25 Years of Stunning Automotive Photography by Nigel Harniman [29 Pics]
Feb 16 2014
Meet Nigel Harniman – an experienced, award-winning automotive photographer with unique style and approach.
2014 marks a 25th anniversary of Harniman Photography (Nigel's studio) and this post pays tribute to some of his best work. Enjoy!
Above photo: Nigel Harniman, on-location helicopter/ship shoot at North Sea. Click images for desktop wallpaper-sized versions.
Jaguar
Rolls Royce
Renault Twizy
Renault Twizy. By the way, check out this thing in Formula1 version: Renault Twizy F1 – absolutely wild!
Nissan LEAF
Nissan Juke
Nissan GTR
Bentley
Cadillac STS
Cadillac STS
MG3
How Nigel creates his photos
What makes Nigel's work unique is how much effort goes into preparation and execution of each one of his shoots. To reiterate just how seriously things are taken, check out below behind-the-scenes photos of blocked off highway entrances and street environments.
Closed off highway ramp for one of the photo shoots.
Chrysler 300 shoot behind-the-scenes photos
Of course Nigel's work goes beyond just photography as certain cases require the use of CGI (computer-generated imagery), and although these are not exactly photos, we still felt like these renders also deserved to be mentioned.
Automotive camera rig + Photoshop tutorials:
Nigel was kind enough to give some insight into his creation process. Below are videos of how the photo was shot using his camera rig setup, and how it was retouched in Photoshop for the final effect... which we think is stunning!
Nigel Harniman's automotive camera rig video tutorial.
Nigel Harniman's automotive photography retouching video tutorial.
Bonus: If a Classic Car Could Take a Selfie – It Would Look Like…
Believe it or not, below photo was taken with a cellphone camera; Nokia Lumia 1020 (a Windows Phone), to be exact. Visit Nigel's blog for a more detailed writeup of this shoot, as well as other cool photography stuff.
Porsche 933 shot by Nigel Harniman using Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 1020 and his automotive camera rig.
“I choose it as my portable camera for capturing the tasks we’ll have to endure...”
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