See how we take inspiration for our art from the masterspieces of the 1900’s…
Sarel van Staden
Car Fine Art (Seeing cars through the artist’s eyes)
Car Fine Art (Seeing cars through the artist’s eyes)
“To aim accurately is another matter: the eyes are not enough; you sometimes have to hold your breath.” Henri Cartier-Bresson
Top Carros Magazine – Brazil
We are always happy when our work features in editorial pieces – this time Brazilian Top Carros Magazine’s article for Porsche’s 70 year celebration.
National Geographic
Although cars are by far our favourite subjects, we do do other commercial photography. Every photographer has a bucket list – that list of images we are going to shoot “one day” – the illusive “perfect” image. Every photographer also has a check list of clients they dream of working for during their career. Our…
Our Pagani Automobili Story
We visit Pagani Automobili – Modena We have always been drawn to Pagani. Except for the obvious reason that these cars are moving works of art, much of the attraction is due to the design philosophy and the personal story of Horatio Pagani, the man behind this iconic 20 year old brand. There are many…
Car Fine Art – an introduction
Car Fine Art Part 2 So much has been written on design in general and car design is no different. For most of us when we look at a beautiful car, our immediate initial response is that the car is a thing of beauty or not. The car is seen as a whole, a unit…
Car fine art – an introduction
Car fine art – (Part 1) Photography is a journey which for us has resulted in a never-ending process of learning. The ever-changing competitive industry we work in requires continued growth not only in our technical skill set, but also in our creative expression. Photographers need to find new ways to stay ahead of the…
Car photography as never seen before (using the FDL Lighting Technique)
A beautiful visual introduction to our FDL Lighting Technique.
MAN Automotive SA – Lion’s Explorer
During July 2018 we were commissioned by our long-standing client MAN Automotive (South Africa), to create images for them of a custom built bus. The brief included fine art images of specific design elements on the bus, such as the mirrors, badge and lights, but also conventional hero shots on a white background, for brochures….
MAN Automotive SA – City Bus
Another opportunity to shoot for our long-standing client MAN Automotive (South Africa), this time to create images of the new design City Bus. The brief included fine art images of specific design elements on the bus, such as the mirrors, badge and lights, but also conventional hero shots on a white background, for brochures. Man…
Driven Magazine June 2018 features our work
CELEBRATING THE SENSATIONAL PORSCHE 718 TWINS THROUGH THE EYE OF THE LENS We were very happy to have our work featured in the June 2018 edition Driven Magazine in a photo essay on Car Fine Art. Car photography is an understated art that is increasingly under threat from the rising tide of mobile photography and computer-generated imagery. But, South…
Cover Shoot for Driven Magazine May 2018 – Aston Martin Vantage
When we were very happy to do another coer shoot for Driven Magazine, and even more delighted to discover a photo essay of our work in the magazine. Here are some of the the images we produced and featured in the magazine. “ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS South African photographers, Sarel van Staden and Maryna Cotton, developed…
Cover Shoot for Driven Magazine April 2018 – Ferrari Portofino
When we were approached recently by Driven Magazine to shoot a cover image for them we were excited. When we heard that the car would be the newly launched Ferrari Portofino, we could hardly contain our excitement. The magazine also published a photos essay with some of the extra images we made. Here are the…
We visit the Louwman Museum
The Louwman Museum has over two hundred and fifty antique and classic motor cars. It is the world’s oldest and in our minds the most beautifully displayed collection we have ever seen. The museum does not just “show” the cars, but takes one on a journey through time, telling the story of how cars changed…
More accolades for the FDL technique…
Over the years we have won several awards and received many accolades. The ones we hold dearest are the ones won for images made using our FDL-technique. We knew from the on-set when we developed the technique, that we where onto something great. We had found a way to beautifully light details on cars! Acclaimed…