For some reason I have never had Tortas before. Cook’s in Monterey Park was amazing! I had the Azteca, with grilled chicken, chipotle sauce, corn, and cilantro. Side of sweet potato fries, and a cup of very refreshing cucumber lime juice. Worth the drive!
I just opened the mail to find a slick certificate from Graphis, who evidentaly gave the GT-R series a gold award. Thanks guys!
I am terrible about following art and photography, but here is a painter I came across a while ago and loved:
Richard Estes.
I can think of nothing cooler than this: a dry lake racer built from the fuel tank of a WWII plane.
Found on my favorite car blog, Bring a Trailer. Go there for a link to the full photo gallery.
I love the design of this Lincoln catalog. Nice shot too.
Here is a brief look at how these shots were created for Nissan. Making a black car look good inside a hanger sounded like an impossible task. Black paint = mirror. So we decided to first shoot the car in the hanger, then take it into the studio. We perfectly matched the camera angle, and then lit it up. By blending elements from both location and studio, we ended up with an image that is real, only better.
The AD at The Designory was Phil Samartan, who is now freelancing.
A great post today on Japanese Nostalgic Car. Click images to enlarge.
First is a very cool Civic race car. Looks so mean. Love all the dents and wear on the paint.
And then one of my all-time favorite cars, the original Mugen CRX. Who owns this car??
More pics of both at the link above.
Going through some old shots, I found this image, taken during our Lincoln MKS shoot a while back. Ok, the helicopters were duplicated for effect, but they were swarming pretty good looking for some criminal on the run near our location. Made for a cool image. Click to enlarge.
New album out tomorrow by one of the best bands out there, Russian Circles.
And here is a video of them live. Be patient for the first minute- it’s worth it.
