Apex / Miller / Tooele / 16Jul-2010
- Friends & Favorites
- Favorite Series (4 images)
- To purchase photos from the official Apex Track Day photographer, visit Stephen W. Clark's Apex gallery. (opens in a new window)
My awesome neighbor kid
Northwest Motorfest 2010
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Favorites high res., edited
Motofit Group / Oregon Raceway Park 3Jul-2010
- Favorites high res., edited
- low res., unedited galleries:
- - Gallery 1
- - Gallery 2
- - Gallery 3
- - Gallery 4
- To purchase photos from ORP, please visit Ben's website at xqsme's MotoFit Group gallery. (opens in a new window)
None currently posted.
Can I copy images and post them on my Facebook page so I can show off to all of my friends and scare my Mom/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Boss?
Yes. Feel free to copy, but you must leave the logo (the text that reads: "image-schema.com") on the photograph. You may not crop, edit or display the photo in a way that hides this information.
Can I have high res copies of the photos?
Yes. You must contact me and make a request for the image first. I can provide higher resolution images (those on the website are low res) with cropping and editing as needed. Additionally, you may request images sent to you on a thumb drive through US mail (for a fee).
I attended the event, but there are no photographs of me. Why?
I don't post all of my images--If you contact me with your description, I would be happy to take a second look through the images that I did not post to the website to double-check for images of you. If you happen to be riding just behind or in front of my husband on every single lap during a track day, there is a possibility that I shot him and missed you (I tend to be a little biased).
I can't find all of the images of me. What can I do?
Contact me, I may be able to help.
How do I contact you?
email: contact@image-schema.com
Will you come take pictures at my event?
see the "invite" tab in the menu above.
Need a photographer at your event?
Send me an email at:
contact@image-schema.com
Smart, friendly, safe, freelance photography--specializing in motor sports--by a professionally trained motorcycle rider. Riding training includes: Freddie Spencer's High Performance Riding School, IdahoSTAR, and Team Oregon. Four years of formal, classical photography instruction including courses in cinematography, other applied arts, and two years of advanced level independent study under the direction of photographer Mel Buffington. All formal photography training was in the area of fine art using manual, traditional film-based equipment and dark room development.
about me
I began taking pictures with the 110 instamatic camera that my Dad bought for me as a child. My dog was always my favorite subject--plus, he was a willing model especially when bribed with Tootsie Rolls and adventures in the nearby parks and playgrounds. In college, I immersed myself in the study of photography under the critical, but creative eye of master photographer Mel Buffington, where I learned to be a snob for black and white film--rolling my own from bulk packages stored in my meager college rental's fridge--and became an aficionado of fully manual cameras and archaic darkroom development equipment. Most of my spare change went to the purchase of Ilford bulk films (ISO 50 was my favorite although I quite often loaded my camera with infrared) and Agfa papers. Pushing (and shaking--not stirring) a controlled, high-grain/high-contrast into a slow, non-grainy black and white film was my favorite technique. I photographed my first weddings while in college, but convincing brides of the timelessness of surreal, black and whites was difficult if not impossible in a town guarded by a rainbow of Technicolor bridesmaid dresses.
As an undergrad, my formal field of study was psychology where I researched the depths sensation and perception--specifically, representational momentum and induced motion. Photography served as a tool for some of my own research work including a face-recognition experiment.
During the summer prior to my senior year of college, I purchased my first street bike and took a course from Team Oregon to secure a motorcycle endorsement. The small town was a perfect shelter for street riding--away from the traffic of the city where I later moved. That same traffic convinced me to sell the bike.
Fast forward through several years without a darkroom and without a motorcycle when I spent my time obtaining a graduate degree and developing my current profession that has funded my recent return to both cycling and photography, yet provides little opportunity for applied creative outlet in the area of fine arts.
Coming back into my hobbies has required more classes including an IdahoStar class (to sweep away the cobwebs) followed by a course from Freddie Spencer's High Performance Riding School, where I learned to dislike street riding after experiencing the thrill of a gp-style track free from cell-phone wielding pick-up truck drivers. Coming back into photography has required a leap in knowledge from the days of film and darkrooms (and fully manual gear) to modern digital equipment and fully automatic everything. However, combining hobbies of motorcycling and photography has been both a challenge and a thrill.
Our friends and inspiration:
Yamaha Champions School at Miller motor sports Park (formerly Freddie Spencer's High Performance Riding School)
Want to contribute? Here's what's on the wish list:
- gallery software
- more glass