So, what exactly is a "Hot Rod Portrait", and why do I need one?
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A hot rod portrait is a lot like a portrait session you would get for your family, but it's really much more. It's not just taking a few pictures and handing you some prints. I've actually been a gearhead since I was first able to pick up a wrench. I know how to show your car at it's best. After the shoot you'll be able to buy as many (or few) products to show it off as you like. My personal favorites are the coffee table book, and at least one really big print for display in your home or office. Both are great conversation starters, and can be a real ice breaker with new clients or visitors.
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Why do you need one?
There's plenty of reasons! You love your special machine, but let's face it--you just can't be with it all the time. A feature portrait will give you the next best thing. Now you really can take it with you! Having a large print on your office wall, or even a coffee cup with your ride on it will let you take it with you...even while the real thing is sitting safely under a car cover waiting for the end of winter. But don't just take it from me:
"It's just a personal opinion, but I think a good picture of your finished project is like dessert at the end of a great meal. Say you've just finished an awesome ribeye steak. Are you going to dive into a box of animal crackers? When you finish your project, after years of sweating in the garage, you want a great photo to hang on the wall at work, or to stuff in your wallet (or mail to a magazine)." --Johnny Hunkins Popular Hot Rodding
Having great pictures will also allow you to enjoy it for years to come, even if you decide to sell it. How many times have you wished you had at least a few good pictures of a project when it's too late? Get them now, and you'll have that reminder of all the good times you had with it.
Great photography is also the first step to getting your car published in a magazine:
"...many years later and having chosen and written thousands of Readers' Ridres entries, I realize it's pretty easy to get even an average car into a magazine's Readers' Rides section. Fantastic photos of average cars almost always win over crappy, unpubishable photos of award-winning show cars. Had I gone back and gotten some killer shots of my car, then sent them to a bunch of magazines, I'm pretty sure they would have been published. Up to that point, it would been a top-three highlight of my life--maybe even number one." Rob Kinnan Hot Rod Magazine
You're free to submit your pictures to any magazine you want--all we ask for is a photo credit.
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Here's how it works:
1: Book a shooting date. Send me an e-mail or give me a call and we'll book a date and discuss the location and a lot of other details.
2: Deposit Due Send in your depost of $50 to hold that date.
3: Photo shoot. We get together at the location and do the photo shoot. The balance of your shooting fee is due prior to the shoot.
4: Post Processing. I take all the images from the photo shoot and post process them for final output. This includes exposure, color correction, and other level adjustments.
5: Review. You review the images and make selections for any products that you would like (prints, book, calander, etc).
6: Order Order the products that you would like.
7. Delivery. I deliver (or mail) the finished package to you. Prints are delivered directly from the color lab to you.
8. Enjoy! Kick back and enjoy your ride in a whole new way!
It's really pretty straight forward. If you've ever had a professional location portrait session the process is very similar. I'm in the process of making everything available on the web to streamline everything.
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