My top 10 of NOPI/HIN ATL
This past weekend was filled with rice, very clean imports(and domestics), good people and heat stroke temperatures at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the NOPI/Hot Import Nights car show. Atlanta, well to be more specific, IMPORTzine.com represented VERY hard and more than one of the cars in their booth will place in my top 10 of the show. I know its not far to include the Lambo’s with the Civic’s but I dont care, they were in the show so deal with it 
In no particular order, my top 10 cars for the NOPI/HIN show in Atlanta….
Twin Turbo Nismo 370Z(FOR SALE!)
This weekend I got with Jeremy to shoot his BEAUTIFUL NISMO 370Z because he decided to put it up for sale and go a different route with a different car. Jeremy understands what I have been telling many car owners for years….nice photos can make or break your for sale ad 
Not sure what his plans are for his next vehicle but knowing his past its will be super legit and knowing this car pretty well I can tell you who ever decides to throw down the cash to pick this beast up will be one happy person, i know I would be. Anybody willing to purchase this boosted 370Z for me gets free photography for life! Any takes? PLEASE?!?! LOL! Dang it.
On to the car, here are the details for any interested parties….
2010 Nissan 370Z NISMO Edition with 4,000 miles. 485whp and 420wtq at 8PSI and 520whp and 455wtq at 10PSI.
- GTM Stage 2 Twin Turbo kit
- Deatchwerks 600cc injectors
- Walbro 255 Fuel pump
- Dual Tial 50mm Blow Off Valves
- HKS 1 step colder spark plugs
- HKS EVC6 Boost Controller
- Innovate Wideband
- Defi Red Racer Boost Gauge
- 52mm Cups for Gauges
- GTM Race Oil Cooler
- GTM 2.5” Resonated Test Pipes
- GReddy Ti-C TT Exhaust
- Tein Mono-Flex Coilovers
- Hotchkis Sway Bars
- SPL Camber Arms for rear and SPC Toe Bolts
- Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 tires in 265/35/R19 fronts and 305/30/R19 rears
- HomeLink Rear view Mirror
- Custom painted OEM Nismo wheels, headlamp interiors, badges and door handles using Nissan K11 color code.
- Professionally tinted tail lamps using clear and black paint.
UPDATE: CAR HAS BEEN SOLD.
Price is $50,000 FIRM. Contact Jeremy at echephron@comcast.net
Put your flamesuit on!
Ive been wanting to try this for awhile but I needed the appropriate vehicle for it. Here is where the 911 comes in, this beautiful car is equipped with Porsche’s Aero Kit and spittin flames at ya! The before and after on this image is pretty crazy, I have about 2.5 hours wrapped up in the post processing on this shot but I think it was worth it. Its by far not a boring rig shot 
A quick run down of what I did….
-Removed the rig from the image.
-Desaturated the car/wheels then brought the color back in the taillights and center caps.
-Got rid of reflections in the paint.
-Adjusted the levels on the wheels and tires to bring out more detail.
-Adjusted the exposure of wheels, taillight and exhaust tips.
-Added a better sky and getting rid of the trees above the car.
-Adjusted the exposure and color of the trees infront of the car.
-FLAMES!!!! Yeah i know they are corny. whatever, I like them =P hahhaa.
Put my rig to work!
I was headed down to the southside of ATL for a meet last night and knew David was going to be out in his well done Rio Yellow AP2 S2000 with very legit parts. We got together right before the meet to set up for a single rig shot. I couldnt sleep last night so I decided to do an image build and some desktop wallpapers. Hope you enjoy!
Davids S is lightly mod’d but done right with very nice parts. The mod list consists of….
J’s Racing 70rr exhaust
J’s Racing Tsuchinoko Intake
J’s Racing ETD and STB
J’s Racing Cooling Plate
APR GT3 Mirrors
Spoon Monoblock Calipers
Stop Tech rotors
Advan Racing RZ’s
Kics Project R40 lugs
Function and Form Type 2 coilovers.
This is how I went about the post production of this rig shot…click for the full size….
Here are some desktop wallpapers for the S2K fans out there……
Calling ALL Mitsubishi Evolution owners in ATL!
The Official EvoATL Photoshoot was planned to take place a few weeks back but it was canceled in fear of bad weather. So here we go with round two! Most people know I put A LOT of work into my photography which generally makes for great results but it also makes for photoshoots that arent whats considered cheap(atleast not in the Atlanta area). After talking to many of my friends on EvoAtlanta.com we decided to put a great package deal together as long as I got 10 cars willing to do the shoot. For Evo owners this is a chance for me to shoot your car at a HUUUUUUGE discount over what I normally charge for a full shoot. If you cant make it, I understand…just get with me when your ready for a full shoot at full price hahhhahaaa!
Check out all the details and Atlanta’s own local forum dedicated to the Mitsubishi Evolution right here….
