Recent photographs of the car

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:07

I went for a little drive this evening to scout out some locations for possible photoshoots I have coming up.

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:07

I'll go back when the car is clean and get a few more.

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:11

Cheers mate, should be able to make some nicer looking ones when I have more time and a clean car

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:26

Booner! said:
Those are fantastic photos mate! Are you planning on modding it any further??

Have you been detailing your paint? its real deep red!

The paintwork is in a real bad state at the moment, it looks MUCH deeper when it's been polished and waxed (will do that this week).
I'm not going to mod it any more now, unless I get a good deal on a set of coilovers. It's not worth modding massively as it's only a 1.6 and i'll be getting rid of it in a few years.

Dreadi said:
nice photo mrsix! what wheels are they ?

They're team dynamic "Something-or-others" - I bought them second for £70 with brand new Michelin Pilot Sport tyres. It was a complete steal as they're not marked at all. I really liked the fact that they're only 16", so they're great for handling and also they've got a little bit of dish which looks really nice up close.

Booner! said:
Makes me want to lower my car now, his sits so perfectly on those rims... mine looks like a 4x4!

Hehe, it's not been lowered at all

[TW]Fox said:
You are a great photographer MrSix, they look spot on!

Cheers Fox

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:32

Nope, it's filthy actually, covered in dust and grit from the rain. Trust me, it looks like a new penny when I've cleaned it

I'll gladly take some photos for you if you're local.

*EDIT*

Look at the last three pics, it's filthy on the lower door!

MrSix · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:48

I do if they're local, but I don't go out of my way to get to them.
If you ever take a trip up to Warwickshire, give me a shout.

MrSix · 8 Aug 2007 at 09:20

Booner! said:
MrSix - Have you fitted GTI rear lights?

I have indeed...it was the first modification I made - I hate the tuti-fruity standard lights.

MrSix · 8 Aug 2007 at 10:38

Booner! said:
Snap - my first mod was to change the "tango" lights Then the wheels (hubs = eewwwww)

You got rid of your hubs

.Andy said:
Agree 100% they are fanatstic photos - I wish I could take photos like that, I'm your average think the shot I'm taking should be good but then looks carp!!!

Thanks.
You could take photos like that with the right equipment and technical know-how...this shoot took me literally 5 minutes. I used two flashes mounted off camera and a couple of wireless receivers...that simple

MrSix · 8 Aug 2007 at 11:22

Yeah, only two.
You need to change your order too....

2x Manual controlled strobes
2x light stands + adaptors
2x Wireless receivers
1x Wireless sender
1x SLR with manual control

Job done

MrSix · 8 Aug 2007 at 13:06

Booner! said:
I am a camera Noob/nub so can you explain how much that would cost? and i assume that an "average person" would not carry that kind of kit?

No, the average person would probably carry an SLR and an on camera flashgun.
The advantage of using the flashes off of the camera is that I can control the light much more accurately and thus make my subject "pop" from the frame due to the 3D effect that the shadows create.

Phil W said:
Dude, take some pictures of my car

Okay

laissez-faire said:
What lens did you use to take that photo? Looks like quite a wide angle or am I talking pie?

All of the photographs were taken using a Canon 24-70L at around f/4 to f/8.0 and at varying focal lengths. That photograph in particular was taken at 43mm which isn't that wide.

This one however, was taken at 24mm:

You can clearly see the two pools of light to the left and right of the frame created by the flashes.

MrSix · 8 Aug 2007 at 23:43

Andybtsn said:
I wasn't meaning to ask you about the T

I thought MrSix got a TT awhile go but obviously I'm mistaken.

I did get one

Dig up the thread again and see what happened!

MrSix · 9 Aug 2007 at 11:03

L337 LooX said:
Hate to sound like penski but if you lowered that 35-40mm and got some 25mmish PCD spacers it would look awesome

I thought exactly the same

MrSix · 9 Aug 2007 at 11:40

*Rough potatochop*

Like that?

MrSix · 9 Aug 2007 at 11:49

I'm not sure really, I've not done it so I've never had to find out.

MrSix · 1 Sep 2007 at 18:37

Andr3w said:
Personally under the bumper where it goes from red to black, i would paint it all red. My sisters bf has a mk4 golf, 3 door red and he painted all the bumper red, looks really nice.

I was going to, but it can go against you when selling the car.
When I sell the car it will have the steelies back on and the tooti-frooti lights back in and be sold as a "standard" Mk4 Golf 1.6 SE.

MrSix · 2 Sep 2007 at 00:29

[TW]Fox;10015154 said:
Awesome picture

It's amazing what decent photography can do to a car, I normally dislike the Mk3 Golf.

:S I think that photo is dreadful....

MrSix · 2 Sep 2007 at 00:56

[TW]Fox;10015986 said:
Of course you do, becuase you are a photography enthusiast whereas I am not - so I don't notice the things you do.

In much the same way that 9/10 people will walk past a freshly washed car and think 'thats nice' whereas you or me would think 'my god.. those swirlmarks are awful'.

Fair one.

How come you beleive that photo looks awesome?
I really really think I'm over critical of my own work now, because I would never send that shot to print because I think it's dreadful, however it clealy isn't perceived that way by your "average" reader.

MrSix · 2 Sep 2007 at 01:35

divine` said:
It might not be the best photo in the world, but come on, it's being overly harsh to call it 'dreadful'

Not really - It's badly composed, badly/boringly lit and not particularly sharp.
From a technical and (personally) aesthetical point of view it's a dreadful photograph.

MrSix · 2 Sep 2007 at 08:15

divine` said:
Some of your own aren't exactly perfect if you're going to be that picky though.

Ooooh....handbags at 10 paces!
I never claimed mine were perfect, so there's no need to be getting all personal.