Breakaway Photography _ Looking for Racer Profiles to Feature

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  • Right here goes, at the risk of being shot down for spam I'm going to give this a go.......

    In an increasingly desperate attempt to escape the rat race of office life I've decided to combine two of my passions and try and turn them into a career. Cycling and Photography.

    The concept is Race Photography and Race Culture.....by that I mean capturing the culture and details that makes racing exciting and captures peoples imagination. (Hope that doesn't sound too blst). In a line it is 'For those who dream of finishing solo with their hand in their air'. So that goes from start to finish with everything in between training, race prep, pro racing, amateur racing, food.....you get the drift!

    So what am I looking for? I'm doing a series of rider/club profiles to build up the portfolio and book of content and I need models/riders who race, train hard or perhaps have in the past and now prefer just to ride.

    Examples of what I've done so far and looking to do so you get the idea:
    Cat 2 Racer competing at Nat B Level
    Park training session for TCR Rider (Tomorrow)
    Long distance endurance racer
    Amateur Race Team

    I'm keen to add some fixed gear to this agenda. Today's photo was of a fixed gear rider hammering round Regents Park in perfect time trial position. Perhaps he's on here.

    I'd also like to feature women who race. I'm looking for the story behind the racing.

    Ok so to try to keep it brief......anyone interested? The photo shoot will work like this....you tell me how and when you're training (in London) and I'll try to be there to take snaps. So no stand here look there kind of stuff just train and ignore me taking snaps and perhaps a coffee to debrief and catch up after. No fee and I'll even buy you the coffee! Nothing to lose.

    Profiles that spring to mind below but this isn't intended to be any way complete!

    @hippy @hippy @skinny @Sumo @Cazakstan @Ecobeard @dimi3 @umop3pisdn @upstart @eyebrows @HoKe @edscoble @Dick @clubman

    Happy to share the website and other spam like content if there's interest. If not, no worries :-)

  • Good on you. We share the same passions.
    How do you expect to make money doing this? Will you be looking for the riders to pay you for the shots of their training/racing? Or will you be looking to get them published?

  • You forgot @fussballclub


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  • Dammit! Wrong google account!

  • and the guy behind (not the tanned fella)

  • Like all great plans it is so cunning that I can not reveal it......Ie I don't have a full plan.

    Basic Principal is this: Money will be made from those who make money out of cycling. Those who have raced know this is not the riders.

    I'm not planning to charge for being in the shots, and if we go for coffee I'll buy :-)

  • Ah face and user profile connected @fussballclub we've chatted before on Regents Laps. I'd be keen to do a feature if you're keen?

  • Can we see your site/portfolio so far?

  • For most sane people one chat with @fussballclub is enough.

  • One other idea......LFGSS Skinsuit photo shoot? Whose in......

  • Having Ludwig as a brand ambassador will push you to the next level!

  • Of course.....

    http://david-morgan-wvpr.format.com/race-culture

    And breakaway_photgraphy for Instagram.

    It's still early stages and I'm focusing on building the content before spending a lot of time tidying things up before making it look classy. However welcome any feedback and I will add it to my to do list!

    Probably the biggest win on the marketing front so far is getting featured on Endless.CC instagram account.

  • I'm looking for people with stories......so I'm open to all ideas :-)

  • A good start I'd say, though I'd avoid adding blur like on this one. Just a personal thing though

  • Yep I'm with you on that.......I went a bit long.......

  • Ludwig is already under contractual obligation

  • Well if there's a sponsor backing him.....all the better

  • As I'm on funemployment, I'm game for this!

  • @hoke Great! I'll send you a message

  • @eyebrows @Pas142 @pastry_bot @youramericanlover @Hovis

    Also if you spam LFGSSCC thread some might be willing to pose for your photoshoot

  • I vote @pastry_bot

    @youramericanlover is just a fixie skidder

  • Yes, definitely @pastry_bot for sure!

  • Hey @amey! Guess what? Go fuck yourself #48x18 #outsideisfree

  • You seem to have forgotten the infamous folding bike racing

  • It's coming......today's next post....I promise @Dick my 3g connection isn't so strong

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Breakaway Photography _ Looking for Racer Profiles to Feature

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