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NISMO 370Z, Done Right.

Chad — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:06:19 +0000

After taking a four month break from doing anything related to Chadbeephotography.com I started to feel the need to try and capture some photos that would really push myself further as a photographer. This past weekend I gave into the craving and grabbed the key to the Forged Performance 370Z NISMO and headed out to scout for a location. By 7pm I made my way up interstate 575 and out of the Atlanta suburbs, after a 30 minute drive I picked a totally random exit and started my search for a spot. Within a few minutes I drove past this closed down factory that was very rustic and industrial. It was the perfect backdrop to accent this clean modern Z equipped with Hyper Bronze Volk RE30’s, StopTech big brake kits and JRZ Coilover System. I carefully maneuvered the car into position and went to work, this is the result:

Enjoy and please let me know what you think!

Below are desktop wallpapers of the last image in the set, if you need a size that is not listed please email me at Chad@chadbeephotography.com.

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Here is an additional image showing the difference from the original photo straight out of camera vs once I am done with the post processing in Photoshop. The majority of people find these pretty interesting and enjoy seeing the differences. While this photo doesn’t have too much crazy editing but I did remove the door of the storage unit, put a different sky in and changed a lot of the tone, colors and contrast.

For Sale: MINT 1993 Mustang Foxbody Coupe | Bolt-on’s and ULTRA CLEAN

Chad — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:04:40 +0000

SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD

Unfortunately I have came to the realization that I will not be happy with a sub-500whp car and in order to get my coupe to where I would want it to be I would have to build the motor, buy a turbo kit and swap to a transmission that could handle the power…..and I just don’t want to do all that. So here I am, making this thread….

The Car:
1993 Mustang LX Coupe 5.0 with 107k miles, original YN paint code(Silver) with 5 speed manual transmission and black interior. Roughly two years ago the car was repainted a BMW Silver. The paint is in fantastic condition with zero noticeable blemishes. The interior is in mind blowing good condition, I swore the interior had been refinished but come to find out it is all OEM factory. This really is one of the cleanest Foxbodies I have ever seen. The car is rock solid reliable and I daily drove it(12 miles round trip to work) for about 5 months. When I bought the car I drove it 500 miles back to Atlanta with zero issues. The car drives straight with no shakes, rattles or weird noises. All interior and exterior lights and gauges work just like they should. The car has been garage kept and cleaned regularly. The car has received Mobile1 fully synthetic oil changes every 3K miles since I have owned it. At 105K miles I flushed the T5 Transmission fluid, replaced with Syncromesh Fluid + replaced the rear end fluid with Royal Purple Fluid. Basically, it is a mint condition and an extreamly reliable car. VIN Number available to potential buyers at their request.

Modifications:
BBK Intake
BBK Throttlebody
BBK Pullies
Small cam(specs unknown)
BBK Shorty Headers
Offroad H-Pipe
Flowmaster Exhaust
Pro 5.0 Shifter
3.55 Rear Gear
Sony CD player/headunit
Upgraded door speakers

The Good:
CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN!!!!
Rock solid reliable!
Black interior
Last year of the Fox….and it is a coupe!

The Bad(I’m being really picky):
Runs a little rich at start up, not too bad though
Lower part of the front bumper is a little warped, you would only notice it if it was pointed out
Some of the molding isn’t perfect but it also isn’t horrible
AC needs a recharge

It would be considered in good condition if it was 5 years old….but it is 20 years old with 107k miles…..it isn’t perfect but it is close.

Contact: Chad@Chadbeephotography.com

Price: $9000 OBO No trades

I searched for this car for 2 months, it was the 5th coupe I went and looked at and I had to drive over 1000 miles in 2 days to buy it. Finding these cars with these options in this condition is not easy. Because of that and me not being in a rush to sell it don’t waste our time lowballing me. I might be slightly negotiable but I have recently turned down an offer for $7500 without thinking twice about it.

I am a professional automotive photographer, so I took these photos, the car was not Photoshopped or anything like that. I can take more photos for potential buyers if needed.

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Before and After

Chad — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:10 +0000

Right before leaving work yesterday I snapped a photo of a friends father’s SL65 AMG Bi-Turbo beast! Last night I was bored at home so I started to do a quick edit for him so he could give his Dad a decent picture of his car. Things got a little out of hand and I ended up doing a pretty intense composite image which resulted in a much better quality photo than even I expected. I’m sure his Dad will love the photo and I hope everybody enjoys the before vs after comparison:

Forged Performance GT-R Desktop Wallpapers

Chad — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:05:02 +0000

As most of you know my full time Monday through Friday gig is the inhouse media specialist for an import shop here in Marietta, Ga. called Forged Performance. The majority of our customers drive Evo’s, STI’s, VQ35 based cars like the Z and G and of course Nissan’s flagship supercar: The GT-R. Our shop racecar is a fully race prepared R35 GT-R that was built for the purposes of competing in Time Attack Series and proved itself time and time again across the US putting down insanely fast lap times. It now produces more than 650awhp, is fully stripped with two Racetech Seats, FP Spec Race Cage with NASCAR Door Bars, 18″ HRE’s, Hoosier Slicks, brake upgrades, JRZ external reservoir coilovers and more. I have taken MANY photos of it in 2011 but I wanted to start 2012 off by posting some desktop wallpapers of this beast right here on my own personal blog for everyone. I took this shot with a rental Nikon 16mm f2.8 Fisheye, in a pitch black warehouse and lit the car using a LED flashlight doing multiple exposures. To be honest it was just me playing around to see what would happen but I think the end result came out pretty nice! Enjoy and make sure to check out the FORGED PERFORMANCE BLOG and the FORGED PERFORMANCE FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Honda Tuning Feature: NSX Farrington

Chad — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:04:03 +0000

This past summer I contacted Alex, a NSX owner who had been around the Atlanta car scene for many years and inquired why his turbocharged show winning NSX had never seen print. After speaking with him for a few minutes I knew a feature was a goal he wanted to achieve for many years. Knowing the history this NSX and how it has been used over the past years I was certain the car and its story was more than worthy of a feature. This mint condition supercar has seen countless airport strip events where it has gone to battle with the likes of Z06’s, GT-R’s, Vipers and Supra’s. Alex also participates in many cross country road rally events where the car is driven extremely hard for many days at a time. This is NOT your average show car queen, Sunday afternoon cruise, babied and hardly every driven NSX….this is a highly modified monster that is driven like it was stolen. I love it.

