Lockheed Electra 12

Friends can sometimes lead to special opportunities. Shooting a vintage airplane after hours on the tarmac of Chino Airport can only happen through friends and their connections. Friends like photographer Mike Hutchinson and his brother-in-law Les Whittlesey, the owner and pilot of this gleaming Lockheed Electra 12. Mike, another photographer friend Hugh Foster and I set out to catch some late afternoon golden hour, sunset and blue hour images, with the owner also requesting we try to capture his moving props as frozen discs – lighting would be the key. While working with three strobes and shooting some test shots, we were still not getting the look we wanted. The fix? Position Hugh’s car at a three-quarter angle to the Electra and then turn on it’s headlights, that was the finishing touch! © Mitch Ridder Photography – All Rights Reserved 2017