Some of you may recognize this from www.accessphoto.com
And now I'm dipping into DS for a broader spectrum.

I work for Import Tuner magazine, and I organized the "Longshots" section of the magazine each month.
The concept is to showcase good/creative photography. Sort of like a "Readers' Rides" section, but... a lot more interesting haha.
Also it is a great way to get exposure if you're a beginning photographer, attain freelance work from yours truly, or simply want your name out there in a large publication.
I too was once on the outside 2 years ago.. posting on DS and accessphoto, now I work for a publication and I'm just giving back!

SO!
If you're interested, post low-res versions of photos you'd like to submit, and I'll periodically make comments within this thread, and send PMs to selected images. It has worked out great so far at accessphoto, and I hope DS will comply as well.
There will be NO PAYMENT FOR PICTURES, but it's a killer way to get your name out there, considering your picture will be published in arguably one of the best car photography books in the game. /bragging

Key word, we're looking for CREATIVE shots, not necessarily 3/4 shots showing the full car.
Eligible cars are Japanese cars, (preferably modified) exclusively Evos, 350s, Civics, Subarus, drifters, etc etc
Here are some past issues of previous winners:

*****UPDATE*****
Full pdfs of each longshots page!!.. ahem, i BETTER see these .pdfs on your websites, wink WINK!

April 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080400_longshots.pdf

May 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080500_longshots.pdf

June 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080600_longshots.pdf

July 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080700_longshots.pdf

August 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080800_longshots.pdf

September 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_080900_longshots.pdf

October 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_081000_longshots.pdf

November 08

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_081100_longshots.pdf

January 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090100_longshots.pdf

February 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090200_longshots.pdf

March 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090300_longshots.pdf

April 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090400_longshots.pdf

May 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090500_longshots.pdf

June 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090600_longshots.pdf

July 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090700_longshots.pdf

August 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090800_longshots.pdf

September 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_090900_longshots.pdf

October 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_091000_longshots.pdf

November 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_091100_longshots.pdf

December 09

http://clintdavis.net/longshots/it_091200_longshots.pdf

Thanks!!

You should get a load of mint pics on DS, there's a lot of talented people on here!

Cant wait for the next mag! Any idea when you can get some shots of it up?

I assume shots of domestics would be less than ideal?

ah yes i forgot to mention that,
Yes we feature exclusively Japanese imports (haha, unless you LIVE in japan, then they wouldn't be imports), and the same goes for the Longshots section.
Thanks!

actually i was wrong, it's in the following issue. It will be a month from now.

cool, no worries

Can I change my contact details then? (as per my email?)

Thanks again!

Sorry it was still too late your issue shipped off over a week ago.
Give me another reason to run your name and we can put in your new contact info

How about an official UK Honda NSX?

http://www.trackdemon.co.uk/IMAGES/CARS/HO...DSC_0085-01.jpg

http://www.trackdemon.co.uk/IMAGES/CARS/HO...DSC_0006-01.jpg

Looks fun! I'll put up my contribution soon.
How about ethanol converted evo?


Or this Comptech tuned NSX?

fellas
please use [img] tags when showing your photos.
Makes browsing this thread MUCH easier

there..

Following Dejan's mode of posting; at least I kept it under 9,000px

DS is NOT disappointing
great stuff fellas.

....now if we can just get advertising with Lexar we can give out free CF cards to the winners

Good luck choosing the best ones. haha. Some great stuff here.

Tell me about it.
I'm floored i've gotten such a positive response from accessphoto, and now dieselstation.
It's always a tough decision that's for sure. I try to get a good mix of different angles/cars/subjects in each issue, and on top of that TRY not to use the same photographer over and over and over again.

haha, on a completely polarizing note, you should see my public longshots@sourceinterlink.com inbox at work, its full of cell phone pics

Hey now, there's nothing wrong with a good ol' 0.3mp photo of a car sitting in a parking lot at 2am basking in a pleasant orange glow from the flood lights above. Nothing like a barely recognizable car to go with a photo of some grain.

haha, we've talked about having a "Wrongshots" in one of our issues.
I swear we get shots of the back half of a car, in the middle of a dirt road, taken at eye-level, with a malnurished dog prancing around.

It's unbelievable, but can't help but chuckle

three from me

Some old shots

that's a little something...

Hey guys/gals what do you think of this one??

too dark? lol

I know that's the feeling you were going for.. but maybe if you tone down the effect a bit?

i'm liking what i see, but i feel like i'm first opening my eyes at night, i want to see it after my eyes have adjusted to the dark

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4. K-Sight By LHT Performance - K20 Motor in an Insight.


Probably more 3/4 shots than you're looking for, but it's worth a try.

take that shit elsewhere

pic of my car



and something that's never been done before, photoshoot inside of the NASA building in Houston TX

Here are a couple of shots I took, some recent, some not lol.

Evo IV MR:


Signal Skyline:


R/T Tuning / Drift Alliance FC3:


Drift Alliance / Falken Mustang:


Thats a few of what I have access to while at work. Ill see what else I have at home.

Comments are always welcome!



Pat D.

here is my selection:



















and a funny last pic:




cheers

Really nice idea SonicZoom! And really nice that you getting us guys involved!

Ok, so let me climb on this bandwagon & do something for South Africa! hahaha, not much you see coming from this part of the world...

Just a quick heads up to the people posting American and German cars - you might want to pick some other photos.

I'd LOVE to get a south african car in our pages of IT.
but we gotta stick to Japanese cars.
BEAUTIFUL pics, i wish we could use them!

haha thanks for the submissions!
the first 2 are very very nice... but i can't resist using the shopping cart pic, haha

We don't have much RICE here. :-| At least not the nice kind. Maybe oneday I'll get to shoot the new GTR & that will be worth submitting.
Thank you for the compliment however, it means alot.

My Evo at different stages in it's life:










My Mirage:






Friends cars:

I know these are nothing compared to the others, but theyre a little more on the abstract side, not just a full car shot, so i figure why not give it a shot..

I do have this one without a watermark at home:

My little entry

i've yet to send out a few more PM's to the dieselstation guys, excellent work fellas!
The first issue with DS work will be the october issue... seems far, but our mags are way ahead.

In the meantime this is on the stands right now:





btw i notice that a lot of our Longshots winners are international... i really want to step up our mag and put at least 1 international car in our mag each month. I think our readers want to see that, no?

Ahh cool mine did make it eventually, I forgot about this.

Will check the Aussie Newsagency in 2012 when the mag finally gets here

Yes SonicZoom! you need a Swedish japanese car in every issue!

Here are some of my recent shots.
You have permission to remove sign if you dont want them in pic.

There are a couple clint, not sure if they're worthy enough, just thought id throw em in.

ooo and another of mine

haven't shot an import in awhile

this has turned from barely having enough images to choose from, to having too many good ones!
I can't make my mind up now, i'll be sending out PMs soon for sure.
Thanks!!!