crews control
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Hampshire
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How stupid am I?
I spent ages trying to copy the look of that iconic D3 shot, the one used at the top of each page on this forum. It's such a sharp image which displays the graphic style of the D3 perfectly. I know it originates from the Land Rover PR dept, but it's perfection amazed me.
Until i found the company that made it... I never realised that so much in the way of car photography now is completely computer generated. And I don't just mean photoshopped. The vehicle doesn't exist... Never has... nobody took the photo! How disappointing to find out that most of the LR shots of the D3 came from a keyboard. I must have been the last one to find out.
Still the good news is seeing what an improvement the same company can make to an ugly Porsche... it's almost art!
 Paul
D3 TDV6 HSE
Buckingham Black / Alpacca Leather
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eddtheduck
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Norwich
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I agree CGI has a lot to answer for.
There are still good automotive photographers out there. I have a mate in the graphic design trade and he uses this guy http://www.chrisbaileyphoto.com/ who takes a mean photo. Even then the touching up done after beggars belief.
What really annoys me is the clearly CGI'd mud some manufacturers use in their promotional materials when I'm sure most of us would happily, and in some cases expertly, apply the real thing  2008.5 D3 HSE, Stornoway, Ebony
2007 BMW 335iSE - lust for speed satisfied
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DSL
Joined: 11 May 2006
Location: In the Dog House!
Posts: 9500
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That we are good at!
 Honda Dog U better DUCK!!!!!
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eddtheduck
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Norwich
Posts: 160
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You're hired  2008.5 D3 HSE, Stornoway, Ebony
2007 BMW 335iSE - lust for speed satisfied
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| Tue Jun 17 2008 2:20pm |
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CY
Joined: 16 Aug 2005
Location: The Bonnie Banks of the Forth
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I didn't realise that either.
Though I'd say you've got it pretty spot on in your current avatar  DISCO3's Student Correspondent...
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Volvo V70 T5 SE
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| Tue Jun 17 2008 3:45pm |
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Do you really need to know ?
Posts: 14175
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Nice Cayenne melt there
TBH, those silver D3 pics (they have profile shots of side and rear etc) used above and in the brochures... have always looked CG to me  Spent too many years working around Soho in the film effects industry I guess.
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