Welcome

Welcome to the first of what I hope to be many blogs, where I'll talk about photography, sports and just about anything in between. Let me tell you a little about myself and what I am all about. My name is Scott Stiff and I am a 29 year-old freelance photographer from Toronto, Canada.

I mainly shoot motorsports but I love all kinds of photography. I first got into photography when I was about 19, my brother Al always shot pictures of all the races we attended together and I always thought it was kind of neat. So when I turned 19 I went out and bought myself an old used Yashica FX-7 slr camera with a 80-200mm lens. I cut my teeth with that camera for 3 years and it was a great camera but being a Yashica finding lenses for it was a bit of a trial, so being impulsive I went out and bought myself a used Nikon F90X.

At this point my photography was progressing rapidly as I fell in love with the hobby and was shooting anything and everything. At this point I started reading about all these fancy digital slr's that have just hit the market and there astounding price tags that went with them ($5000+).

So a few years later (2004) when Nikon came out with the their first affordable prosumer dslr camera the D70, I didn't heisitate to throw down my $1500 and purchase one. The purchase of my D70 was probably the single biggest help to my photography then any book, or workshop. Afterall you get to see instant resaults and the camera records all the data for you. (woohoo no more note pads!)

So that brings me to 2005 where I hook up with a magazine called Formula Car Magazine, it's a magazine dedicated to the junior and regional open-wheel formula. I have been working with them ever since and have photographed some of the biggest motorsports events in the Toronto area. That brings me to today 2007 where I have one last motorsports shoot of the year, it's the Formula Car Magazine Formula Ford Can Am Cup @ Mosport International Raceway.

I am currently shooting with a Nikon D200 and my lens line up is as follows:

300mm f4

80-200mm f2.8

and a 17-50mm f2.8

It's a pretty good lineup and it serves me well for the most part.