New Automotive photography shot for Bentley Motors in January 2022, shots in Manchester city centre and the Peak District. Production and Creative by myself via www.visual3marketing.com This was a 3 week project from start to finish including, concept, planning, production, shooting and retouching.
Heres a few of my favourite images which you will see soon on the Bentley Motors social channels
Just Hype Clothing came up with a last min wild idea for an April fools campaign, it was all a bit of a secret until the day I turned up to shoot, was had a lot of fun on track filming and shooting with my good friend Oli Webb in a Lamborghini SVJ and a Robinson r44 helicopter. Only a few hours from Sheffield where I’m based we shot at an old airfield now converted into a private track. As an Automotive photographer my favourite shots are those with minimal background and this location made for just that. shooting both rolling and static shots below is a selection of my favourites.
Working with Aston Martin is always a pleasure, I recently shot their Vantage roadster. When working with Aston Martin on social content they often give me lots of creative freedom which allows me to bring my vision to life. My initial ideas for this photoshoot was to both replicate the feeling you get driving a convertible just after the sun goes down and the stars come out and show a more lifestyle side of the brand with an evening outfit combined with the car.
Below is the finished series shot throughout Sheffield, Manchester and the Peak District.
Client - Aston Martin Legonda
Model - Ellie O’Donnell
Before lockdown, my good friend George Millner a fellow photographer, and filmmaker also based in Sheffield and I decided to head out to some local roads in the Peak District not far from where we both live and shoot a series of images with my 981s and his 981 GT4 Clubsport. the weather was far from ideal but made things interesting, to say the least. Here are the photos.
Another press car from Audi UK, you could have guessed it. The kyalami green RSQ3 was mine for the week to drive and shoot as I please. I decided to take this bold colour into Sheffield city at blur hour and work on some tracking shots rigged to another car, the results were just as I imagined. Inner-city moving shots can be a challenge for automotive photographers without closed roads and high budgets however with this small rig it’s very easy to shoot without causing disruption to traffic with just a small team of 3 people and 2 cars.
Bentley Motors challenged me and 2 other photographers to find the best Christmas lights in our local area in 24 hours in the new Bentayga V8. With the intention of shooting the car in front of the best displays it was more of a challenge than I expected around Sheffield and the Peak District. however we persevered and came out with a few cool shots.
Recently I had the opportunity to drive and shoot the new Audi R8 RWD V10. Audi UK was kind enough to let me borrow one of their press cars for the week to shoot some promotional material, and where better to test it out than the Scottish NC500. Being an Automotive photographer has its perks.
Scotland has a special place in my heart from the first time I visited when I was 16. I was fascinated by the ever-changing views and vast landscapes which looked old and weathered. It's no secret that Scotland is home to some of the best driving roads in the UK or even world, with a continually changing surface and width of the road it keeps you on your toes, one moment you're flying down a perfectly smooth wide flowing turns into a single track bumpy bit of tarmac straight over the grass, it's fair to say you never really know what's coming next (unless your a local or a regular)
The R8 was a pleasure to shoot, as an automotive photographer its important to find a car best angle and focus on how best to shoot it. Still, I soon found the Audi looked great from pretty much all angles its a very photogenic car, and I'm a massive fan of the Ara Blue, crystal effect with black trim spec.
Being based in Sheffield has its perks with some fantastic roads in the Peak District - literally on my doorstep. However, for a car like this I feel you need more space to be both creative with the camera and stretch its legs a little on the open road, it's not much use in the tight and twisty lanes, but once the road opens up, that's where the fun begins. The new RWD system has made the steering much more pleasant it feels a little light for my taste, but that said it's very accurate and easy to put the car exactly where you want it. The V10 was pleasant with plenty of power in most of the rev range, but I was a little disappointed with the sound. The lack of sports exhaust and the new Fuel particulate filters seemed to tame this engine which was a little disappointing, to be honest, but it pulled like a dream a little too much for the road in my opinion. With 540PS you merely felt like you were tickling the surface the majority of the time, and not often you drive a section of road to its potential with the car in the higher rev range without being a little irresponsible should we say.
The R8 is well known for being an everyday supercar which I agree after 1377 miles with camera gear a suite case with clothes for the week for the 2 of us its defiantly got enough luggage space to be used as a GT car. However, I would defiantly spec Audi Magnet as this spec car without adjustable dampening was a little firm when cruising to your next destination. The ride height was great, and despite the questionable Scottish road surface in places and potholes, we had no issues with ground clearance, I was more worried in my lowered camper-van the week before. Averaging 25MPG on the motorway up and down from Sheffield I was impressed with the economy considering we had a V10 behind our heads. It's defiantly a car you can spend some time driving.
We probably spent more time eating than we did driving or shooting on this trip, but it would be rude not to enjoy Scottish seafood. Below are a few photos from the trip, we enjoyed five days 1377 miles and lots of seafood.
