Every once in a while I'll get a wild hair and want to get my hands on something completely out of my wheelhouse to photograph. I wouldn't say any type of vehicle is more my type than anything else but, for sure, stanced cars are a breed I have very little knowledge or familiarity with. So.. a couple months back, when I was missing shooting the local nightlife, I dropped a post on Facebook looking for someone to donate some time for some content. Enter Parker..
We linked up at a local gas station, I told him I couldn't believe his car could actually move around town at the static height it was sitting at, he laughed, and we hit the road. The first goal was to get some rolling shots of his car sweeping streets.. because, why wouldn't you? When something is that low, that's kind of the magic behind it doing its thing. We took it out onto the highway and under one of the new overpasses, just because I knew there'd be some lighting there that could help push the image over the top. And, according to the number of likes that image gathered on Instagram, we succeeded.
From there, we found an empty parking lot (the middle of nowhere doesn't have much else to offer), and snapped a few more images. I didn't think much of it beyond just a night to hang out, meet a fellow enthusiast, and create some content.. and then the next day I get a message from the editor of Fast Car Magazine. He wanted more info, more photos and contact details for Parker. They were seriously considering it for a feature in their publication. To say Parker was thrilled might be an understatement.
A couple months passed and the feature is now out in the July 2021 issue of Fast Car Magazine. And, as if that isn't cool enough, his car landed the pull-out poster feature. Remember the car posters you'd pull out of your magazines as a kid and hang them on the walls in your room? Parker's car is now one of those cars.. Which also means I created one of those posters.. Somebody, pinch me. (Update - So I totally jumped the gun on this, based on the design work on the cover, and assumed the rig shot we put together of his car was the pull-out poster. After finally getting my hands on the publication, it turns out I was incorrect! Big bummer.. But I guess I can add this goal to my list for future projects!)
