Recent Professional Works

[yyapp]

Thanks to all for sharing your images and knowledge. Although I love this thread it is my first time posting on it.
These are some of the G-rated images from my series Chrysalis. More at http://www.rafael-hernandez.com
Cheers,
Rafa

P.S. De rigeur stats: P45+ on Mamiya and Phase One bodies

[Rob C]

Thanks to all for sharing your images and knowledge. Although I love this thread it is my first time posting on it.
These are some of the G-rated images from my series Chrysalis. More at http://www.rafael-hernandez.com
Cheers,
Rafa

P.S. De rigeur stats: P45+ on Mamiya and Phase One bodies

Have you seen Barry Lategan's 1988 Pirelli Calendar?

Rob C

[yyapp]

Rob,
I wasn't familiar with Barry Lategan's work, thanks for bringing him to my attention.
I got the inspiration for this series after a workshop I took with Lois Greenfield last year.

Rafa

Have you seen Barry Lategan's 1988 Pirelli Calendar?

Rob C

[haefnerphoto]

Rafa, I really like the shapes, color and light of the second image!  Jim

[yyapp]

Jim,
thanks so much for your kind words and feedback. Coming from you that's quite an honor. Very much appreciated.
Rafa

[haefnerphoto]

Here's a few from last week.  It's a Cadillac powered VSR ("V" Street Rod) designed by Wayne Cherry, past design director of GM.  We worked together for three days on the photography and it was a great pleasure doing so.  I really shot it as a sample but hope to find some editorial interest in the images.  Jim
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[JoeKitchen]

Here's a few from last week.  It's a Cadillac powered VSR ("V" Street Rod) designed by Wayne Cherry, past design director of GM.  We worked together for three days on the photography and it was a great pleasure doing so.  I really shot it as a sample but hope to find some editorial interest in the images.  Jim
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That is a damn sexy car; great light and shadow.  Did you get to ride it around town?  What kind of power we talking about here?

[dergiman]

Here's a few from last week.  It's a Cadillac powered VSR ("V" Street Rod) designed by Wayne Cherry, past design director of GM.  We worked together for three days on the photography and it was a great pleasure doing so.  I really shot it as a sample but hope to find some editorial interest in the images.  Jim

Awesome car and awesome images! you sure had a lot of fun!

[stewarthemley]

In future, if anyone asks me whether photography can be true art, or whether car design can be true art, I'll simply point them to Jim's website. The image with the shadows is stunning, both in its concept and execution. The continued high standards of his work are inspirational. Thank you, Jim, for sharing.

[Frank Doorhof]

A few from the shots I shot during the Professional Imaging show in Nieuwgein Netherlands on the Elinchrom booth.
Working on a booth were you can't see the light is always difficult but I loved these.

[Rob C]

As ever when looking at Jim's pictures I ask myself: when they can come up with so much automobile art, why do they then produce the dull blancmange cars that they put on the street? It seems to me that only Alfa has the heart to see anything pretty through childbirth; I exclude here, of course, the existing supercars which don't really count.

Rob C

[LiamStrain]

As ever when looking at Jim's pictures I ask myself: when they can come up with so much automobile art, why do they then produce the dull blancmange cars that they put on the street? It seems to me that only Alfa has the heart to see anything pretty through childbirth; I exclude here, of course, the existing supercars which don't really count.

Rob C

I blame the 70s.

[fredjeang]

Thanks to all for sharing your images and knowledge. Although I love this thread it is my first time posting on it.
These are some of the G-rated images from my series Chrysalis. More at http://www.rafael-hernandez.com
Cheers,
Rafa

P.S. De rigeur stats: P45+ on Mamiya and Phase One bodies

De rigeur, Magnifique !

Great work.

Fred.

[feppe]

I blame the 70s.

Indeed, but wind tunnels are just as much to blame

[AlexM]

As ever when looking at Jim's pictures I ask myself: when they can come up with so much automobile art, why do they then produce the dull blancmange cars that they put on the street?

Rob C

Maybe that's not what THEY put on the street but what WE buy?

[Rob C]

Maybe that's not what THEY put on the street but what WE buy?

Which inevitable has to be what they put in the showroom.

But yes, the 70s do carry a lot of blame: the standard-bearer of blancmange had to be the British Ford Sierra.

Rob C

[robert zimmerman]

one from a fashion session last week. hair & make up gregor makris represented by bigoudi, styling markus huesken represented by profiteam.

[Rob C]

But with 360bhp to play with, it was still an amazing car to drive everyday..

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth.

Foul!

Cars like that have nothing to do with the names that they carry - they don't even look like the normal ones of the same name; anyway, paint any Ford black and it improves 100%! Having had both XR2 and XR3i models in black, I know this for a fact.

Anyway, nobody could buy/insure the damn things in the end because of the vicious circle of confusion: anybody who would buy one was too poor to insure it, but anybody who could insure it was never going to buy anything so naff.

Rob C

[Rob C]

Here's a few from last week.  It's a Cadillac powered VSR ("V" Street Rod) designed by Wayne Cherry, past design director of GM.  We worked together for three days on the photography and it was a great pleasure doing so.  I really shot it as a sample but hope to find some editorial interest in the images.  Jim

Jim

I watched a documentary the other night called Requiem for Detroit, on BBC TV if I remember correctly.

I also saw the Clyde's industry close down, but I doubt if it had quite the same visual impact as the scenes in that documentary. I suppose that there is the possibility that the filming was concentrated on what lies within a tight area of the city - I have no idea - but for anyone watching, it was the most depressing and apocalyptic thing imaginable. Apart from the gutted factories, the sight of abandoned hotels, burned out houses, schools etc. was really frightening. To see weeds and what used to be gardens taking over where people lived, took pride in what they had, makes for very sober thought and also very little optimism for the future. And it didn't even take a foreign invasion or bombing to get to that state.

It felt strange to see a short interview with Mitch Ryder of the Detroit Wheels... remember the sound from first time around.

Tell you this, it made me think of you and offer you a silent toast for your courage in hanging on and making it work!

Rob C

[haefnerphoto]

Rob, Thanks for your concern!  I've heard from another photographer in London about the show too, but haven't seen it myself.  The city of Detroit is a mess but I don't think it can get any worse, believe it or not that's a good thing.  The city now has a honest, business oriented mayor who has the best intentions for the city, that's a good start.  The decaying neighborhoods are being torn down and the plan is to create urban farms that will cover blocks and blocks of area.  I think I read that the area to be restored is around 41 square miles!  I have no idea what this year will bring business wise.  Last year was profitable but I had business from Japan that helped tremendously.  It will be a year of rebuilding because so much advertising has left the city, we'll have to introduce my work to new clients spread out all over the country.  I couldn't sell my studio if I wanted to, so I guess I'm here for the duration (as if 30 years isn't long enough).  My attempt to diversify into architecture has been successful.  In addition to working for the largest regional clients, I'm now starting to field inquiries from other parts of the country, but replacing the automotive revenue isn't easy.  Driving thru the city is definitely an eye opener, but quite honestly, it's been so bad for so long we're kind of used to it.  Thanks, Jim