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firstly theres a saying in the business that stock sells and art is for your portfolio. in saying that the good photographer should have the time and the talent for both.
certain photographers are given certain briefs. some go into a weekend with the mindset of getting something cool, eclectic or a little off the wall. others are employed(newspaper snappers)primarily to come up with one or two pictures...stock shot of the winning car, podium..pack up and go home. some other photographers have a mixture of these roles...to get good "magazine" pictures, and also for monday mornings tabloids.
snappers on the f1 circus have seen there access restricted over the years...the debris fencing to rightly protect fans and track workers, can mean a postition you took a great shot one year...isn't there the next. looking back 10 or 15 years, shots of drivers were far easier to come by. now a typical drivers day can be motorhome - garage - track - garage - motorhome - pr event...not much chance of interesting driver portraits there.
national or club photographers have the same problem as snappers in any other lower level sport...frankly it just doesn't look as good. an f3 car at snetterton isn't as photogenic as a ferrari at monaco or a bentley at dusk at le mans.
its still a buzz though to look for, or look at..the next great picture. 6 le mans as a junior photographer, and over 120 grand prixs edited..and i'm still not bored!
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