Hit up your local bookstore and pick up a copy of the February/March 2012 issue of Honda Tuning to read more about the history and experiences surrounding Alex’s NSX….and of course to see my photos in print!

GSX-R 600 Photoshoot

Chad — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:35:32 +0000

Last weekend I met up with Damian to complete a Christmas Gift Photoshoot of his blacked out GSX-R 600 street bike. We met in downtown Atlanta to scout for a location that would work for this GSX-R, after checking out a few spots and riding around for about 30 minutes I decided that a local parking garage would be our best bet. Here we were safe from the harsh afternoon sunlight and I got to work setting up my flashes and camera equipment. This week I have edited a couple photos a night and am very happy with the end result. The photos came out really clean and classy, which was exactly what I was going for with this beautiful machine.

5.0 Mustangs and Super Fords Feature

Chad — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:02:33 +0000

Almost a year ago I met Bobby, who owns a mint condition Mustang GT that has only seen a tad over 8,000 miles in the 12 years since it rolled off the showroom floor and into Bobby’s garage. Even though this GT looks mild by most people standards it is far from it. This car is the textbook example of a sleeper. On the exterior the car remains mostly stock with its perfect OEM paint and body panels. The only visible modification is the ultra rare, no longer available, BBS RK wheels. The interior matches the exteriors theme and keeps it low key, except for that little knob on the center console which controls how much PSI is force feed into the engine via a Turbonetics T67. On 93 octane pump gas this “everyday looking” Mustang GT puts 674whp and 659wtq to the ground. I am very proud to have had the opportunity to shoot this beautiful New Edge Mustang for 5.0 Mustangs and Super Fords. Please stop by your local store and pick up the February 2012 issue to read the entire story of Bobby’s Mustang and see more of my photos.

Black and Beautiful Evolution: With Image Build

Chad — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:20:26 +0000

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Jim, the owner of a heavily modified Evo to inform me that he wanted to have some high quality photos done of his car. I was able to fit him and his car into my extremely busy schedule this past Sunday and we worked together to produce what is in my opinion some amazing shots.

Shooting a black car creates so many more challenging situations than any other color. Black cars are nothing but a large reflective wall that terrifies most automotive photographers. I am far from mastered the techniques to be extremely successful shooting black cars but I have made progress over the years and they scare me a little less these days. What I have found to work the best is to shoot on a tripod and take many different exposures twisting the circular polarizer that you better have on the front of your camera lens. For lighting I just grab a speed light, defuse it and power it up to 1/4-ish. This is purely for fill light and to bring out details in the wheels, brakes, grill and/or intercooler of the car. Hopefully this image build explains what my fingers and keyboard can not.

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3.4L Whipple Powered Ford GT x 2 Photoshoot

Chad — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:38:14 +0000

A few weeks ago I was contacted by two local auto enthusiasts that were in need of high quality photos of their cars. Both of these fine gentlemen own modified Ford GT’s that are equipped with Whipple 3.4L Superchargers and all the supporting bolt-on’s. These forced fed, mid engine, V8 powered, pump gas monsters put down over 700whp each on very conservative tunes and are just absolutely beautiful to look at. I hope every one enjoys the photos and much as I enjoyed taking them:

Honda Tuning Feature Shoot

Chad — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:45:27 +0000

A few months ago I meet up with Tuan to shoot his Jackson Racing Supercharged K20 Integra. This shoot was done for Honda Tuning so I was not able to share the images until now. Most of you know this car pretty well but here is a full run down of this super clean and well done Integra for those that don’t….

2003 K20R swap
Jackson Racing Supercharger
Delphi 750cc injectors
Hybrid Racing Fuel Rail
Hasport Mounts
RSX-S Axles
Hondata Intake Manifold Gasket
Exedy Stage 1 clutch
Custom Exhaust ? Apexi Mid-Pipe paired with Custom Axle Back with
Vibrant Muffler made by Tuan
Custom -3 Clutch Line
Custom Intake made by Tuan
Mugen Strut Bar
MagnaFuel Regulator
Earls Fuel Fittings and Line
Mugen Oil Cap
Hybrid Racing AC Kit
C&R Racing Radiator
JDM ITR 36mm 5 Lug Suspension
Buddy Club N+ Coilovers
Russell SS brake lines
OEM honda pads all the way around
Spoon Calipers
Project Kics Neo Chro Lug nuts
Volk CE28N 16X7 Diamond Black
R-Crew Header
EDM ITR Cluster
JDM ITR DC5 Recaros BLUE
Nardi 350mm deep corn steering wheel
ITR interior flux stuff
Kenwood indash 7100
Spoon Shift Knob
Spoon Carbon Mirrors
Spoon DC2 Carbon Lip
ASR Subframe Brace Blue
ITR rear sway bar
ITR LCA’s
Beaks Tie bar
EDM ITR tail lights
EBC Rotors
Hybrid Racing Swap Harness
Karcepts Shifter plate
Odyssey battery
Alpine Type R Component 6.5 speakers
JDM ITR HID Front end