{"id":36018,"date":"2019-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/interview-with-photographer-amy-shore\/"},"modified":"2021-12-08T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:10:12","slug":"interview-with-photographer-amy-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/interview-with-photographer-amy-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with photographer Amy Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We had a little chat with photographer Amy Shore from the UK, who is incredibly well-known for her car & motorbike photography. We talked about how social media influences her and also about her current projects, her workflow and her dream shooting scenario. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Secret Classics: “Amy, we\u2019re glad to have you here for a couple of questions. For the people who might not know you, can you please give us a little introduction? Where did your passion for cars start?”<\/strong>

Amy Shore:<\/strong> “Hey! Thanks for the chat! I\u2019m an automotive and lifestyle photographer based in the UK. I\u2019ve been shooting the automotive world for the last six years or so and I couldn\u2019t think of a better job. My dad used to work as a model maker for Team Lotus in the 80s and then in classic sports car bodywork restoration, so I\u2019ve always been surrounded by cars and bikes. I got my first classic car – my 1985 Mini – when I was 19 years old, it was great to get to university in it when I was running late. But my genuine love for cars didn\u2019t really kick in until I started doing this job in the summer of 2013, right after I graduated. I was flung into the car world as a photographer quite unexpectedly and just fell in love with the lifestyle of it all. The road trips, the people, the oily smells, the racing, the drivers – everything about the life cars and motorcycles more so than what\u2019s under the bonnet.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Vettel and I talked loads about classic motorbikes!”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SC: “Recently, I saw a photo of you and the Ferrari SP2 with Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel inside. Can you talk us through a shooting like this and how you feel meeting these guys?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AS:<\/strong> “Ha, yes! Well, that was meant to be kept secret for a little longer. On a shoot like this with high profile people, I just remind myself that they\u2019re only people. They\u2019re people who are super cool, who have achieved some amazing things and I\u2019m so chuffed to be able to photograph them! But I really do photograph and chat with them like normal people. I can\u2019t deny, I think I\u2019d definitely get a bit star struck and shy if I met Don McCullin or Harry Benson! But when it comes to the point, I have a job to do and in some cases, in a very short space of time. Because of how tight Vettel and Leclerc\u2019s schedules are, I had just 40 minutes to do the whole shoot, from the moment they arrived on location to the moment they had to leave again. I had my location, I knew some set ups I wanted to do, but then it was basically letting my creativity and camera do the work. I don\u2019t really think too much when I\u2019m shooting, it\u2019s just something I naturally do. The hardest part is trying to get natural responses from the subjects, so I made sure to chat with them both about things they loved. Vettel and I talked loads about classic motorbikes! And once you wave goodbye, it\u2019s only really then you think \u2018Bloody hell, that was pretty awesome!'”<\/p>\n\n\n

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