When Chris, the owner of the supercharged orange E92 M3 previously featured on this site, told me he had bought a motorbike I knew it would end up being something special.
Sure enough, he couldn't leave his Ducati 899 Panigale stock for long - going all out and fitting it with a 1199 single sided swingarm along with a host of other goodies.
A few photos from the shoot are below, to see more and read the details of the build grab a copy of Fast Bikes Magazine (UK).
I was recently contacted by Victoria from Photofinity Studios advising me of their new Perth photography studio which features Perths only infinity curve cyclorama, perfect for the kind of work I do!
After some recent discussions with Tim from Velocity Race Team I thought they would be perfect for my first booking at Photofinity. They required some shots of their motorbikes for use in a calendar and general promotional material so we worked out the details and made it happen.
We had all four of the teams bikes in the studio, which consisted of the two stunning 2015 Yamaha R1's, an R6 and the ZX-10R drag bike.
The facilities were fantastic and I look forward to my next job there! Enjoy the photos, all of which were taken on my Sony A7R.
It seems I attract (or chase?) customers that own red Italian bikes, not that I'm complaining.
Here is another I shot recently, a beautiful example of the Aprilia RSV4 with an amazing sounding Arrow exhaust.
These photos were taken with my Sony A7R and Zeiss 55mm F1.8 lense. Lighting was a mixture of natural, strobe (Profoto B1) and LED panel.
This is the first of very few Ducati 1199 Superleggeras to hit Perth streets. Only 500 of these amazing machines were produced worldwide with only a handful making it to Western Australia.
They are the pinnacle of Ducati engineering, producing 200hp to propel a 155kg motorbike. You can read more about the details and specs here.
The owner of this example loves his so much that he is planning to sell his Desmosedici!
It had been a while since I photographed a motorbike, so I approached my shoot with this stunning 2013 Aprilia RSV4 Factory with great excitement. It was also my first proper chance to test out the new Sony A7R. As expected the AF was an issue in low light but I was pleased with the results overall! The owner requested that we do the shoot down by the water in East Perth, a popular spot among the local motorcycle community for photos.
I caught up with the SP Racing Team recently for a photoshoot of their two supersport bikes. They had just come from the panel shop with fresh paint and stickers so it was a perfect time to photograph them. Unfortunately the bikes had already competed in Round 1 of the championship (which they won!) so the tyres weren't new and shiny.
Round 2 is this Sunday 30th June at Barbagallo Raceway so get out there and support them!
The Panigale is the newest superbike from Ducati and this was one of the first to be delivered in Perth. I met up with the owner in an underground carpark in the city and was very pleased with the results. I shot these using a Canon 5D2, 70-200 and a couple of strobes.
