People often see shots like below and ask things like: "How fast were you going!!?!?" "What'd you do, lean out of a chase car at high speeds?" "How in the world?!?!" Well, I'll spoil the magic for you and show you a before and after ;)
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2013 5.0 Mustang
It's ours and it's awesome.
Then & Now
We all start somewhere. Somewhere for me was purchasing a digital SLR to take better photos of my black 2000 mustang GT so that I could follow in the steps of the graphics gurus on Black Mustang Club and create awesome signatures for my forum posts. At the time, I never imagined those steps would bring me here. I'd like to show a photo that I considered a favorite back then,...
2010 Sunset Gold Metallic Mustang
We're back with two more photos from the parking garage! Yes, I think the black car looks freakin' fabulous...because it's mine. But everything else is so much easier to photograph. And more fun to edit. Colors are pretty. Haha! This is our friend Trent's V6 Mustang...and he found the location for us. We've attempted to photograph his car with the lights twice before, always...
2013 5.0 Mustang
We've had the 2013 5.0 Mustang for a month now (traded in the 2008). Packed with the brembo brakes, 3:73 gears, & recaro seats, she's hit 2000 miles, been around Texas World Speedway, and become very well loved already. But until last night, we hadn't gotten any good pics of her (outside of the track, more on that later). In the middle of more than a week straight of rain,...
I Race In Heels
As if we didn't have enough going on? A few years ago I realize what a lack of automotive clothing & accesories there are out there that area actually geared toward females. There's plenty of us out there that enjoy racing down the drag strip or flying around the road course and enjoy wearing heels otherwise. So I decided to tie the two together. Now if I can just figure...
Location Location Location
Seems like I've been in a rut lately when it comes to finding decent locations. I think its pretty tough with car stuff sometimes. It's not like you can just throw on a 50mm f/1.2L like Rebecca does with portraits and make the background a blur in a razor thin depth of field.
A friend of mine found a little location in the back of a subdivision. As...
Forum + New Site Design
Hey folks! You're probably noticing that the links up top are gone... oops! We're in the middle of changing to a new main page layout, which is going to be a big improvement! The links will be back, promise! :)
In the mean time, please access the forum by visiting http://www.autocaptures.com/forum or find us on facebook.
New posts coming soon featuring our '66 Mustang & a mustang cruise to Brazos Bend Park.
Hope y'all had a great 3-day Memorial Weeke...
A Weekend With The Driver's Edge
Have you ever had a dream of driving your car on an open track? You really don’t know how close you are to being able to participate in the greatest sport of all. Performance Driving!
I found out about an event in Texas through some friends, called The Driver’s Edge. The Driver’s Edge is a performance Driving school with one thing in mind: teaching you to drive your car...
How to Photograph Cars
How to Photograph Cars! by Jurien Minke on Chasing Asphalt. Automotive photography is such great fun. You can focus on aggressive angles, smooth lines and curves or textures, beautiful interiours or try to create a moody atosphere.
As with photography in general a stunning car photo is a mix of a great location,...
Weekend Sneak Peak
So it was quite a long weekend, especially sitting on the side line this time around. I did however have a good time supporting the wife and making sure the car was good to go before every session. I know just like I did, she learned quite a lot about driving. I'm trying to have a blog/article up documenting the weekend with The Driver's Edge soon. Spending time out at the...
SouthSide Airport Shoot
I guess it has been about a month now that our SouthSide Mustang group took a cruise had some lunch and ended up at a private Airport. We had quite a few cars that day and we just all took turns going through and taking pics. I've been working on a lighter side of processing and I think these show the direction I'm heading in.
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All of these...
Space City Cruisers Car Show
So this weekend I participated the Space City Cruisers Car Show with my Local Mustang Group (Southside Mustang Car Club). It was a really great weekend. Rebecca and I spent Thursday night and ALL DAY Saturday cleaning both of our cars. Now normally I'm not a show type person...I usually just show up and and visit. I have to say though...it was a lot of fun participating...
Something New
Something New by Justin Davis
http://www.autocaptures.com/
So I’m beginning to find out that lighting in photography is more or less like riding a bike. Once you can see it, see what you want to be accomplished, the easier it becomes. I started figuring out lighting when I started with automotive interior shots….I’m not going to say I’ve done a Ton of them but I do have...
Photo Locations by Chasing Asphalt
Tips on Photo Locations by Chasing Asphalt
www.chasingasphalt.com
When taking photos of cars a thing to keep in mind is the location for your photoshoot. Finding the right location is key to a successful photoshoot. The right location has the perfect background and it matches the character of the car. A convertible might look very nice when shot with a marina in the background...
A Mustang Sunset
It's amazing what a little time and a few photoshop skills can get you. A few weeks ago while we where out shooting a friends 55 Ford Custom Line for the Mecum Auto Auction, Rebecca snapped a few pictures of her car while we where there. It was an interesting location but quite a bland day, over cast and cold. Got in the mood to edit one evening and this is what I came up...
