I’m going to borrow a play from Ken Bello’s book and throw a car photo in the blog mix this morning. Anyone who believes car designers aren’t artists haven’t spent time looking at the lines of some of the world’s most beautiful and classic automobiles — sculptures on wheels. An automobile designer strives for pleasing lines and complimentary surfaces/textures which will draw an emotional response, hopefully a positive one. At times they even manage to capture art in both form and function. We as photographers share many of those same goals for our finished product.
Of course automobile designers are not always successful in their endeavors and they must often face their failures on the road or in the junk yard.
That’s a most unusual use of a panoramic aspect ratio, yes it works so very well with it’s crisp and sharp focal point.
Hi Colin, you’ve always got to go with what works not what is usually expected. Thanks! :-)
I hope you don’t mind I’ve added your blog to my sidebar links.
This photo is as artistic and skillful as any designer can imagine. The lighting looks like studio lighting. And of course, MB makes some of the most beautiful cars anywhere.
Thanks, Ken. Nope, regular daytime lighting but I did catch a good angle on it.
I agree that the lighting makes this a knockout. The framing doesn’t hurt. Well done!
Hey, it is indeed a very nice composition, and the light falls in nicely too, but that vehicle would look great even in dusk and captured with a Holga. An easy shot. ;-)
Awesome! I’ll chime in and say the lines and light are done well as is the crop. Ken, will be proud of you Earl!
I always thought it would be pretty cool to sit with a designer early in the modeling phase of a new vehicle just to see what goes through their mind. I have worked in the auto industry for over 20 years, and still have yet to do that.
Mark, that design process must indeed be interesting, especially since they must work so far in the future from initial design to production. I don’t think I knew you worked in the auto industry but I maybe could have guessed…duh, Detroit…what do you do if I may ask?