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 ;)
2013 5.0 Mustang
It's ours and it's awesome.
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!
Rolling like a BOSS
A before and after answering the famous question - How'd you do that?
Oh Ladies!
You've gotta see these fun shirts for the female auto enthusiast!
Showing posts with label mustang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mustang. Show all posts
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, in all it's horribly contrasted glory. Let's step back to June 2007.
I loved this photo. Everyone loved this photo. People still ask about the location.
Photo taken with a Canon Rebel XTi & 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Non-IS len. Without a circular polarizer. And long before a even knew the real differences in the letters on the camera mode dial. Why this one was shot in shutter speed priority? I couldn't tell you. ISO 400, f/13, 1/500 sec. Shot as a jpeg. (Because I'm not sure I knew the term RAW then either). For starters, a little bit more detail in the shadows of the front bumper would've been nice.
Fast forward to August 2012, and together, Justin and I are able to accomplish this:
No matter where you are on your journey - just keep shootin'! You can't learn it all overnight. So try some new things and have fun doing so!
I loved this photo. Everyone loved this photo. People still ask about the location.
Photo taken with a Canon Rebel XTi & 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Non-IS len. Without a circular polarizer. And long before a even knew the real differences in the letters on the camera mode dial. Why this one was shot in shutter speed priority? I couldn't tell you. ISO 400, f/13, 1/500 sec. Shot as a jpeg. (Because I'm not sure I knew the term RAW then either). For starters, a little bit more detail in the shadows of the front bumper would've been nice.
Fast forward to August 2012, and together, Justin and I are able to accomplish this:
No matter where you are on your journey - just keep shootin'! You can't learn it all overnight. So try some new things and have fun doing so!
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 forgetting an important detail...the cord connecting the battery to the strobe... the adapter that holds the octabox on... third time's a charm I guess! Trent, hope it was worth the wait! Note to everyone... check lists. Learn 'em. Love 'em. Use 'em. ;)
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, we gave her a quick wash and headed across town to a new parking garage. And then promptly got rained on again today. Hmph. The washing was worth it tho. See for yourself ;)
Equipment used:
Canon 5D Mk III, Canon 17-40 f4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
Photogenic StudioMax III strobe, 3' Octabox, Canon 580 EX II, 16" Softbox
Equipment used:
Canon 5D Mk III, Canon 17-40 f4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
Photogenic StudioMax III strobe, 3' Octabox, Canon 580 EX II, 16" Softbox
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 we where driving in I was not exactly sure what to expect. To the naked eye, there was not much to shoot and the sun was a little bright that day. But pair it with a 5d Mark II & a 24-105L, and this little nook turned out just fine.
A friend of mine found a little location in the back of a subdivision. As we where driving in I was not exactly sure what to expect. To the naked eye, there was not much to shoot and the sun was a little bright that day. But pair it with a 5d Mark II & a 24-105L, and this little nook turned out just fine.
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 pictures where taken with a 70-200 2.8 IS, on a tripod. They were also all shot with natural/available light. Enjoy!
-Justin Davis
www.autocaptures.com
(click to view best quality)
All of these pictures where taken with a 70-200 2.8 IS, on a tripod. They were also all shot with natural/available light. Enjoy!
-Justin Davis
www.autocaptures.com
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 a few good ones that I like to show off from time to time. Rebecca and I practiced in the garage for hours one night, with reflectors, flashes, sheets, white poster board and more. We eventually were able to get the light to fall how we wanted. That said…most of my recent lighting attempts have actually been through post processing. 99% of it being created with dodging and burning, creating from multiple layer masks etc. While this is fantastic to do with pictures you have taken on the fly, at car shows or other events, using lighting with natural light has really started to intrigue me. Moving Forward.
For now I honestly don’t have a particular style, I feel I’m just honing my skills “In camera” and “Post processing” wise. I’ve bounced around a lot, most of my work being on the dark side.(I’ve always seemed to lean towards the darker type images for some reason). Looking at images and other photographers blogs on the web I ran across SEAN KLINGELHOEFER. He did an article or blog about High Key processing.This really grabbed my attention. As much as I love the dark images this really made me want to dig in and give this a try! Rebecca(Wife) helped me get the shot set up and worked the camera, helping me get the exposure the way I wanted it. The setup was as follows: Canon 5d Mk2, 17-40L, 580 II, and softbox. Nothing crazy, just simple. The shot was composed of 3 pictures, one very over exposed, one for the flash lighting and the last was an exposure I wanted to use to remove a large glare on the hood. The glare exposure was taken by blocking the glare with a reflector. The shot turned out exactly like I imagined it and it looks like I am leaning more towards this style than any other so far. There are of course tweaks and such that I do for my personal liking. I do still like have a slight gritty feel to it.
A few rough pics of the setup.
It really is amazing what you can create by getting out there and just trying new things, experimenting, just shooting! I’m hoping to have some new things to shoot this week and if not, I just might have a few more garage pics, who knows. Thanks for the Read! –Justin Davis; www.autocaptures.com
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 with!
2008 Ford Mustang GT, JLT Cold Air,SCT programmer,Bassani Axel Back,Bassani x-pipe, MGW Shifter, Ford Racing Hot Rod Cams.
Future plans include Upper Intake and Throttle body, Boss S Wheels.
Chris Yushta - Featured Member
My name is Chris Yushta and my enthusiasm for automotive stuff came long before my enthusiasm for Photography, but the last three years they have really developed together. A good friend of mine (freestylefabrications) and I have recently built a rig and taken our photography to the next level.
I like the alternative processing techniques via photo-shop, my style usually yields vibrant colors.
Even though I live in Small town South Dakota I try and make it a point to make it to most of the local automotive events, but I do also enjoy portraiture, studio, outdoor photography as well.
~Chris Yushta
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