Bob Azzaro’s 1961 Cadillac

A few days ago I talked my old pal Bob Azzaro into going shooting with me.  We took his cherry 1961 Cadillac out to Pescadero cemetery where I shot portraits with him and the car.  Bombing down highway 1 in the middle of the night in this tank was a real treat.  So big and floaty, it’s utterly unlike any modern cars.  We drove down the wrong side of the highway for only a short way and only ran over one huge raccoon.  Wear your glasses next time Bob!  Seriously though, what a blast!

Happy Farmer Bob

Nice job sitting still here Roberto.  His face is lit with a Stinger Streamlight from about 25 feet in front of the car.  Red-gelled strobe through the back window and purple gelled from the rear down the side of the car.  The shot is all about the hat.

The Azzaro Lean

Naked strobe on bob from 2 sides, blue-gelled strobe under the car, red down the side too.  Naked LED on the headlights too.  The red was stripped in from a 2nd exposure.

Bob Goulson

I have no idea if that “Goulson” sign is for real.  Goulson in a cemetery?  It’s like a movie prop!  Purple-gelled strobe on the trunk, red in the interior.  I flicked the car’s lights on and off for a split second too.  Naked LED flashlight on Bob and lime-gelled LED on the sign.  Bob hated standing still for 2-minutes to do these.

Uncle Bob and the Skeg Fins

There’s a bunch of blue-gelled strobe pops here–interior, grass, trunk, ground.  I flicked the car’s lights on and off in this one too, but also hit the tail light area with red LED to give the impression of a more diffuse glow.  Naked LED on Bob–note that you can see one of these LED light sources in the sky on the left.