{"id":99289,"date":"2018-06-28T05:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T12:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=99289"},"modified":"2018-06-28T05:26:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T12:26:14","slug":"why-photographers-should-study-car-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/28\/why-photographers-should-study-car-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Photographers Should Study Car Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cars: essentially three dimensional sculpture<\/a>, which us photographers can learn proportions, color combinations, and dynamic lines\/curves<\/a>:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

With car design, we can learn how a design of a car “imputes” certain moods, characteristics and concepts.<\/p>\n

For example, a lot of car design comes from proportions, muscles, and animals.<\/p>\n

For example the golden ratio and design (from Aston Martin<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Timeless Porsche proportions<\/h2>\n

Good design is timeless — like proportions of Porsch or a Leica rangefinder camera:<\/p>\n

\"Porsche <\/a>
Porsche Cayenne Headlight. Tokyo, 2017 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Porsche. <\/a>
Porsche. Kyoto, 2017 <\/div> <\/div>
\"Porsche. <\/a>
Porsche. Seattle, 2015. <\/div> <\/div>
\"PORSCHE <\/a>
PORSCHE GT2 RS <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"eric <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"911\" <\/a>
911 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"porsche <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"porsche <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"porsche <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"porsche <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"porsche <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
\n

My mood board:<\/p>\n

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Lamborghini mercy<\/h2>\n

Lamborghini cars are essentially jet planes on the road, with a wedge design. Super low, wide, aggressive, and make a fierce design and look:<\/p>\n

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McLaren<\/h2>\n

Small is better:<\/p>\n

\"McLaren <\/a>
McLaren x ERIC KIM TRACE <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"MCLAREN <\/a>
MCLAREN by ERIC KIM <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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MCLAREN x ERIC KIM <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

ROLLS-ROYCE<\/h2>\n

Fierce, big, stout:<\/p>\n

\"Rolls-Royce <\/a>
Rolls-Royce at Parade Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D’Este, May 2014 Photograph: James Lipman \/\/ jameslipman.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rolls-Royce <\/a>
Rolls-Royce Torpedo Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com <\/div> <\/div>
\"Steer <\/a>
Steer your ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM of life. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rolls-Royce <\/a>
Rolls-Royce Torpedo Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Hanoi, <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rolls <\/a>
Rolls Royce <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
\n

Art Deco<\/h2>\n

Get your great Gatsby on:<\/p>\n

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