Found this on the net of some artist photos of old abandoned cars. Enjoy. http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2007/07/night-photography-of-abandoned-cars.html
cool shots but he needs to lay off the photochop. imo those reds and greens killed the shots. made them look amateur this shot is amazing, with the exception of the green and red on the panel, killed it!
no way man. its not the photoshop, he uses gel lights and HUGE exposures. i think his stuff is top notch.
I've seen some of this guys work before, and if i remember right, he isn't using photoshop. He does crazy long exposures, and uses colored strobes and other tricks to get the funky colors. I agree with you though, the colors kill the pictures for me. The subjects are good enough to stand alone, a subtle highlighting maybe, an eerie glow, no thanks.
Some of the first cars are in my wrecking yard. I hung out with him that night watching him work. If you go on his site, lost america, you'll see how long the exposure is when you see the stars as streaks in the sky from the earth moving. Some shots took 2-5 minutes. The color was "added" by him running around with colored lights in and around the cars. Very cool technique.
colored gel's over his key lights is generating the reds and greens... the techniques are called timed exposure & painting with light. there is no photoshopping involved.
well regardless of the way he is doing it the colors completly mess up the pics imo. they are out of place
I've seen a book of this guy's stuff. He takes photos like this of all kinds of things, buildings, cactus, refridgerators, you name it. You gotta remember, these aren't car photos, the're art photos that happen to have cars in them. And yes, you don't have to like them.
The artist is Troy Paiva, and I think his work is extraordinary. His website is lostamerica.com There've been a couple of threads about him here on the HAMB. His handle on here is Lost America -- look up his threads for more examples of his work. There's also an interesting interview of him at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQPY0Ll4ko
Definately an interesting way to shoot. Some shots remind me of reflected neon lighting from drive ins, taverns and dives.
Hey thanks for posting about my photography here and all the compliments! Yes, it's all natural lighting, not Photoshop. And no, you don't have to like it. I learned a long time ago that the best art doesn't appeal to everyone. To learn more about my technique: http://www.lostamerica.com/technique.html I post new work to flickr almost every day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostamerica/ Yes, I shoot more than just cars, but I do keep it in the area of abandoned things and places. I have a new book coming out next spring titled "Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration" from Chronicle Books. It's gonna be a classy package. Thanks for the heads up Tony! Shane, I still want to hit that other junkyard in the mountains you teased me with . . . Petro-Pelago Cartago, California, 10/2007
They're art photos. I've messed around with long exposures before, but never with colored lights and things. Looks like good work... usually when I find an abandoned old car I forget to take a picture until I get home with it, though.
Very kool man. I will admit that some of the lighting seems to "fit" certain photos better than others, but its kool nonetheless. I really like the coloring in this photo for example, as the soft blue lighting gives the illusion that the lights could actually be on inside the abandoned building and is perhaps shining thru the front windows (which we cant see...so...)
it's called HDR. a highly discussed topic in the digital photo world. sometimes it's essential to get a picture work, other times it's used as a stylisitic piece. I really like LostAmerica's stuff, it was done tastefully.
I love the work you produce. I was experimenting with similar lighting and exposure practices a few years ago when i came across your website. I never wouldve thought the colors were coming from theater lighting gels.
It's not HDR either. Occasionally I do some exposure stacking and dodge and burn, but I use no HDR plug ins or automatic anything. For the most part, my images are as they are straight out of the camera. Again, thanks all. Cartago Cafe Highway 395, California, 10/2007
you sir, are an idot. plain and simple. These shots are fantastic. I did my thesis for my photography degree using similar techniques. I photographed "Disappearing America" using LONG night time exposures, colored gels, selective lighting. No Photoshop was used.
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