(WA) TECCWA Car Photoshoot - Saturday March 13th 2010

[CLG]

Occasion: TECCWA Automotive Photoshoot

Date: Saturday March 13th, 2010

Time: 8:00am onwards

Bring: Your freshly washed cars, something to drink, sunscreen, hats, tall stories, ...!

Cost: Free for TECCWA members, $10 for non members as a once off payment (ie if you bring 2 or more cars, it still only costs $10). Membership forms available and accepted on the day too.

Location: Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth Foreshore. We'll be situated on the grass area bounded by Mill Point Road and Coode Street, South Perth

Directions: Enter the grassed area by the Mill Point Road access gate, then drive towards the cars parked on the grass.

TECCWA (http://www.teccwa.com) is holding an automotive photoshoot to source some fresh visual material of Toyotas in Western Australia. If you have a Toyota and are happy to have it photographed and those images used to promote toyotas in WA, please wash it (at the very least) and bring it down to the foreshore for a photo session.

Car Preparation and Requirements

I'm asking people to wash the exterior and chamios it off at the very least, and no primer patches on the exterior body. I have only ever had one car professionally detailed once, and I'm reminded that I had to do very little for the next 12-18 months other than wash the dust off to have a fantastic finish, so maybe it's worth considering having done for those of you who wish too? Should you wish to also have engine bays and interior shots, please make sure those areas are clean too. My primary focus will be exterior shots but if you've gone to the effort, I'm happy to oblige.

Photographers

As for the actual shutterbug, I'm looking for a few people for the job. My hope is that we have more cars than time will allow to shoot, so having a group of photographers each taking one or two specific shots would be appreciated to get everyone included - if you're handy with a digicam and have the time free, please let me know?! Either way, I encourage you to bring your own camera, and take a few snaps - if they come out good, please consider forwarding a copy to TECCWA.

Transport and Selection

For those of you that may need a hand to actually get your cars down there, be it due to work needed or simply additional cars, please ask for help now. For those of you with multiple cars that can come down, please let me know exatly what you're bringing?! Parking on the grassed area will be free, and there is plenty of space to park car trailers for anyone trailering cars down to the venue. Please list the models you can bring down, and your preferred timeframe (am, pm or any) - I will do my best to appease everyone with their requests, but I also ask you to consider the scale of planning something like this takes, in the hope that the turnout is better than anything previously held!

HOMEWORK FOR YOU!

If you have the time either on the day or prior, please consider taking your car and a digital camera to any of the areas marked in red on the map below too. Feel free to take a few shots of your car with the Perth city skyline in the background at the best resolution, and largest size you can achieve with your camera. Bring your camera and car to the main photo point with your download cable, and download them to a laptop for inclusion in a compilation of the day.

"Self Serve" locations to consider (if the interest is there, I will consider asking someone to sit there with a camera to take shots, to make it easier for people on the day - please let me know your preference on this matter?):

1: Kings Park - roadside parking on Fraser Ave, to achieve a photo that looks like this:

2: Mill Point Road Carpark under Narrows Bridge:

3: South Perth Esplanade street parking - anywhere along South Perth Esplanade where you can get a good shot of your car with the skyline in the background.

4: South Perth Esplanade Carpark - this carpark runs right up too the river's edge, but is very popular - you may jag a good photo op here.

5: Coode Street Carparks - both left and right of Coode Street at the river's edge, again very popular - take what you can get - you may get lucky?!

6: Plain Street, East Perth - street parking with the ability to shoot over Langley Park, with the city running down the RHS to the Convention Centre, and onto Kings Park.

The Public Liability and Council Fees Monster!

My main aim of the day is to gather as many "photogenic" Toyotas in one place as I can. To this end I've considered the space needed, areas available and the setting, in my decision to use the South Perth Foreshore for the groups shots. I've applied to the local Council for permission to place the cars on the lawn area overlooking the Swan River and Perth City Skyline, so this setting should give us some fantastic shots that would not normally be available. Unfortunately, due to the litigious nature of the world these days, the council require a Public Liability Insurance policy along with the usage fees imposed upon us which is a cost that needs to be paid by the club, hence the need for either TECCWA membership or $10 for non members to cover this expense. There is also a need to provide a $1000 refundable bond to use the venue - if you are able to help cover this cost, please let me know?

