July 19th, 2010 by admin
I’m about to launch a series of Automotive Photography Workshops.
These will be one-day intensive workshops, focusing on the various aspects of automotive photography. The first will be in Sydney later in the year and will focus on Location feature shoots. However, each workshop will provide tuition on most of the various aspects of car photography.
More info will soon follow, please visit my new AutoPhotoWorkshop site: http://www.autophotoworkshop.com/ and register your interest.
July 1st, 2010 by admin
I just finished a shoot with some of the world’s greatest cars.
Sports Car Rentals, are a company who allow you to drive them, or be driven in them by some of Australia’s best drivers. They organise drive days at race tracks such as Eastern Creek, and along some of the greatest public roads around Sydney. I was asked to photograph a selection of their machinery at Eastern Creek, and enjoyed it to say the least.
No, I didn’t get to drive the car’s, but I’m working on it.
The Lamborghini Gallardo in orange just looked amazing.
Along with Italian exotics, SCR feature a new Nissan GT-R, which was probably the fastest car of the group on the track.
Stunning winter days at Eastern Creek.
I always like close ups of badges.
More so when they say Ferrari.
Or better still when they don’t say any words at all.
If you have the means, or are thinking of an amazing and unique present for that special someone, a drive day with Sports Car Rentals is an experience you won’t soon forget.
June 28th, 2010 by admin
I can now reveal the car and shoot I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. It was a new Peugeot 3008, a medium size crossover vehicle. I was very impressed with the interior, it had a stack of great features, good design and an amazing sunroof which was almost as long as the car itself.
I also mentioned there was a unique aspect to the shoot. It was shot to be a Photosynth, Microsoft’s new image manipulation tool that combines images to create a 3D style environment. It’s a pretty cool effect. This just went live on NineMSN’s Motoring website, so please have a play here:
http://motoring.ninemsn.com.au/cars/features/1075357/first-look-peugeot-3008-photosynth
June 11th, 2010 by admin
I first met Janine a while ago while working for Auto Salon, little did I know that she was to be the cover model for the final issue of Auto Salon Magazine.
For me, it was quite a surprise to find out that she had never completed a model shoot, so working with a first time model always brings a few challenges.
Luckily Janine’s natural Eurasian beauty came through, and she was easy to photograph. Even in my new fad of shooting ala Terry Richardson:
I have a feeling this isn’t the last we’ll see of her.
June 11th, 2010 by admin
I like visiting new workshops for the first time. Each one has a unique character, built up over the years. I particular enjoy workshops that are focused towards one brand, or even one model in a brand. I was recently asked to cover the build of a new tarmac rally/track car and the first port of call was Simply Sports Cars in Artarmon. SSC specialize in Lotus cars, namely Elise’s and Exige’s of various eras and builds. They perform servicing, modifications and builds on road and race cars, and their new shop is super cool. So many nice cars. The car I’m covering will have it’s own website, so expect a link when it goes live.
June 11th, 2010 by admin
Here’s a bit of a random post for you. So I went to the dentist for the first time in a while recently, I was lucky in that I didnt have any cavities, however the dentist mentioned that I should floss more often. I have been trying various flosses? to see which I like the best.
The above pic has them in my order of preference from right to left. The Oral-B one I didn’t like much, just your regular tape, a little too thick for my close teeth. The flavour isn’t particularly nice either. The Colgate one is OK, again nothing special. I actually preferred the previous Colgate version, which had their logo horizontal rather than vertical.
My two favourites are the Reach branded ones, the Total Care version is impregnated with a kind of tooth paste, which is pretty cool as it tastes OK. This floss is also more like a wool type, made up of many stands, very comfortable, however it does feel a little messy with a bit of the paste ending up on your fingers as you progress.
The champ for me is Reach’s Ultraclean, it lives up to its name. It’s similar to a tape but not as thick, and its surface is a new design that aims to trap more nasties. It seems to work, my teeth feel the cleanest after this model.
Do you have any recommendations?
June 11th, 2010 by admin
I had a pretty major shoot on recently, it involved shooting in a new and different way for me (no it wasn’t video), and the results should be online pretty soon.
The first part of the shoot involved the car in a studio, and I used Dragon Image’s new cyc with their massive lightbank softbox. I liked the results and the lightbank certainly made things easier in regards to positioning.
The second component of the shoot involved a location and after scouting various styles of locations, I managed to find a great aircraft hangar at Bankstown Airport. The car was the only one in the country so far, and it impressed me in many ways. Stay tuned…
June 11th, 2010 by admin
Yes, it has been a while. After World Time Attack, I had shoots for 4 days straight, and was hit with a nasty cold/flu that I still haven’t been able to shake. Grrr. So stay tuned for a couple of small updates….Brought to you by Pseudoephedrine….
May 20th, 2010 by admin
I’ll be at Eastern Creek for the next few days covering the World Time Attack Challenge. My day 1 report is up on MotorMavens already. Today, I was blown away by the Sierra Sierra EVO.
http://www.motormavens.com/2010/05/coverage-world-time-attack-challenge-practice-day-1/
More to come.
