Ep3 shoots a magazine cover!

[aaronlongphoto]

I have been off and on this site for a couple years now posting here and there but nothing really major.

My name is Aaron Long and I am a photographer based out of Louisville KY and I mainly specialize in automotive photography. I work freelance for a couple websites and for Mini Truckin' magazine. Ive been published in Mini Truckin' 6 or 7 times but back in the fall of 2013 I landed my first cover shoot which found its way onto the April issue of the magazine.

cover by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

Centerfold
center fold by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

mini truckin (2) by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr


I only had one shot at getting the pictures I needed for the feature because the truck is from Michigan and I live in Kentucky so i drove 6 hours to a car show in Akron Ohio only to get there to pouring rain. I got lucky though and the rain stopped for about a hour and I was able to get all the shots I needed.

I used my trusty EP3 and panasonic 20mm 1.7 for the shoot and I was extremely please with what it cranked out for me.

Here are some of the images used:

ranger-2 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

ranger-16 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

ranger-14 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

ranger-10 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

ranger-7 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

ranger-8 by Aaron Long Photo, on Flickr

I also managed to land 2 other smaller features in the same issue which made this achievement a lot sweeter for me. the other 2 where shot at a car show earlier in the year with a different setup but it was still a M4/3

 

[2112]

Great mate... Nice work...

 

[Mattr]

Nice to see a fellow E-P3 shooter getting recognition. I've also had some success with my trusty E-P3 in club competitions and an exhibition. So long as you keep the ISO below or at 1600, I find I get consistently beautiful images.

 

[cprevost]

Great photos! I love shooting my EP3 with the panny 20 on it. It's been a great combo for me as well.

 

[rfortson]

Well done! Congrats on getting the cover. I actually think the cloud cover and wet ground did you a favor, though I'm sure you'd have done well either way.

 

[BobbyD]

Congratulations. Images are all great. I'm also still shooting my EP3.

 

[rparmar]

Great shots of one fuggly vehicle. Congrats!

 

[Yohan Pamudji]

That's absolutely awful.

The truck, that is Nice work on your end!

 

[DynaSport]

Good job!

 

[wildwildwes]

Great pix Aaron! The E-P3 is a GREAT camera and not sure why it doesn't get more love here on the forum... That said, in many ways I prefer the way it renders better than the E-M5, E-M1 & the GH4 -- all of which I own... Thanks for sharing.

(oh, and BTW, it ALWAYS seems to rain every time I've needed to get the shot too!)

Wes

 

[pake]

Congratulations! And nice pics btw. Those older m4/3s are still very usable when there's enough light.