John Z. Goriup Posted March 25, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Canepa Designs, a highly specialized exotic / collector car restoration / racing preparation and sales organization moved into their new quarters in Santa Cruz, CA a few years ago. They located an unfinished electronics manufacturing complex at the perfect stage of completion where custom touches for their own needs could still be sensibly incorporated. Since much of their business is conducted world-wide it absolutely requires photographic documentation to prospective clients, thus it was decided to provide a dedicated space for the best possible & most effective photographs to be taken of their inventory. In one corner of the shop the corner at the meeting of vertical concrete wall and floor was radiused, smoothed and all of it painted in epoxy floor paint to eliminate shadows and difficult reflections. As a sample I had the chance to shoot this recently refreshed Bugatti Veyron…….almost looks as if it's floating in mid-air. JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/224212-a-special-corner-for-pictures/?do=findComment&comment=2556607'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Hi John Z. Goriup, Take a look here A special corner for pictures. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pauledell Posted March 25, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2014 John, Great shots with the composition, colors and sharpness. I wish I had a background like that. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 25, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 25, 2014 Lovely. I've been following Canepa ads in either Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars or Autoweek - I can't recall which. The Bug, in #2 almost looks like a high quality scale model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted March 25, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks for the back story. I enjoyed the photos. I am a bit surprised a yellow tone was chosen for the photography corner, especially considering the potential buyers are off-site and making purchase decisions based heavily on the accuracy of photography. Maybe a white or light grey color would offer more accurate color rendition. My son (a true performance car guy) and I drove there for a look awhile back. Unfortunately it was closed, but we'll try again. Thanks for posting these. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks for the back story.My son (a true performance car guy) and I drove there for a look awhile back. Unfortunately it was closed, but we'll try again. Thanks for posting these. Larry Larry, for the last two years Canepa has done a "Cars & Coffee" gathering from 8:00 AM to about noon on the morning of the second Satuday of each month, usually beginning with April, and on through October. I haven't had a chance to check his website recently to see if this will be continued this year, but if it is, you and your son shouldn't miss it. They throw open the shop, their famous museum and the cars in the parking lot and in the showroom make this a most worthwhile trip. Best, JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted March 26, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2014 John, thanks for that great info! Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted March 27, 2014 Share #7 Posted March 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope you insisted on driving it into and out of your studio--the long route. Very nice shots! I'm curious about the color balance here. Is the wall and floor actually yellow/green, or should it be neutral (as below)? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/224212-a-special-corner-for-pictures/?do=findComment&comment=2557805'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted March 27, 2014 I'm curious about the color balance here. Is the wall and floor actually yellow/green, or should it be neutral (as below)? It should be and will be when it's all finished in the near future. The above photos are pretty much as they came out of the camera. The raher unattractive yellow-olive shage shown is high-strength epoxy floor paint, which will be painted a more neutral shade eventually, once the proper lighting is installed and the 'booth' is completed. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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