Here is my cover and a shot from the new issue of Dirtsports Magazine. I was given this assignment based on a photo I took about 15 years ago of Ivan “The Ironman” Stewart that was shot for No Fear. Back then (in the days of Photoshop verson 1, which I didn’t even own), I made a giant No Fear logo that was cut out and placed backward on the face of a large diffusion flat. This large flat was lit with strobes to create a large light source which I used to light the portrait. I then shot the portrait of Ivan using a 4×5 view camera and in his eyes you could read the words, No Fear.

The editor of Dirtsports Magazine has followed my work for years and was familiar with this image. For this years Driver of the Year issue, he asked me to create a similar image of Andy McMillin with the iconic McMillin “M” logo in Andy’s eyes. So I pulled the old trick out of my bag and made a giant “M” logo, filled it in with some blue gels and it worked like a charm. Sure these days you could do this in Photoshop, but it was fun to do it in camera. It made for a more interesting photoshoot and certainly got the crew at the shop talking. Andy is an amazing driver and a great kid, I think we have just begun to see him on the podium. To check out more pics of Andy and see some footage of him behind the wheel, check out http://www.andymcmillin.com.