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Modified Rides from Around the World
There are plenty of hot cars from outside of the west coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest. We wanted to showcase some of the sweet modified cars we’ve found. Hope you enjoy these high powered modified rides. The owners may lack common knowledge, budgets, and/or overall taste. However they make up for in courage and…well there’s always courage.
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Happy April Fools Everyone!
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It Came from The Youtubes!
We’re always browsing the internet for great videos related to the automotive scene. Wether if its event coverage, motorsports or car reviews. Here are some cool car videos we’ve seen that we’ve posted on our Facebook page in the past few weeks. Sit back, relax and enjoy some videos.
First off we have a video of Undeground Racing’s Lamborghini’s vs AMS’s Skyline GTR
Loren Haleston’s video of the NW-Built & Stancewars Golden Gardens meet in Washington State
Nissan’s Deltawing Launch
950hp Switzer E900 GTR test drive
Chris Harris drives the 2012 Porsche Boxster S
For you dubber fans, Wolfsgruppe VAG EVENT 2011
Wekfest 2012 San Francisco shot with Red Epic cameras!
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Granville Island Photo Meet
Last night, our friend Jimmy quickly organized a casual photo meetup to photograph some cars. Granville Island is always a nice backdrop for car photos and the lot we were in is a popular spot at night. What started as a small gathering doesn’t always end up that way through word of mouth. We had a great showing of at least 20 cars. Lately there have been more and more casual car meetups being organized. Be sure to check out this Revscene thread to see what meetups are being organized. If you’re local or just in town, I encourage you to come check out cars, take some photos, and chat with other car enthusiasts.
The owner of Blackmarkers clothing store brought his supercharged Honda S2000 that was built by The Speed Syndicate.
Blackmarkers Honda S2000 sits in front of Bridges Restaurant 
Another view of the Honda S2000, Granville Street Bridge lies in the background 
Widebody…so Wide 
Blackmarkers Honda S2000 
Blackmarkers Honda S2000 built by The Speed Syndicate Our friend Alex drove out his Datsun 240z, which may be the last time we get to see it. It may be sold this week and we look forward to see what Alex picks up next.
Alex’s 240z enjoys the views of the Burrard Street Bridge 
This car will be missed when its sold. Anson asked for a shot of his BMW and I was happy to oblige.
Anson’s BMW sits quietly Here’s some shots of some other cars that showed up. Unfortunately I didn’t get many photos of the other car. Sorry guys, next time!
There were other sweet rides that came out 
I’ve always liked this generation of Integras 
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Behind the Scenes with the ArtofStance Team
So how much work goes into a car photography shoot? Its not unheard of for the team to spend two hours on a photoshoot with several hours in our studios doing editing and post processing. The team scouts locations before the shoots and we always strive to shoot at locations that haven’t been done over and over. We also bring our rig set up for rig shots because who doesn’t love a good rig shot of their car. Here’s a brief look at some behind the scenes action from behind the lens.
During the shoot of Kevin Yong’s BMW, there was a ditch along the road which allowed Tom to get down low to get some great shots of the car. Take advantage of your environment and change your angles. The weather turned out great that morning for our shoot. The morning sun and Fall leaves set the tone for a great session. The full team was out for this one.
Tom gets a low point of view for his shot I used to organize auto photo meets with other photography enthusiasts through Revscene, sometimes we were lucky enough to have some great gear to play with.
At a Revscene Auto Meet with some lighting 
Rich and Tom get the car in position for a rig shot We parked Quinton’s S55 near a fountain pool in downtown Vancouver for our early morning shoot. Tom being creative as always had an idea for a cinemagraph for our feature. He’s never afraid to get his feet wet for creativity.
Tom setups his shot for his S55 Cinemagraph The day after Tailored 2011 in Washington, we were at our hotel ready to cover Waterwerks. Rich decided to get started on the photos from Tailored while I started on season 1 of The Big Bang Theory.
Rich works on shots from Tailored 2011, I work on Big Bang Theory We got the rig set up on Ed’s Integra Type-R and prepared to do some rig shots. The road was quite deserted which allowed us to shoot undistracted.
Rich directs e.Lo for a rig shot Tom and I up at SFU trying out his rig on his old VW Corrado. It wasn’t long however till security came around and told us to move along.
Tom sets up the rig on his old Corrado Here are some shots taken by our friends:
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I take some shots of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. Photo By Justin Chan [/one_half]
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Painters tape, always keep a roll in your tool box! Photo by Justin Chan [/one_half_last]
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Rich sets up umbrellas, one falls, Steph laughs at Rich from behind the lens. Photo by Stephanie Lee [/one_half_last]
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Rich sets up the Magic Arm. Photo by Stephanie Lee [/one_half_last]
Rig goes up on Derek’s Mazda 3 Photo by Peter Zuo 
Checking the shots before continuing. Photo taken by Tony Dang [one_half]
Tom checks the firmness of the suction cups…Photo taken by Tony Dang [/one_half]
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Lenses hardparked on the table after a day of shooting. Photo by Steve Kwok [/one_half_last]
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The team sets up the rig! Photo by Justin Chan [/one_half]
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Rich supports the beam while Tom tightens the clamps. Photo by Justin Chan [/one_half_last]
Rich gets the camera down low for a rig shot. Photo taken by Derek Leung 
Check out the camber Rich and I have going while pushing. Photo taken by Derek Leung 
Rich takes some shots of Felix’s Honda Fit at the Revscene Summer Meet 2011. Photo by Miguel Bagara [one_half]
I take some shots up on a ladder. Photo taken by Gary Chan [/one_half]
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We make use out of available equipment for our shoots. Photo taken by Gary Chan [/one_half_last]
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I take shots of the engine of a Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Photo taken by Gary Chan [/one_half]
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Rich and I shoot a Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Photo by Gary Chan [/one_half_last]
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ArtofStance Sticker Pack Giveaway!
We’re giving away a sticker pack with a few new ones that will be for sale on our upcoming online store! Winner will be drawn when our Facebook page gets to 600 Likes! Good Luck!
Rules:
1. Like our Facebook page
2. Like and Share this Facebook image
3. ???
4. Profit when we get 600 Likes! A random winner will be drawn and we’ll be sending them a sticker pack!
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Its Monday..and We’re feeling Germany
Nothing much to say. Its winter. There’s snow on the ground and we’re all looking forward to Spring. Started working on a friends VW GTI photo and I thought, what the heck. Lets get a few more German car photos up while I’m at it.
Dubber GTI (more…)
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A Review of Artofstance’s 2011
2011 was a great year for us. Our team was assembled and the blog was launched. We were able to cover car events in the Pacific Northwest, feature some awesome local cars, and gain the support of the local car community. Artofstance was created for a love of cars and the love of photography.
Here’s a quick look back at how our 2011 went:
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