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Hello everyone, Rich Truesdell here. If my name looks familiar, it's because I have contributed photo features to Mopar Enthusiast, Mopar Muscle, Muscle Car Review, Musclecar Enthusiast, and many other titles.
I am finishing up my second book (2012's Hurst Equipped was my first), to be called Maximum Muscle, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the penultimate year in muscle car history, 1970. The book will be published on October 20, 2020, by Quattro/Motorbooks, just in time for Christmas.
https://www.quartoknows.com/books/9780760366783/1970-Maximum-Muscle.html
Because of the travel restrictions in place with the coronavirus cries, I will not be able to travel to shoot several cars, the most important are the 440-6 versions of the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner and the 1970 Dodge Super Bee. I need publication-quality, high-res images of examples of stock/original/restored versions of both cars.
I need as many shots from the list below as you might be able to provide.
1. Front three-quarter exterior
2. Side-profile exterior
3. Rear three-quarter exterior
4. Wheel/tire combination
5. Primary exterior badges
6. Right-side engine shot (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
7. High center shot with and without air cleaner if possible (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
8. Left-side engine shot (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
9. Interior, from the driver's-side-door open, passenger-side door closed (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
10. Interior, from the passeger-side, driver's-side door open (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
11. Shot of the console and shifter
12. Close-up of the instrument cluster/radio area (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
13. Shot of the open trunk showing the spare tire
Feel free to include up to three detail shots of your favorite elements, especially if they are unique to your car.
As most of us have an HD camera in our pockets, full-resolution photos from your iPhone or Android are acceptable although photos taken with a mirrorless or D-SLR camera are preferred.
If you need help in taking your photos, please refer to my guide, posted here.
https://automotivetraveler.com/magazine/viewer.php?path=2012/03/Automotive_Photography_Made_Simple
With so many of us shut-in at this point, here's an excuse to get you and your car outside to get some fresh air. I know I'm going stair crazy right now.
One final suggestion, keep the backgrounds simple, like a golf course or park, unless you have the opportunity to get some shots with a period-correct – gas station, diner, 1960s subdivision – in the background.
If you can help, send me a Private Conversation where we can exchange phone numbers and I can assist in setting up a transfer. Yes, I just happen to own a 440-powered, a 1974 FMC 2900R pusher motorhome, almost identical to Charles Kuralt's, from CBS On the Road fame.
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/233612/
this is what I guess could be called crowd sourcing. In these challenging times, we do what we need to do to get the job done.
Stay safe,
Richard Truesdell
I am finishing up my second book (2012's Hurst Equipped was my first), to be called Maximum Muscle, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the penultimate year in muscle car history, 1970. The book will be published on October 20, 2020, by Quattro/Motorbooks, just in time for Christmas.
https://www.quartoknows.com/books/9780760366783/1970-Maximum-Muscle.html
Because of the travel restrictions in place with the coronavirus cries, I will not be able to travel to shoot several cars, the most important are the 440-6 versions of the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner and the 1970 Dodge Super Bee. I need publication-quality, high-res images of examples of stock/original/restored versions of both cars.
I need as many shots from the list below as you might be able to provide.
1. Front three-quarter exterior
2. Side-profile exterior
3. Rear three-quarter exterior
4. Wheel/tire combination
5. Primary exterior badges
6. Right-side engine shot (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
7. High center shot with and without air cleaner if possible (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
8. Left-side engine shot (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
9. Interior, from the driver's-side-door open, passenger-side door closed (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
10. Interior, from the passeger-side, driver's-side door open (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
11. Shot of the console and shifter
12. Close-up of the instrument cluster/radio area (prefer taken in the shade with no contrasting shadows if possible)
13. Shot of the open trunk showing the spare tire
Feel free to include up to three detail shots of your favorite elements, especially if they are unique to your car.
As most of us have an HD camera in our pockets, full-resolution photos from your iPhone or Android are acceptable although photos taken with a mirrorless or D-SLR camera are preferred.
If you need help in taking your photos, please refer to my guide, posted here.
https://automotivetraveler.com/magazine/viewer.php?path=2012/03/Automotive_Photography_Made_Simple
With so many of us shut-in at this point, here's an excuse to get you and your car outside to get some fresh air. I know I'm going stair crazy right now.
One final suggestion, keep the backgrounds simple, like a golf course or park, unless you have the opportunity to get some shots with a period-correct – gas station, diner, 1960s subdivision – in the background.
If you can help, send me a Private Conversation where we can exchange phone numbers and I can assist in setting up a transfer. Yes, I just happen to own a 440-powered, a 1974 FMC 2900R pusher motorhome, almost identical to Charles Kuralt's, from CBS On the Road fame.
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/233612/
this is what I guess could be called crowd sourcing. In these challenging times, we do what we need to do to get the job done.
Stay safe,
Richard Truesdell
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