g'd up from the feet up

[Mot]

meh, what a pretty shitbox.

[Sean]

TJ, those pictures are gorgeous!! Your car has such a perfect stance, i just can't get over it!

AWESOME pictures! So clear and crisp!

Looking awesome, and those wheels fit on your car soo well!

[motorprestige]

Your vehicular photography is progressing nicely TJ, and yes, your car is starting to grow on me. Rota's!!! I would have never guessed, i suppose they are the knockoff TE37 model? KUTGW>>>(keep up the good work)

[Digitalwave]

Yeah they are Rota Grids, the TE37 replica. Weigh less than bottlecaps, and are cheap... I like them.

[CleanAzzE30z]

fuckin T.J. Awesome as always.

[fporro]

pass the lotion and some napkins ;)

[uofom3]

i can't believe i missed this thread - holy hot shit... tj you are a bad ass photographer.. and you're car isn't bad either ;)

[gazellebeigem3]

They are doing great. That noise I posted about was definately my wheel bearings. The tires still only have about 1,500 miles on them.

The wheels at ET40 16x7 with 20mm spacers and 75mm studs. Cost me about $900 for the stuff, plus the tires and mount and balance.

Iain, you are right, definately needed some fill lighting on these. I will try some of that stuff out next time. Cheers for the comments.

The car definately needs a respray if you saw it in person, it just photographs well and it still shines.

where did you get your spacers/studs?

[SHADYB]

very nice....

[Iain]

Came back to look at the shots again 'cause this car rocks like a landslide, then I remembered something I forgot to post up back when this thread was fresher than a... errr... ummm... aaaah... very fresh thing?

Iain, you are right, definately needed some fill lighting on these. I will try some of that stuff out next time. Cheers for the comments.

If you wanna do it on the hella cheap, get some large, stiff white cardboard, probably 1.5m x 1.5m, as well as some gold cardboard. Make sure its the reflective stuff, you know all shiney and shit. Something like a this stuff on the right (but flat)



Then, you will have 2 beaut, cheap reflectors. :)

Oh and heres a free tip for y'all from a guy that works all day with pro photographers: a couple of white bedsheets can sometimes be draped over the roof when doing interior shots to provide a studio "whiteout" environment, which hides ugly backgrounds. This is perfect when your lighting rules but your background sux0rz.

[tylerblue]

beautiful pictures man

[CleanAzzE30z]

respect....

-Ali G.

[DanGillan]

noice

[Digitalwave]

where did you get your spacers/studs?

I got them from TMS. It was just over $300 shipped for the spacers and studs. Then about $45 for the black ano lug nuts, and $15 for the hubcentric rings.

[m42technic]

Where did you get the lug nuts? Turner as well?