Pin Ups and Hot Rods

I've been attending local classic car meets for the last few years,  photographing some very cool hot rods and custom restorations.  This past August, I went to a meet and talked with Don Owen, who built his own custom hot rod based on the 1927 Ford Model A.

Don Owen - T-Bucket Ford

The same day, I met John Brandt, who had a beautifully restored and customized 1940 Plymouth Delivery Wagon.

John Brandt - 1940 Plymouth Delivery Wagon


So, I arranged to to meet Don at Reed College early on  a Sunday morning to photograph his beautiful Ford custom car. I had two models with me.  My first time photographing a model with a car.  We got some nice photos, but ended up cutting the session short when the Reed College police came by and kicked us out.  Anyway, I like the way things turned out that day.




T-Bucket Ford - Model: Penny Lane

Two weeks later,  we set up a session with John Brandt.  I learned a lot from the first session with Don Owen.  We shot John's car behind a big warehouse.  With the non-descript building as a backdrop, it was easy to layer in a different background.   I also pushed the color saturation, contrast, etc., to get a distinct look for the best image that came out of that session.





1940 Plymouth - Model: Janessa Wright

 

Pin-ups and hot rods are fun.  Hope to do a lot more when the weather improves next year.