Lightroom Shots from my Detailing Studio!

[macdude]

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Here's a Lamborghini Gallardo which took our team over 5-days to craft the perfect finish.



The next few images are some of the behind-the-scene processes that goes into each of our detailing projects...







And here she is finally ready for delivery inside our air-conditioned humidity-controlled storage rooms.

[macdude]

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Thanks everyone again for the kind words! Apologies on being absent from the forum for more than a month. The final two months of 2010 was an adrenaline packed rush towards New Years with me and the entire detailing crew working till past midnight on most days. Will share some photos of the cars we worked on soon!

@davey g-force: As a general rule of thumb, my photos are essentially captured as-is but I do process them for color-correction, curves and the usual minor tweaks. I'll admit, it's a bit of my OCD poking around *hehe*

[Black1]

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WOW!!!!!!

[The01Cav]

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No one likes a show off "insert jealous ranting"






Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LelandGray]

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Man, I am so envious of your work and your shop! Great job!

[davey g-force]

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The Ferraris look so immaculate!

Do you do any post production work to the photos?

[macdude]

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Thanks mates!

Very very Nice, Can we ask what products you use. Meguiar's or any other's

@Marine Toys: I use a range of products and don't necessarily limit myself to a single brand. Hope that's alright sharing that here as Meguiar's produces some outstanding polishes and I've used them for a couple of years but ultimately different companies have products that are unique and my clients trust me to select which suits them best. One of my favourite Meg's compounds is M105 for moderate cutting work. I also use Mirka, 3M(both US & UK versions), Menzerna and others. My personal favourite is Mirka as their products offer a lot of finesse and control for delicate finishes.

[Marine Toys]

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Very very Nice, Can we ask what products you use. Meguiar's or any other's

[Jossy92]

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Wow. That's all I can say. Thank you.

[Shawn T.]

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That is an awesome ride and an even more awesome studio. Great pics.

[macdude]

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Well one thing is for sure.... I don't want your electric bill! Even if they are fluoro tubes, 400 of them has to be quite a power draw.

*hahaha* Yes you're probably right. I run three separate electricity DB(distribution boards) to power my detailing studio

[macdude]

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Thanks everyone for the kind words! Here's a couple of Ferrari shots post-detail. We usually take an average of 3-5 days to craft out the perfect finish on these vehicles with a team of 2-3 detailing crew members for each car assigned. Trust me when I say that the lighting brings out every imperfection and it actually takes much more work & time to ensure that the finishes are consistently perfect *hehe*

[roushstage2]

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Incredible photos and even more so, the shop and lightroom!

[Chris Thompson]

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Wow. I am incredibly jealous.

[DetailFreak517]

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It's essentially powered by a massive custom-engineered lightbox which diffuses the 400 fluoro tubes and is cooled with a bank of 10 fans. The entire studio was built from the ground up as an automotive lightroom. The flooring is fire-resistant polyurethane and the fillet walls redirect lighting back-up. Very simple concept actually *hehe*

Well one thing is for sure.... I don't want your electric bill! Even if they are fluoro tubes, 400 of them has to be quite a power draw.

And if you're wondering why such an elaborate setup, it's because I juggle two jobs and shoot professionally as a commercial photographer for companies like BMW, Honda, Renault, etc... And for the most part I create custom-made photo albums for private clients to showcase their supercars. My photography website is here. Part of my pre-requisites for shoots is that the cars have to be detailed by us before I shoot them so that they're nothing short of perfect when the shutters click. I thank the Lord that I've been really blessed to be able to combine two of my passions as a job...

Just checked out your photography site... awesome stuff there! I only wish I were so lucky to be able to do something like that.