Rob K's Road Glide.

We were shooting a feature on dealership co-owner Rob K’s big-wheel Road Glide build.

I had an idea: if we went up onto the freeway and I hung out of the back window of the Gasoline Alley truck as we passed the dealership it might be a shot.

To impart a sense of movement, the trick is to slow the shutter speed right down and hold the camera as steady as possible.

But I have to admit, this was one of those times when I was simply shooting in burst mode and the perfect framing was a split-second fluke. The way the trees frame the helmet, the alignment of the logos ....

The more you shoot, the more you keep. I learned from watching the professionals I worked with over the years that while most people take one or two shots—if that—the pros start with ten.

Shoot heaps then delete the junk.