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Tracie's 370z
Last week, upon my arrival back into the world of photography following a year or so hiatus, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to grab a few shots of her Nissan 370z on Saturday. Of course I was in!
We didn't really have a set plan beyond meeting around 9:45am and heading out to a spot or two for a few quick grabs. So I go out to meet her and discover that it's HORRIBLE weather for photos. The sky is one solid, ugly gray. Everything has this muted, desaturated look, and there is a steady falling of mist and drizzle coming from above. Disappointed, I was. But, in the interest of fun and adventure, we pushed on.
We started out with only one spot in mind, which was out by Jonestown (I'm not allowed to give away the exact location), so following a quick pit stop for some drooling at Elite Motorsports, we headed out to the spot. We explored out there a bit, grabbed a few shots, then headed back to town, no real plan in mind.
Generally, I'm all about the adventure. I find that the search for a place to shoot is almost as fun as the shooting itself, so I'm completely down with driving to random places to see what we can find. Especially when I am getting some wheel-time in a car that is a blast to drive!
We ended up downtown at the Baylor Art Wall. Which, if you've never been, is a pretty cool place. Then we made a stop at the Bentley/Aston Martin/Lotus dealership, again, just to drool a bit. From there we took some shots at the McNeil Limestone Plant, which is always one of my favorite places (I have no explanation). Finally we grabbed a shot at The Oasis and down the street at Mansfield Dam.
All in all, we were out about 6 hours and had a lot of fun. Despite the horrible weather and my never having shot cars before, I managed to pull out a few images that I am happy with, so I would call it a success. We had planned on getting some rolling shots, but the other party ended up being unable to make it, so we had to forego those for now. The upside? We will just have to go do this again soon!
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All pics were taken on a Canon 60D, then transferred to and edited on my Galaxy S3...
Tracie's 370z
Last week, upon my arrival back into the world of photography following a year or so hiatus, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to grab a few shots of her Nissan 370z on Saturday. Of course I was in!
We didn't really have a set plan beyond meeting around 9:45am and heading out to a spot or two for a few quick grabs. So I go out to meet her and discover that it's HORRIBLE weather for photos. The sky is one solid, ugly gray. Everything has this muted, desaturated look, and there is a steady falling of mist and drizzle coming from above. Disappointed, I was. But, in the interest of fun and adventure, we pushed on.
We started out with only one spot in mind, which was out by Jonestown (I'm not allowed to give away the exact location), so following a quick pit stop for some drooling at Elite Motorsports, we headed out to the spot. We explored out there a bit, grabbed a few shots, then headed back to town, no real plan in mind.
Generally, I'm all about the adventure. I find that the search for a place to shoot is almost as fun as the shooting itself, so I'm completely down with driving to random places to see what we can find. Especially when I am getting some wheel-time in a car that is a blast to drive!
We ended up downtown at the Baylor Art Wall. Which, if you've never been, is a pretty cool place. Then we made a stop at the Bentley/Aston Martin/Lotus dealership, again, just to drool a bit. From there we took some shots at the McNeil Limestone Plant, which is always one of my favorite places (I have no explanation). Finally we grabbed a shot at The Oasis and down the street at Mansfield Dam.
All in all, we were out about 6 hours and had a lot of fun. Despite the horrible weather and my never having shot cars before, I managed to pull out a few images that I am happy with, so I would call it a success. We had planned on getting some rolling shots, but the other party ended up being unable to make it, so we had to forego those for now. The upside? We will just have to go do this again soon!
...
All pics were taken on a Canon 60D, then transferred to and edited on my Galaxy S3...