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Book Review – The British Are Coming

by Neill on January 12, 2012

For enthusiasts of car photography and historic car imagery, this is a great book. Just the cover jacket alone is reason enough to buy this book. It was eagerly awaited in the office and the striking image by Arthur Benjamins, plus the title “The British Are Coming” makes you stop and pick it up. The inside is every bit as good. Celebrating the achievements of British speed record breakers across the years on land and water, there are some truly great images from various archives together with recollections by the teams involved.

The jewel part, though, are the behind the scenes photographs that show [click to continue…]

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Shooting Volvo Trucks with Phase One and Capture One

by Neill January 10, 2012 Features

Here’s a great video showing photographer Tim Bjorn shooting the new Volvo truck in the docks of Malmo in Sweden. Using the IQ180, Capture One and Pro Photo lighting, building the scene into an image with almost thirty layers. Great to see Tim’s workflow and the Capture Pilot software on the iPad keeping the client [...]

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That Canon v Nikon Debate Just Got Serious

by Neill January 5, 2012 Car Photography TV

I know the frame rate of the latest Nikon and Canon pro bodies resembles an Uzi, but this is getting a bit serious. Canon commandos are sent on a mission to rescue a girl held hostage by Nikon baddies… Particularly impressed by the Speedlight hand grenade and the Pocket Wizard bomb trigger…. And as ever, [...]

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Cameras Never Lie, Do They?

by Neill December 16, 2011 News

Well the camera may not, but give the footage to a highly skilled CGI post production house such as Stargate Studios and you’ll be stunned by what happens. This video shows the cutting edge of CGI as we have it today. And I have to say, there are scenes in this video that I recognise [...]

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An Underwater Camera. Bet You’re Glad it’s Not Yours

by Neill November 29, 2011 News

This has no car photography content, but I thought I’d share it anyway. Diver Markus Thompson recovered this salt bitten Canon EOS Rebel XS from beneath a wharf in Deep Bay, DC. He recovered the memory card from the badly corroded body, dried it out and loaded it into a card reader. Despite the salty [...]

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Making A Location Out Of No Location

by Neill November 21, 2011 Car Photography 101

Regular readers will know I’m a fan of the Elinchrom Ranger RX Quadra flash system. It’s combination of light weight and horsepower are the optimum for my work and while other photographers may need the sheer grunt and power of it’s bigger brothers, I prefer the portability and ease with which it can be carried [...]

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Octane Magazine – The 100th Anniversary Issue

by Neill November 17, 2011 Car Video Showcase

No pressure then… The 100th edition of the excellent Octane Magazine was always going to be a significant occasion. In the first of a new series showcasing great car related videos, here’s how Tim Andrew dealt with the prestigious cover shoot and also managed to shoot a Behind The Scenes video at the same time. [...]

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Time To Beat The Sunlight

by Neill November 16, 2011 Camera Gear

It’s fair to say that here in the UK, we’ve not had the greatest summer this year. Many times, I’ve woken up to rain on the window pane and opened the curtains to see dull, grey skies. So when the sun is shining down, without a cloud in the sky, then the shoot should be [...]

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Porsche Video “How We Shot The Car To Car”

by Neill November 2, 2011 News

Great short video for grip gear addicts. Lots of Arri Grip Heads and steel rods holding this lot intact. How Porsche USA shot some car to car video for the recent Rennsport reunion. I’m a Porsche die hard, so making no excuse at all about showing this!

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GoPro Hero 2 – The Sequel…

by Neill October 27, 2011 Camera Gear

In just a few sort years, GoPro has become has become the weapon of choice as an action camera. Used by snowboard and surf dudes, track day heroes, troops in Afghanistan and base jumpers the world over, it’s also taken the professional broadcast world by storm. There isn’t a reality TV show on the planet [...]

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