Payments

I'm asking you to help contribute to the payment of these expenses - I've tried to avoid it several different ways, but I still wind up out of pocket. I'd hope you accept and contribute a small payment of $10 per person to cover the policy for this event, and I appreciate you bringing your $10 CASH PAYMENT on the day and will give you a receipt if requested. I will also happily accept your TECCWA membership application and payment preferably prior, or on the day too. Please make your payments sooner rather than later - to give me a chance to confirm your transfers, or at the very least let me know your intentions?

Timeframe

We'll be focused on taking individual car shots and model group shots from the start of the morning and after lunch time, with my primary aim to get a series of combined group shots of everyone around lunch time. Hopefully this will help those people who can't make it to either the morning or afternoon time frame, still be included in the photos. The longer you can stay, the more options we have regarding lighting, background view, and model shots. Ideally, everyone will be at the main location for a time frame of 11am -1pm for the large group shots.

8:00 - 11:00 - Individual and Model Group Shots - small and midsize Toyotas, MR2, Celicas

11:00 - 1:00 - Group Shots - Model specific and All Models Combined

1:00 - 4:00 - Individual and Model Group Shots - Supra, Soarer, Cressida, Large Toyotas, Other Models.

I will have an esky of soft drink cans and bottles of water available for $1 each, with whatever profits turned back into the club.

Other Makes and Models

I've had a few requests for people to bring other makes and models down to utilise the location too. If anyone wants to bring down anything else, please do so between the hours of 3:30-4:30pm, and don't forget your $10 payment to help cover the costs associated with the day. Remember - you'll need to bring your own camera too!

YOUR DRIVING ETIQUETTE

I cannot stress enough, the need to do the right thing while driving your car to and from the venue, and on the grass on the day. I realise I won't personally know everyone who attends, so I'm taking this opportunity to say - "please drive appropriately for the location, and don't disappoint me". I've gone to alot of trouble to put this together, an incured a significant out of pocket expense to do so - your actions will reflect back on me, and my future desires for the council to approve other automotive orientated events (like a big Toyota car show in the coming years, on the foreshore here in Perth). Remember the location is a residential suburb, with lots of people using the pathway near the river's edge, so consideration as to how the public view and react to you, falls squarely on you.

This event is open to all Toyota enthusiasts - club member or not. I'm hoping for a good turn out, most of you already know of my club ambitions that once developed will certainly give WA Toyota owners something to look forward too, and be proud of, and as always I look forward to catching up with all of you for a social event worthy of your attendance?!

If you can't make it on the day, but would like to be added to a mailing list for future TECCWA club events in WA, please email me directly on limeglaze at hotmail.com and I'll add you to a mailing list.

Clint

0403 733 054

The List!

SMALL TOYOTAS - TIARA, PUBLICA, COROLLA, STARLET, YARIS, ECHO, ...

TE72 - white_sandshoe

AE86 - fixeruperer

AE86 - Stomps

AE92 Levin GT-Z - Robbo

AE101 GT Apex Levin - CLG

MIDSIZE TOYOTAS - CORONA, CARINA, CRESTA, CAMRY

GX71 Cresta - Stomps

ST215 Caldina - nat.andrews

MR2, MRS

AW11 - senn

CELICAS

TA22 - airfireman1

TA22 - TA22Celica

RA28 - airfireman1

RA28 - [MISFIT]

RA35 - 7M-GTE MX73

TA63 Coupe - CLG

RA63 TTE Replica - CLG

ST184 - Wayno

ST185 - gt4me

ST185 Group A Replica - Spectre

ST205 WRC GT4 - CLG

ZZT231 - Mole

SUPRAS

GA61 - mullet

GA61 - WA_TRD_83

MA61 - deck-star

MA61 - 82MKII

MA61 - hitman

JZA80 - JCMO

JZA80 - wildsupra

JZA80 - shifted sf.com.au

SOARERS

MZ11 - Coff33

MZ21 - techst

GZ20 - pandaah

GZ20 - Z2TT

JZZ20 - Coff33

JZZ20 - Stomps

JZZ20 - hamgatan

JZZ30 - nat.andrews

UZZ30 - sciflyer

CRESSIDAS

MX73 - 7M-GTE MX73

MX83 - triptek

MX83 - topgun137

LARGE TOYOTAS - CROWN, ARISTO, ...

