January 3, 2010 by admin
I’ll go ahead and kick off 2010 with a photoshoot of a 400+ HP RB25 powered 240sx. Justin from Pure Street Photo hit me up about a shoot he was doing and asked if I wanted to tag along. Many locals here in AZ know this car and are familiar with the owner Billy who runs the business called A Quality Tire. Billy is always out at the drift events with a mobile tire changing machine to help drifters on the spot with mounting & dismounting after they’ve burned up tires at the track. He also sells used tires in common sizes that drifters use. I didn’t get much time to talk to the owner of this car about the list of mods but a few things I do know are that it has a mildly built RB25 with a big single turbo, Apex’i Power FC, Ksport Coilovers, Overfenders and 5 Zigen wheels.
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-Chris @ CMpixels Photography
December 18, 2009 by admin
My buddy Justin with Pure Street Photo gave me a heads up on a photoshoot he was doing with a member of azawd.org with a clean ass Evo X and asked if I wanted to tag along. Of course I accepted since I absolutely love the Evo X body style and was hoping to purchase one but at the time it was a little out of reach for me and my wallet. Mark’s Evo X is hella clean and he is one cool ass dude. We shot this car in downtown Glendale, Az which has some nice older buildings which makes for a great back drop. I played around with some HDR shots and got some awesome results. I can’t wait to see what Mark has in store for his X in the future.
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-Chris @ CMpixels Photography
December 17, 2009 by admin
Saturday Dec. 12th I attended the 10th anniversary of a local shop here in Gilbert, AZ called Intense Power. Intense has a huge following here in Arizona with the local car scene and has been dishing out quality work and insane cars for several years. They decided to celebrate their 10th anniversary by moving into a new state of the art facility and throwing a car show/charity event. Intense has had several magazine features on the cars they have built including their 1000+ HP widebody G35 and 1200+ HP custom widebody Supra TT. It was no surprise that the turn out at their charity car show was HUGE. All kinds of cars showed up to show their support including Honda/Acura’s, 350z’s, EVO’s, STi’s, RX-7’s, Supra’s and even a few super cars including a Lamborghini, Ferrari and Nissan GTR.
Many local companies such as Ksport, Kyoei USA and 350z Motorsports showed their support by sponsoring the event. Members from many local forums such as azht.net, az240sx.org, azawd.org, az350z.com and probably some others I am forgetting came out to show support. Pure Street Photo, MLS Media and of course CMpixels Photography were all on hand to give the show ample coverage with the photography. I spent most of my day chatting with friends and people I haven’t seen in a long time. It was a great time and I’m glad I spent my Saturday hanging out with friends, checking out all the hot girls and being able to see some awesome cars. Han, Pete, Darren & all the guys @ Intense Power did a fantastic job with this event and I can’t wait to see how their next one will be.
-Chris @ CMpixels Photography
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by admin
Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a photoshoot for a calendar with several girls including Mercy Gamez. Mercy is a local model here in Phoenix, AZ who is trying to get a name out there for herself. It was a pleasure meeting her and taking pics with her. She is excellent at posing and just does her own thing which makes it easier on me. Below are some of my favorite shots I captured while doing the shoot.
-Chris @ CMpixels Photography
November 21, 2009 by admin
I was bored the other night and my car was pretty clean so I decided to do an impromptu photoshoot at a nearby well lit parking garage near the ASU stadium. I also had a new lens I kinda wanted to play around with that I haven’t really used yet. Recently I picked up my second prime lens, a Canon 100mm F2 and figured I would try some automotive shots with it for shits and giggles. This lens did not disappoint and when I got home to review the results I was really impressed with the color and sharpness. I used it on both my 7d and 5d II and just played around with different angles and apertures. I will definitely use this lens more often now that I know it is capable of producing excellent results.
For anyone wondering the mods done to my 2003 Touring w/Navi 6MT 350z, here they are: 20×9.5 -5mm & 20×11 -5mm Work Varianza T1S wheels in Black Polish wrapped in 225.35.20 & 255.30.20 Toyo Proxes4 tires, Ksport Coilovers with 12/10k spring rates, Ksport Rear Camber & Toe Arms, Nissan 4.08 gears, Fujita Intake, Powerlab 3/8″ Plenum Spacer, Megan Racing Resonated Test Pipes, Motordyne XYZ Pipe, Greddy Spectrum Elite Exhaust, Mastergrade Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser, ‘08 LED Taillights, 6k HID Bulbs, Luxor LED lighting for parking lights, license plate lights, dome light and rear trunk, Alpine W505 Head Unit, Infiniti Kappa Components, Alpine 4ch amp, JL 500/1 amp, JL 10W7 sub in Zenclosure sealed box and Clifford 50.5x 2way remote start alarm.
Pics from this shoot, click on them for high res:
