My car had fun today

[Barry Wolk]

Some friends that own an automotive marketing firm asked me to use my car for a L-M photo shoot. It is A-mazing what they can do with proper lighting.

They were using a tiling technique. The shot an overall shot but then shot close-ups of features and chrome. Photoshop, to the max.

The photographer was a real slave-driver, but he really knew what he was doing.

[Tom M]

Nice. Sweet deal.

[Shop Rat]

Will you be able to post an end result photo so that we can see how it came out?

[Barry Wolk]

Will do! They are shooting my Porsche Continental cabrio today. When they're done shooting it a photographer from Hemmings Sports and Exotic will shoot it for an article.

[Shop Rat]

As my seventeen year-old grandson Kit would say, "SWEET!!"

[mrpushbutton]

Barry, I'm near you (Farmington Hills)--what photog/studio is doing those shots?

[Barry Wolk]

Latcha+Associates on Hallwood, off of Halstead, just north of Grand River.

Have you ever been to Baker's in Milford? The LCOC club is having it's Spring Breakout there tomorrow and we're sticking around for the cruise at 3:00.

[Barry Wolk]

When we got to the studio to pick up the Mark II they were shooting the Porsche. I wondered why the lighting was so intense. Seems they were after a shot of the windshield on the rear wall, to be spliced into the final shot.

The file sizes are in excess of 100 megs, each. I'm anxious to see the finished product.

[mrpushbutton]

I've been to Bakers--that's one intense "bench racing" session. I'm getting my ChevII out next week, I'll be out there before long.

[Barry Wolk]

Please introduce yourself. I love putting faces to on-line personalities.

[R W Burgess]

The lighting and shadows make the car look like a "model" instead of the real thing.

Wayne

[Tom M]

That is what I thought on the first picture he posted.

[Barry Wolk]

This shot was taken by Dan Strohl, staff writer for Hemming's. He contacted me about writing an article on my wife's "Continental" for Hemming's Sports and Exotic magazine.

Dan was in town for the RM auction and he called to remind me that I had committed to a photo shoot on Friday afternoon. The studio the Porsche was being shot in (for another purpose) wasn't finished with it. I contacted the owner of the studio and he offered to let Dan shoot the car in the studio after they were done with it on Saturday.

The crew quit about 2:00 and Dan had this enormous stage to himself. It was his first studio shoot and he said he enjoyed it very much. When he was done we went to pick up the car and he asked if he could drive it. I asked him to join us for dinner and he followed me back to our house. He shot my wife and the car at our home.

He said he really liked driving the 55 hp, 1700-lb, 13-foot Continental. I asked him if he'd like to drive the other Continental and he grinned from ear to ear. He drove my route to my building so I could show him the trailer project. He got to drive both ends of the automotive spectrum, back to back, and enjoyed the experience.

He wants to feature the trailer in Hemming's Motor News. That would be cool.

I think Dan did a real nice job on the picture below. I've only seen bits of the studio shot.

[Barry Wolk]

Low res e-mail picture from photographer.

[Snappydwp1]

Absolutely stunning pictures Barry.

[Barry Wolk]

Look at what they did to my car!

[Shop Rat]

I LOVE it!!!!!

[Amphicar BUYER]

I would have that blown up to wall size and put inside on the wall in your trailer. NICELY done Barry!

[Tom M]

Pretty. Looks Great.

John,

That would be neat if he did that.

[Barry Wolk]

He keeps teasing me with one picture at a time. Arrggh!!!

[Barry Wolk]

Another, and some interesting pictures below.

Look at the top studio picture. You can see my cars in the background. I pointed out to the owner of the studio that their lighting was deficient due to the age of the metal halide light bulbs. We changed all of them and the bottom picture shows the results. That's why we stay busy.