You or I might consider it ‘digital art’ over photography but I’m guessing neither Williams nor Pantera really give much of a hoot about us...

I sadly haven’t used my strobes in years. The cameras rarely make it out either unfortunately.

The long exposure light painting looks like a lot of fun and something I’ve wanted to try. I especially like the industrial location. Very cool shot!

I’ve met a number of people who think pretty much any digital photography, especially if there has been any post-production work, is not “real” photography. I’ve discovered that it’s almost always down to the idea that digital is more forgiving - you can burn off a bunch of frames, delete in real time, and if you do…

That is a hot take.

I’m with you. What you described is a perfect example of the 80-20 rule: you get 80% of the results with 20% of the effort—Pareto analysis. And if you want 100% of the results, well, yes, you’re toiling over 45 layers of collage.

Just keep rubbing this gorgeous thing in Glickenhaus’s nose.

Well, yeah, but that’s all about putting it in a blacked-out room with focused lighting. These photos were, for all intents and purposes, shot outdoors. If this guy had access to the same space and lighting, I’m pretty sure his photos would have looked just as clean.

You are pretty close to the truth. In a dark garage you can get really close to the results with a couple of strobes and playing around in photoshop. But like you said, the polish is not at the same level. 

“What role is Kevin James gonna play?”
“Ha ha, very funny... Trotsky.”

“I’m getting my sneakers and then I look down at my phone and it’s Daniel Day-Lewis,”

Pro Photographer: “The lighting isn’t perfect yet, we will wait for the sun to be just right, then take our first shot.”

Thank you!

GF Williams does epic stuff.

The truck alone is an F-240. You need a 10 to sit in it, like me, to get to 250. But maybe you wouldn’t know that. 

Parsons’ Gilded Palace of Sin Nudie suit was exactly what I thought of when I saw this, and would be my choice of pattern if the world was ever so fucked up as to put me in a position to do this myself.

Now everybody at work is wondering why Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is blasting from my workspace...

... out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels; and a good saloon in every single town ...

Is it worth the time installing the front drive shaft? I’m guessing it’s missing for a reason.

Technically they announced it so it belongs here, but the Vantablack X6 was one sorry-ass attempt for a little concept clout.

But seriously, don't buy one of those.