Contact Sheet

Edit One

This photo needed the exposure reducing so the car was true to colour. Although this shoot was done in day light I wanted the editing style to be similar to my first photoshoot with the ford escort, my mothers car. Which was done in the dark so I am editing with a style choice of slightly noisy, lower exposed adjustments.

Edit Two

I liked this photo, the angle of the car is appealing, cropping the front of it out and focusing on the seat and number. I lowered the exposure, while increasing the contrast to give the deeper colour on the car.

Edit Three

Unlike the previous shots, this one was more abstract, hiding the majority of the car and looking at details that show the cars original owners influence. I lowered the exposure to maintain the editing style, darkening the wheel and bonnet. This made for a better photo, removing some of the glare from the original photo.

Edit Five

This photo is similar to the previous in terms of what is in the shot, however I preferred this angle. After editing both I can make a comparison on which is the more fitting photo. I like the previous photos colours and lighting, but the composition of this photo is much stronger.

Edit Six

Niche to this style of car is the pedals, often forcing the driver to wear racing shoes due to how close the pedals are. This was an important element of the car for me to show, having been told this fact by my father as this car has previously been his. The colour was good in the original shot, but I found the shot looked busy so chose to use black and white with increased clarity to remove the busyness without removing the tarnish on the pedals.

Edit Seven

A simple detail can add huge amounts of context to a photoshoot, this is the badge of the car. Another important element within my connection to this car through my father and how he spoke of it when I was growing up. As I’ve gotten older I’ve found key points like this have helped me negotiate the motorsport world.

Edit Eight

Having seen photos of the car when my father owned it, the car was red. Now the car is gun metal grey, there is some remaining red elements, the leather panel is still red and where the exhaust comes out of the car you can see the remaining red paint. I want to place this image next to an archived image to show the comparison. I needed to reduce the brightness of the gravel alone as it took the focus off he red paint so I used the brush tool having already edited the rest of the image.

Edit Nine

Most of the photos are close crops of the car, showing snippets of parts individual to the car, ones someone who doesn’t know much about the car might not pick up on. I liked this as it shows the roll bar and the drivers seat, linking back to the drivers connection to the car.

Edit Ten

While this photo isn’t significant to the connection, I do like the photo as a whole, introducing us to the car. From the central point of the seatbelt text, showing the viewer it is used to race in, to the leathers texture contrasting well with smooth metal sheets.

Final Photos

These photos were interesting to take as I had to go in with a plan to get similar shots that worked well together. I aimed to edit them in a similar style to the original photoshoot with the ford escort. Using small crops and high contrast images, I created a set of unique, story telling photos. I will be able to pair these with the achieve photos, which were the original inspiration for the photos. The archive photos didn’t have the person in them so I didn’t have a person in these photos. Instead I want to add captions next to the photos, explaining the reason for the photo and adding connection to the photos to the book. By mixing black and white photos with colour, I have referenced the original colour of the car as well as adding dynamic and interesting photos through a mixture of both colour and B&W photos. This shoot is reminiscent of Keith Dotson’s style, I looked at his work of rusty cars in the woods and this is the opposite. However, he used close up shots, small details and unusual angles while keeping eyelevel with the car so I took this approach to create these photos. The overall photos work well together and tell a story about the car, having captured the small details it allows me to make a comparison between the archive photos (when I put them into the book) and how the car is now.