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Our FOCUS for this edition is Gary Parravani
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From blagging a trip to Brands to where he is now, Gary Parravani tells us how he became a respected motorsport photographer.<\/p>\n

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Influx: How did you get into photography?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Gary Parravani: “I\u2019ve always been into Motorsport, mainly because my dad worked in F1 for Team Lotus. I got rather bored of F1 in the 90\u2019s (because it WAS bloody boring) and got into IndyCar (later to be known as Champ Car). I wanted to blag a free ticket when they came to visit Brands Hatch, so AutoRacing.com<\/a> said I could get a media pass if I come and take some photos for them. Had no idea what I was doing, but I soon figured out that my 2MP Sony Cyber Shot took about a second between pressing the button and taking the shot. Managed to get a few cars in the frame by hitting the button before the car arrived.<\/p>\n

“Druids was the location of choice as it was the slowest part of the circuit. Quite enjoyed it but felt I\u2019d like to try and do it better. So I \u2018upgraded\u2019 to a 3MP Minolta that had a built in zoom lens and went to WTCC at Silverstone. Got chatting to a photographer who told me that I shouldn\u2019t try to become a pro because there is no money in it.<\/p>\n

“Had no plans to make it into a career, but that sounded like a challenge! Now I run a small agency and make a decent full-time living out of it. I count myself very lucky indeed.”<\/p>\n

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Influx: What kind of subjects do you like to shoot? <\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “To be honest, I was never really that interested in photography, only motorsport. So the simple answer is cars! However, after a few years of sticking to the track I realised that there\u2019s more to it than just being able to shoot cars.<\/p>\n

“You need to be a bit of a landscape photographer, especially at places like Nurburgring where you really need to show the scenery. You need to be a bit of a portrait photographer and understand what your drivers want. Portraits of the male drivers often involve lots of \u2018clarity\u2019 to show all the details in their face. When you are shooting female clients its a good idea to slide that slider back down if you want to keep your job ;)”<\/p>\n

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Influx: Are there any images you’re particularly proud of? <\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “The images I\u2019m usually most proud of are the ones where they come out just like they look in your head. Quite often that\u2019s not the case. The best illustration of this is a set-up shot I did with M-Sport at Silverstone\u2019s Club Corner. Had the photo in my head, even drew it out as a sketch, and when it was finished it looked just like I had in mind. Thanks mainly to the M-Sport guys who went to every effort to help me set the shot up. Not so easy when you aren\u2019t allowed to run the engine after 6pm and the location is the farthest possible distance from the pits.<\/p>\n

“Ironically, the customer went with a shot for their newspaper advert that I quickly thought up whilst I was waiting for the second car to arrive, which just proves that it\u2019s not all about the planning after all.”<\/p>\n

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Influx: How do you feel about camera phones? <\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “They are great! It\u2019s like having a camera that can make phone calls! You can hold it up and shoot something and nobody knows if you are shooting backwards or forwards. My Nikon can\u2019t do that, and it can\u2019t fit in my pocket either. However, my Nikon doesn\u2019t suddenly die in the middle of a job even though it says it has 46% battery, and doesn\u2019t ruin a great shot because your mum decided to call you.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Influx: Is there a particular vehicle you’d love to shoot one day? <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “Whichever vehicle is hogging the middle lane. The bigger the rocket launcher, the better.”<\/p>\n

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Influx: What makes a good photo? <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “Lots of sun and lens flare! The more suns the better. Saw a manufacturer\u2019s official photo with 3 suns in it once. Perfect!”<\/p>\n

Influx: W<\/em>hat advice would you give yourself if you could travel back ten years? <\/em><\/p>\n

Parravani: “Use the money you were going to spend on that new D850 to buy Bitcoin.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

More of Gary Parravani’s work can be found at the xynamic website. <\/a><\/p>\n

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