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Anush Faigley
I recently helped Ken Saito review the Honda Civic Type R in Japan (if you haven't read his posts on Jalopnik, you're really missing out! Linked here: -car-nerds-guide-to-japan).
We took the Type R all around Mount Akagi, a few hours outside Tokyo, in search of a taste of some of Initial D's famed drifting spots. It was no panda Trueno, but the FWD Honda didn't disappoint on these hairpin turns!
Hopping on planes, trains, and automobiles (quite literally) means I needed to travel light. I've been backpacking for a few weeks at this point and only carrying my Canon 5Ds, a Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 ART, a B+W circular polarizer, and a Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Fiber Tripod. Combining a tripod and a CPL gives you a ton of creative flexibility, and with a little planning can be enough to recreate a totally commercial look.
I'll breakdown my shooting and editing process for you here. I start in lightroom to edit and organize RAWs, move to Photoshop to start layering and masking, and then on to Virtual Rig to get the car moving. If you haven't heard of Virtual Rig, it's a program used to recreate the look of HUGE and expensive automotive camera rigs. They have a demo version available to play around with here: -studio.com/. Anyway, here's what I used to create the shot: