Last September I had the honour of meeting up with Mark Harrison to photograph his 1957 Chevy BelAir for American Car Magazine (April 2016 issue). After selling his ’74 Camaro and arranging a few loans he bought this beauty. To read the full feature grab yourself a copy from WHSmith’s before it goes out of stock. Below are a few images from the shoot:
Profusion Customs based just a stone throw away from Heathrow Airport are currently restoring this classic Ferrari Testarossa, this is from my first photoshoot with them as a build up to the RWB Porsche Project starting next month. A killer build is being made and I have been commissioned to record both the build video and the final stills. For those of you who are Need for Speed fans this isn’t to be missed.
Last Thursday evening I took a trip out with car enthusiast Jamie who runs the 2coolfordschool group on Facebook. Jamie is currently modifying a scary beast of a 100E however his daily drive is an Audi A6 Estate. Having just splashed out on some new 20″ rims for his car he asked to go and take some new shots of it, the results are below:
Had a play with some Versace perfume bottles, got them for Christmas and couldn’t help photographing them as they look and smell great.
Ted’s Custom GMC Pick Up caught my eye immediately when I saw it at Aylesford’s American and Custom Car show last year and this month it makes its début in American Car Magazine. There is a pinup style that runs throughout the design from the rather suggestive painted graphics on the outside to the pin-up posters on the roof lining. It is a 1957 GMC 1/2 tonne pick up with a Chevy 350 small-block V8, set on air suspension this truck goes so low that major chassis adjustments were made to allow the prop-shaft a little more room. To find out more about this vehicle and the story behind it grab yourself a copy of the magazine. Below are a selection of images from the shoot:
477BHP and rising, this Vauxhall Astra VXR owned by Tom Hawkins is a beast and has a fantastic wide stance. This is the first feature I have photographed for Performance Vauxhall magazine and was a great one to start with.
We photographed the shoot down near Herne Bay in Kent, we wanted to find an industrial type location and Tom suggested a place where regularly groups of modified enthusiasts meet. Despite it just being us there we were moved on so found a second location on an industrial estate a bit further down the road. For the full feature please pick up a copy of Performance Vauxhall in store, but for now enjoy the selection of images below:
I discovered a new app called Wish, they offer lots of different products for very little cost and as I am building my product photography portfolio I thought why not give them a go. I ordered a watch from China, it took only 8 days to arrive and although it is only made from stainless steel and cost £16 including delivery and VAT it was a great investment to create a nice watch image. How long the watch will last when being used or how well it will keep the time I am unsure for now but it looks great. Here is the image I created from it:
As the days have got shorter and the weather more unpredictable I decided that it was time to work on some new product photography images. I took myself out to my local DIY store to get some materials I needed to create my still life set up and then went on a trip to get some make up.
I have to say I did get some weird looks as I am browsing the make up section for a specific looking lipstick tube, when I was asked if I needed help I said no thank you I am just looking for some lipsticks to take photographs. The assistant then suggested to me it isn’t really an accepted thing for me to use the lipstick in store and take photos… haha fantastic so a talk then ensued of how I am actually a photographer, I want to take the products away to photograph and not to wear.
Below you can see the fruits of my labour, not bad for a lazy Sunday in December:
Classic Ford Magazine this month is celebrating the best cars in 2015 with results of the winners for each section. As it turns out my car photography has gained quite a bit of recognition with Best Wheels being won by Graham Reed’s Anglia 105E, Simon Martin’s Capri RS2600 was voted one of the Best Photo’s of the Year and Graham Reed’s Anglia 105E was also nominated for Classic Ford of the year! In total this issue I had cars featured on 16 pages, here are some of the best bits:
Front Cover: 50% filled with Anglia 105E and a small shot of the 100E Pop
Welcome Page:Â Ford Pop 100E at Bluebell Hill in Kent.
Contents Page:Â Anglia 105E pg.52 and 100E Pop pg.118
Anglia 105E Feature:
  
Graham Reed Best Wheels and nominee Best Ford 2015
Simon Martin’s RS2600 Capri Prototype “Photo of the Year”
100E Pop Buyers Guide
It was a very wet day for car photography when we went out to shoot in Dartford, Kent when we came across this nice archway in a privately owned plot of land. After a bit of haggling with the security they allowed us an hour to shoot, by the end of the shoot the puddle you see by the cars wheels had pretty much filled up the whole area and my shoes. Afterwards I took a trip to Asda to get myself some dry socks and some cheap shoes to keep me warm on the way home. Below are a few images from the shoot and the tear sheets.
Dave Reed’s Anglia received a cracking feature this month on Classic Ford and was very well deserved, they even gave him 50% of the front cover. If you are into modified, clean and drivable Anglia’s then you need to grab yourself a copy of the January issue of Classic Ford Magazine from the shops and check out the car photography and write up.
