at 8am where i could take photos and his reply was anywhere around the outside of the track but not inside. bur why do i need insurance to take photos?
I'm one of the lucky ones. My uni have been really supportive in getting me trackside. Instead of having to provide 3 publishments and a personal PLI letter, I've been able to gain accrediation for Anglesey Circuit and the Silverstone Classic Event by supplying a letter from my course tutor and PLI from the university which I've covered by.
If you want to get some close in shots I suggest going to smaller events that dont have barriers etc (The Big Bike Rally Challenge) and taking some there. But like Richard said things can get ugly pretty quickly so you need to be on your toes!
Nat
I tried the same route few years ago but wasn't that lucky, I guess it depends from the press officer really.
ranksy99 said:Best start is to obtain the £5 million PLI and approach a circuits media chap asking for trackside access for test days only as you don't need previous material or editorial letter then.
Well that's what I did and now I'm getting series accreditation
desantnik said:Popular motorsport = publications wanting to send someone along
If it wasn't for most of those people, the publications would never actually run the story and photos...I know for sure that team press releases aren't something most papers will run or even rewrite.
Besides, you only saw that scene for the first lap of the first race, its not like it was like that all the way around the circuit!!!
At the end of the day the reason you need PLI is that - that is the rule. Their circuit their rules.
5m PLI is standard on almost all circuits now, it doesn't even cost that much and will allow you to legitimately get trackside on (some) track days and test days.
its always amazed me how easy it is to get trackside tbh.
but i cant see it lasting much longer. As soon as someone gets hurt we'll all get banished back to punter side.
especially when you have scenes like this:
Snigger - sorry but that is one of the funniest sights I have seen for a very long time. . . . I knew there was a reason I aim for the other parts of the circuit on the first lap.
Thank you sire - you have made my day with that shot
.DAVID.
I would've thought most publications would like a pic of the first corner of the first race of the year, particularly when something dramatic could happen there??
Photoguard do it for £160 a year was the first one i found on Google.
Im sure prices will vary
simply business will broker it for approx £60.. and if you know someone who already has insurance with them you can get cash back too
I would've thought most publications would like a pic of the first corner of the first race of the year, particularly when something dramatic could happen there??
The place I was hoping to shoot from was where Adam Morgan went into the barrier..
but most of those publications can get that first corner shot indirectly from the official photographer of the series..