Bike photography

[adam_mueller]

<p>Hi guys,<br>

I want to shoot a range of clothing for a friend and one of the shots would involve a mountain bike. We want to shoot the bike in motion within a studio but without it moving. Does anybody know the name of the contraption used to make it cycle without moving forward?</p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>Rollers, or a trainer. The latter lifts only the rear wheel, the former lifts both wheels.<br>

Here's a set of rollers at <a href="http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1125821_-1___">Performance</a><br>

And a magnetic <a href="http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1111867_-1___">resistance trainer</a></p>

<p><Chas></p>

[ganesh_sharma2]

<p>Compact cameras or DSLRs with normal focal-length lens just won’t fill your viewfinder with the action of a race. You will simply shoot a bunch of pictures that shows great expanses of the track and cars that look like tiny specks. Regardless of where you are located in or around the stands, you need a telephoto lens of 300mm or more. Most of the pros use 400mm and 600mm lenses. They understand one of the primary rules of photography: move as close to your subject as possible or use a lens that allows you to fill the frame with the subject. Like the pros, plan on using a monopod to support the weight of that long lens and steady it. Get more tips for motorsports photography :<br>

<a href="http://www.andrewbussa.com/photo_tips.html">http://www.andrewbussa.com/photo_tips.html</a><br>

<a href="http://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/775-photography-tiphow-to-capture-the-fast-action-of-motorsports-part-1">http://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/775-photography-tiphow-to-capture-the-fast-action-of-motorsports-part-1</a><br>

<a href="http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/motorsport-photography">http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/motorsport-photography</a></p>