Tyler McQuarrie
Formula D Atlanta 2011
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My name is Sami.
I am a 24 year old freelance photographer
and graphic designer living in the good
'ol Southern USA. I have the best job in the entire world: I get paid to make shit look pretty and to take pictures of cars all day long. It doesn't get any better than that. :)
Other than the obvious fact that I love what I do. I love music, fast cars, and good beer. I also have a bit of an addiction to sweet tea (no lemon please and thank you). :)
This is my personal blog, I'll post my photos and designs and the occasional random tidbit about whatever the heck I feel like writing about. ENJOY!
// DeviantArt
// Behance
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My name is Sami.
I am a 24 year old freelance photographer
and graphic designer living in the good
'ol Southern USA. I have the best job in the entire world: I get paid to make shit look pretty and to take pictures of cars all day long. It doesn't get any better than that. :)
Other than the obvious fact that I love what I do. I love music, fast cars, and good beer. I also have a bit of an addiction to sweet tea (no lemon please and thank you). :)
This is my personal blog, I'll post my photos and designs and the occasional random tidbit about whatever the heck I feel like writing about. ENJOY!
Ask me anything
Check out our latest redesign project: OMGdrift.com
We were super stoked when the folks from OMG Drift came to us looking for a redesign of their website! Check out the redesign and be sure to check back on OMG Drift for all the latest in drifting related dopeness!
From Formula Drift at Road Atlanta back in 2010. This car belongs to Sammy Tiger and he drove in the FD ProAM. He had a wheel literally fall off mid-run and made it back up the hill at Road Atlanta sans one wheel. The wheel resting against the rear bumper is the one that got away.
Driver Hayden Horton
Taken at a local grassroots event back in 2009.
I’ve been experimenting with several different editing methods. This is very much the polar opposite of my usual photo editing. I’m not sure how I like it yet.
An old shot, but a favorite. This is from a drift demo for NOS HIN Nightshift in Tennessee back in 2008.
Probably my final drift event to photograph for the 2010 season. Unfortunately it was pretty cold and windy out and I’ve been sick lately so I didn’t take nearly as many pictures as usual. But still a fun event overall. A big thank you to all the drivers who have supported my work over the last year! :)
Revisted: Formula Drift Atlanta 2009
So I went digging around on my external hard drive looking for some old photos to edit. I realized how few photos I edited from FD in Atlanta back in 2009, so I decided to re-edit a few photos and compare how I edited them last year to this year (I’ve learned a lot in that small span of time). Here’s a few of my photos from the event last year.
My how my photography has changed since then. :)
Goals For 2011
Published Work: 2010 Ferrea Catalog
With 2010 coming to a close I’ve been making plans for next year. I want to take a good solid chunk of time and set some new goals for 2011. For my racing photos particularly, I’d love to see my photos in print in a magazine. For me there’s just something magical about seeing something you made in print. That’s probably why I was so proud of the above accomplishment. It was kind of random when I was told that Ferrea would be using one of my photos in their 2011 catalog, but I was stoked about it and very proud of myself as it was only the second time one of my photo was being published in print.
I’d like to make that a goal for 2011, more exposure, more print publishing, bigger events (hopefully the entire Formula Drift season if I can manage it).
I know for certain that I’ll be able to attend and photograph every Xtreme Drift Circuit event next year which is going to be amazing. I’m very stoked about that.
Another big goal I’d really like to accomplish in 2011 is to gain an increase in clients for my graphic/web design work. I really enjoy the whole process of creating a website or graphics for my clients and I’d love to expand. It would also be nice to have the extra cash for a new computer and some new goodies for my own car. Haha. Any suggestions on this particular topic, I’m all ears… Anyhoo… love to all of you fabulous Tumblr folks! :)
More of my Formula Drift Irwindale Coverage
A few more shots from Formula Drift at Irwindale this year. I had a blast taking pics out there. The weather was amazing, the driving was phenomenal and I can’t wait to go back next year. :)
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Extra awesome Tumblr love to
brlunchkfast and edayguz for the kind comments!