I broke down and made a Facebook Fan Page
I said I wasnt going to do it, I said I didnt need something else to mess with while Im on the internet lol business has been slow lately though and I just spent A LOT of money on nice camera gear a few months back. Money is tight and the last thing I want to do is have to sell one of my nice lens to take care of bills….thats a horrible thing to think about! So PLEASE do me a favor, become a fan of my photography of facebook and suggest my page to your friends and lets see if I can get some work going again!
CHADBEE PHOTOGRAPHY.COM FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
THANK YOU!!!
FRIEND HAS STROKE WHICH RESULTS IN PARALYZATION AND BRAIN SURGERY
some people might remember my good friend EricP from the project motorsports car club days and the car scene a few years ago. he used to drive this car….
he isnt as active in the car scene anymore since he no longer has that car but has been out to many trackdays and events with me in the past few years and still remains a very close friend to me.
this past friday night eric came back home from the gym to tell him brother he had a headache and go into his room. a few minutes later his brother went in to check on him to find erics computer chair knocked over and him unconscious on the floor.
what the doctors are saying is he strained himself at the gym that night which caused a block in the artery in his neck, because of that block his brain started to swell and cause him to have a major stroke.
the left side of his body is paralyzed and he has major brain swelling. they had to shave his head, cut his scalp back and remove 50% of his skull to allow room for his brain untill it goes back down. they have put his scalp back over his brain and he has 60 staples in his head. they are saying he will be like this for 3-6 months untill they can put his skull back together. he is also on a ventilator to help him breath an they have said if he isnt going to be able to do it own his own by thursday they are going to do a tracheotomy (a hole in his throat for a breathing tube). they have also given him a 50/50 chance of getting feeling and movement back in the left side of his body and ever walking again.
this is going to be a very long and very hard time for eric and his family. they said he will be sent home from the hospital in 2-3 weeks and will have to wear and helmet to protect his head for the next 3-6 months along with many months if not years of physical therapy…..and like i said its still a 50/50 chance if he will be able to walk again.
financially they are going to also have a very hard time. eric will not be able to be left home so his mom(the only parent) will not be able to work so bills are going to stack up fast with no money coming in. if anyone would like to make a donation to help eric and his family through this very difficult time im sure they would more more than thankful for any help they can get….they are really going to need it. if you decide you would like to make a donation please paypal me and i will give erics mom the money. my paypal is chadbee1982@yahoo.com. please mark it as a gift and put in the notes that it a donation to help EricP and his family.
PLEASE keep eric and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
UPDATE: THIS MORNING(MAY 28TH) ERIC PASSED AWAY….R.I.P. to my friend Eric Partin aka EricP aka EricPezzy….you will always be remembered and never forgotten. i love you buddy.
Formula DRIFT 2010 Round 2: Road to the Championship
May 7th and 8th is pretty much my favorite days of the year. Its like Christmas in the middle of summer for car enthusiasts here in Atlanta. Formula Drift is without a doubt THE automotive event of the year, nothing else can touch it in my opinion. If you have never been, you just wont fully understand that statement and brush it off as me just being over dramatic. If you have gone then theres nothing you can do but agree with me cause we both know Im right lol. The sight of these INSANE drift cars coming down the hill at 90MPH+ and blowing there tires off feet from you is something that, while your watching it, it really doesnt sink in…its just too much badassness. Once again this year I had a media pass to get a little closer to the track and go places most people cant. I wanted to make this blog post to give out desktop wallpaper’s of the top the finishers but you can see all my photos from this past weekends event by checking out my HOME PAGE
Chris Forsberg and his NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z was #1 in Atlanta last year. This year he left with a respectable 3rd place finish…
2nd place went to the man in the Monster Energy/Falken Tire Ford Mustang known as Vaughn Gittin
Dai Yoshi finally comes out on top with a #1 finish in his Discount Tire/Falken Tire Nissan S13
So…..how many weeks do we have left till Formula Drift 2011?!?! UGH. Hurry the hell up May 7th and 8th!!!!
Formula Drift is coooomiiing!!!!!!!! OH EM GEE!!!!!!
Im hyped up. Formula Drift is without a doubt my favorite car event of the season here in Atlanta. Its just so much awesome-ness that a single person cant really take it all in. Its an over whelming experience to say the least. If you have never been I highly suggest you make it out to Road Atlanta on May 7th and 8th. I will be out there shooting again this year and im very much looking forward to providing some sick shots to all my friends. Since last year I have upgraded from a Nikon D90 to a full frame Nikon D700 and from a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens to a Nikon 80-200 f2.8 AF-S lens so I have the proper camera gear without a doubt for this years event. I think me as a photographer has also made some good progression in both my shooting and post processing so needless to say Im ready to see what kind of event coverage I produce this year.
Here is a video from last years event from one of my favorite videographers Will Roegge
Formula D Atlanta 2009 from Will Roegge on Vimeo.
Im so freaking ready for it!!!!!! Are you?
Rally red TE’s on rally red IX….
My homie MikeP picked up a set of TE37’s a few days ago and decided to do something pretty crazy with them. Rally red Volk TE37’s in 18×9.5, an offset of +22 and 255/35/18’s. Here is some wallpaper desktop images of it….
