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Commissioning A Shoot
The Photo Shoot
Location Scouting
Monographs
The curves tantalize and seduce. The chrome glistens, the paint
shines. Traditional sculptures never looked this good!
When you commission a shoot on your car or
collection, we first speak with you about what you would like the
photo session to portray or accomplish. We can recommend a location
or travel to your area to find the ideal background to shoot your
car as Rolling Sculpture. Location scouting
and the shoot typically take one to two days.
Once the photo session is "in the can," the film is developed
and we go to work, using our eye to pick the best images that show
your car as art. These are then posted on our easy-to-use, secure
client site. This allows you to choose the photos you would like
to have made into fine art prints, notecards, portfolio sets or
monographs from the comfort of your home or office.
A commissioned shoot costs $2,500 for the first day, then $1,750
a day for any additional time. Travel and film expenses are extra.
Should you want to share your enthusiasm and love of your car or
collection with family and friends, for an additional fee we also
produce boxed notecard sets, elegant
photo portfolio sets and custom-made monographs.
This last offering is a limited production hand-made book that beautifully
presents your car as art while telling its unique story.
A commissioned shoot, notecard set, portfolio set and monograph
is the perfect gift for you, or to give to the person who feels
they have everything!
For further information or to commission a shoot, please contact
us. Thank you for your interest in our work.
"The prints of my Miura are so good, I am tempted to sell
the car!"
–collector Kevin Romak regarding the shoot on his Lamborghini
Miura SV
The Photo Shoot
Any shoot boils down to this simple question: What would you like
the photographs to portray or accomplish? Many clients prefer us
to show their car as "art," and thus let our creativity
run free. But should you want something else entirely different,
we will do our utmost to fulfill your desires.
A typical shoot includes both static and motion photographs,
making location scouting extremely important.
The car is stationary in static photos, allowing us to find the
best angles and most delicious details; these latter items are often
works of art unto themselves. We also capture the beauty of the
interior and a car’s "heart," its engine.
Motion photography has an entirely different "feel."
These photos normally include panning (the photographer is stationary
as the car drives by) and tracking (shooting the subject car from
another car while both are in motion).
Within two weeks of the shoot’s completion, the images
are posted on our private website for you to view. You will be given
the site’s address and a password, allowing you to choose your
fine art prints at your leisure.
The first time any image is chosen for printing, it takes approximately
two to three weeks before it is shipped (we typically do test prints
to ensure optimal color and density). Any subsequent orders of the
image will be sent within five days. All prints are properly matted,
signed and packed before being sent by UPS.
Do you feel cars are works of art? Now others can see that too,
whether it be your personal favorite car or your collection, or
a friend or spouse’s.
When you commission a shoot, we first speak with you about what
you would like the shoot to portray or accomplish. We then travel
to your area to find the ideal background to show your car as Rolling
Sculpture. Or, if you prefer, we can use a favorite location such
as your home or garage. The location scouting and shoot typically
take one to two days.
Location Scouting
Of critical importance to any shoot is the location where the photo
session takes place. This cannot be emphasized enough, for finding
the right location often takes as much time as the shoot itself.
A key element is having an area that is largely undisturbed by
traffic and onlookers. The best motion shots have a background close
to at least one side of the road; the resulting "blur"
effect gives the sensation of speed.
The size of the area in which we will be working can also be important.
If there is enough space to easily move around, this allows us to
get up close to the car for wide angle shots, then move back a distance
for dramatic long lens photography.
If driving or transporting your car to a location we know is feasible,
we have a number of different areas with outstanding backdrops we
can recommend. Or if you prefer, we can use a favorite location
of yours such as a vista point or your home, estate or garage.
Monographs
 Our
exclusive, custom-made monographs are the ultimate keepsake on your
car and your memories. A monograph can also be the ideal tool to
promote your car or collection, or your automotive related business!
These limited production books are hand-made and bound, constructed
to the highest standards possible using state-of-the-art printing
processes and luxurious glossy papers for bold, lustrous colors.
The design is clean and elegant so that the reader will view your
car as art.
The monograph starts with a poignant essay on your car. This is
followed by a lengthy series of "plates" that depict your
car’s photo shoot. The "List of Plates" section has
all the plates illustrated side-by-side, allowing for a quick comparison
of the images. A reference number is provided on each image to make
purchasing fine art prints easy. Your monograph concludes with a
biography on the photographer that includes observations on your
car’s commissioned shoot.
The ability to customize your monograph is enormous. Each is individually
numbered as it is printed, and it is possible to have a special
dedication paragraph or page in each individual copy!
The essay’s subject matter is just as unique. It can cover
a brief history on the marque and model, a specific history on you
and your car, a description of a restoration, or anything that touches
your fancy.
Because of the cost, monographs are not for everybody. But if you
desire to have your car or collection and your history with it remembered
forever, there is no better way than our custom made monographs!
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