MS57 Crown Wagon - CLG

GS130 Crown - CrUZida

JZS147 - Woggin

OTHER MODELS

Aurion - eeeyan

CAMERAS

CLG

WA_TRD_83

woggin

GeneSPIDA

Robbo

airfireman1

stomps

shifted - sf.com.au

Edited March 12, 2010 by CLG

[sketra]

Aww i would come but i dont know if the seca will be sold and the soarer on the road BUT the roarer is aaah patchy....

[RoM2nV]

if all goes to plan ill bring the aristo. whats with the public liability insurance? is it actually worth all that hassle just to park on the lawn? id be more than happy to get some great shots in the carpark for free, sorry to sound cheap.

[CLG]

Yep, I know what you're saying - my intention is to have all the cars together in one location, not spread out around a carpark where we have to try and avoid other people also parking there too. Unfortunately, the costs associated with getting permission to park on the grass have just kept going up, hence the need for people to either be TECCWA members, or help contribute to those costs. $10/head is not excessive in today's world, so I'd hope everyone appreciates this and helps by paying. Trust me, at $10/head I need at least 114 people to turn up for the day (and thats not including the $1000 bond for the venue too) - so it will be a loss making entity.

Yep, I love cars!

[Mole]

$10 is nothing lads! It costs a lot of money to run a car club!

I'd like to see at least one Sportivo Corolla there *poke poke* Andy's *poke poke*.

I'll be there of course.

[and1]

I'll see.. I work Friday nights so I might not be able to make it to the group photoshoots :(

[CLG]

Here's a wild thought - you could set an alarm?! :P

[and1]

Here's a wild thought - you could set an alarm?! :P

But I won't be getting home till bout 4 :(

[Mole]

Sleep is for the weak, and me.

[CLG]

Yep, bed by 4:30, alarm for 10:30, out of bed by 11:00, come down and be a zombie, go home and sleep more, done!

[-DAvo]

I'd be happy to take some photos on the day, will try and do some recon on the areas you mentioned and then you can see if you like my work :)

[JT3]

I'll have to see if I can make this one. Only way I can be is if I stay out from the night before since I'm going out late night :P

[CLG]

Direct deposits closed, cash payments only for those bringing cars now - who is definately coming?

[sketra]

me me me me!!! ooh me!!!! I'm coming!!!

[Mole]

me me me me!!! ooh me!!!! I'm coming!!!

Aren't both your cars broken?

[rodspringer]

me me me me!!! ooh me!!!! I'm coming!!!

I love hearing women say that......

And Im coming too....

Edited March 12, 2010 by rodspringer

[Mole]

Because I'm sure some people are itching to see some pics, I very quickly went through and grabbed some of the mega group shots and very quickly resized them:

The rest will be up as soon as I get the courage to edit so many photos. The individual ones came out pretty good. Its a shame the light wasnt better, but if it was I think my skin would of fallen off the bone, damn I'm sunburnt!

[sketra]

YAY you can see my car!!! woohoo, i got sunburnt too :(

[rodspringer]

Yeah I think I was temporarily on fire!

[Mole]

Yeah I think I was temporarily on fire!

I'm still on fire...

First lot of photos are up -

http://www.teccwa.com/Gallery/TECCWA-Photo...3/2010/By-Rudi/

Order is backwards annoyingly, so start at the end if you want it in order.

[Mole]

More images up -

http://www.teccwa.com/Gallery/TECCWA-Photo...3/2010/By-Damo/

Correct order this time. I was sneaky and put them up in reverse, which actually made it correct.

Edited March 16, 2010 by Mole

[RoM2nV]

mate amazing pics!

[Mole]

Rest of the pics I have are now up (3 more sets) -

http://www.teccwa.com/Gallery/TECCWA-Photoshoot-13/03/2010/