Latest Work,Aston Martin Vantage

Just finished retouching this image of an Aston Martin Vantage for my fine art gallery www.simonplantgallery.com and my commercial Book (Portfolio).The image was shot on location last November for one of my clients.Compared to some images I work with this was a pretty straightforward retouch and took approx 4 hours in total.Depending on my mood/time constraints I sometimes will start an image and then pause for a few days and view it's progress before finalising what I want to produce from the shot.
Apart from adding a new sky and doing tonal-colour adjustments this is the image that came from the camera.

About

My name is Simon Plant and I'm an award winning British Photographer specialising in Car Photography and Fine Art.
About.......
I was born in Birmingham England in 1967 and raised near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset.
At the age of 19, I borrowed my father's camera and traveled around
Greece. This was the very beginning of my interest in photography.
It was around 1989, that I came across the photographic work of John
Claridge, a world-renowned advertising photographer. His work had a
very big impact on me and ultimately inspired me to make photography my
career.
In 1990 I started up my own photographic business doing advertising work,
and shortly afterwards I received my first big break - shooting
Lifestyle images on location for Clark’s shoes.
Many assignments followed and I was on my way to becoming a full
Professional.
Over the years I have photographed a range of people - from heads of
Industry to TV celebrities. I have also travelled to many locations that
would normally have been inaccessible if it were not for my camera.
2005 saw me change direction and shoot less people based work and
concentrate on shooting locations & cars (another passion of mine).
Constantly exploring new imaging technologies and developing new
techniques I became one of the first car photographers in the UK shooting
specialist HDR images for the CGI Rendering of cars.
In 2007, I decided to launch my online gallery to cater for the ever-increasing interest that has grown for my work as fine art.
My work has won many awards and been featured in all the major photographic press in the U.K. and been commissioned and published by many Nationally and Internationally known clients worldwide.
I live with my family in the rural South West of England.

My work has been both commissioned and purchased worldwide for many high profile clients & companies.
A small selection includes.

AOL
American Airlines
Bank Of England
British Airways
Clarks Shoes
Delta Airlines
Enviroment Agency
Hallmark
Headworx Clothing
IBM
Microsoft Multimedia Publishing
Minnesota Orchestra
National Geographic.
National Rivers Authority
Orange
Oxford University Press
Severn Trent Water
Time Magazine Online
Welsh Tourist Board

www.simonplantgallery.com
www.plantphoto.com