Pictures for motorsports teams

[smcclelland]

Hi folks,

Being fairly new to the motorsports photography and having only shot for a total of one season I wanted to seek some advice from others on these forums. I've become fairly active in some touring car racing in the region which is mainly small grassroots style racing and am starting to build a relationship with a few of the teams and get to know the drivers better. Most of the teams and drivers are trying to obtain sponsorship and make their way up into the bigger leagues of motorsports driving so when a few asked me for 1 or 2 shots of the cars for their team and to give to a sponsor I said sure (one team just liked a shot and wanted it for their own personal reason and the other wanted it to show a potential sponsor which would be one of their first). My main question is, am I doing harm to other professional 'togs by not charging and focusing on building a relationship with the drivers and teams? Most 'togs at the events are people like me who are motorsports enthusiasts out to enjoy the event and watch up-and-coming drivers push their cars to the limits.

-s