I was looking back through my Flickr this weekend and thought I'd post up a "year end recap" of sorts. Below you will find one pic from almost every shoot that I did this year, there are some that never saw the light of day due to many different reasons which those are not posted. I look forward to shooting more in 2012 and hopefully furthering my photography, as well as playing around with some cinematography.

Thank you to everyone who was involved in these shoots, viewed them, and shared them. Stay tuned for next year!

All of my photos: Jeremy Cliff on Flickr. www.jeremycliff.com

Click the photos or the links to view the full set or high res images.

1. The first shoot I did this year was of my fathers "Garage Bar" so I could share it with some friends. Full set here: Randy's Garage Bar - a set on Flickr




2. My first real attempt at a "product" type photo.



3. The first motor-related shoot I did was of my friend at the "Moto on Ice". Full set: Moto On Ice Race 1/16/2011 - a set on Flickr




4. The first automotive shoot I did was of this e92 BMW M3 on a fresh new set of HRE Wheels. Full set: e92 BMW M3 - a set on Flickr




5. After shooting the e92 M3 pictured above, I shot a few photos of this freshly completed Porsche 911 Paris/Dakar Rally Tribute in the same location. It would be the first of many photo sessions with that car in preparation of it going up for sale. Full set: 1989 Rothmans Porsche 911 - a set on Flickr




6. More product style photography attempts, this time with a can of NOS Energy Drink.



7. Since most cars were still tucked away during this time, I attempted my hand at watch photography. Such a completely different world of photography from cars, I look forward to trying more this year.



March

8. This photo shoot came to life with possibly one of the best text messages I've ever received to describe a shoot. This was just meant as a fun, joking, photo shoot for Bill Caswell's rally car, but the photos ended up on Jalopnik.com and spread like wildfire across the internet. It was hilarious reading all the comments posted on the forums. Full shoot: Bill Caswell Rally BMW Mechanics - a set on Flickr



9. The first big shoot of the year came when I was contacted by PNR/37signals to take a couple shots of their new racecar for use on their "hero card" and other media related things. I had about 1 hour with the car, and it wasn't possible to take it off site. We made due though, and the shots came out perfect for what they needed. Full set: Team PNR/37signals Porsche GT3 Cup Car - a set on Flickr




10. Next up was a dual feature of two local Nissan 350z's for Stance:Nation. Full set: Stance:Nation 350z Feature - a set on Flickr




11. Rothmans Rally Tribute Car @ Ferris Bueller's Day Off house. This was one of my favorite shoots of the year. To be able to shoot in such an awesome location was amazing. These photos ended up on Jalopnik.com as well, and just like the "rally mechanic" shoot. From there they were featured on so many different auto-blogs, nation and world wide. Full set: 1989 Rothmans Porsche 911 - a set on Flickr



April

12. My first photography trip of 2011 was to Las Vegas for MFest 2011. We drove from LA to Las Vegas with hundreds of other BMW M cars, European cars, and exotics. it was an amazing weekend meeting new people and seeing some great cars. Long drives sometimes mean you have to find new ways to entertain yourself... like opening the door on your Murcielago while on the highway, haha. Full set: MFest 2011: LA to Las Vegas - a set on Flickr




May

13. Once the weather started to clear I did my first shoot for Vossen Wheels of this Audi S5. Full set: Vossen Audi S5 - a set on Flickr

 

14. The clear weather meant that the Supercar Saturdays show would be starting up again. The first one was held in May in South Barrington, IL. Despite the rain clouds, there was still a pretty solid turn out. This Ferrari 599 GTO was my favorite car of the day, possible the year, and I can't wait to do a full shoot with it in 2012! Full set: Supercar Saturdays- May 7th 2011 - a set on Flickr




15. Towards the end of May I spent the day out at Gingerman Raceway in Michigan to shoot the Ferrari Owners Club track day. The level of cars that were there was unreal. The 599 GTO was there, a 1 of 2 Ferrari 333 SP, and possibly my favorite Ferrari ever, the F40. Full set: Ferrari Track Day @ Gingerman Raceway - a set on Flickr




16. I shot this beautiful R33 Nissan Skyline GTR for a feature on JDMChicago, it was the first, and only, non R35 GTR that I've shot. Full set: 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R - a set on Flickr




17. This shoot of the Lamborghini LP560-4 was the first shoot I finished for ADV.1 Wheels. I hated this shoot for the longest time, but after playing with the images for a little bit I was able to come up with some results that I liked, everyone else seemed to as well. Full set: Lamborghini LP560-4 / ADV.1 Wheels - a set on Flickr




June

18. The first weekend of June brought 3 shoots to the table, two for Vossen Wheels and one for Stance:Nation (which fell through). The first of the Vossen Wheel shoots was this nice white Hyundai Genesis 2.0T. If you have seen the 2012 Vossen catalog then you may have seen this photo inside. Full set: Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T - Vossen VVS CV2 - a set on Flickr




19. This Lexus LS460 was my third shoot for Vossen and took place in Milwaukee, WI. This photo was also in the Vossen catalog. Full set: Lexus LS460 - Vossen VVS-083 - a set on Flickr




20. This Procharged 2011 Ford Raptor Crew Cab was the first truck that I had done a photo shoot with. I wanted a location that fit the vehicle, and I think this one worked out nicely. This shot is also one of my favorite head on front shots I have taken. Full set: Procharged 2011 Ford Raptor - a set on Flickr

 

24. In mid July I traveled to Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan to attend the Long Travel Round Up event. There were over 50 long travel buggies in attendance which made for some amazing photo opportunities. Riding around in one of these all day will scare the **** out of you. I've been in and driven numerous fast cars, but nothing compared to the raw power of these machines. Having 1000+ HP/TQ on hand at any given time and over 2 feet of suspension travel means you can pretty much do whatever you want, whenever you want. Full set: Long Travel Round Up 2011: Silver Lake Sand Dunes, Michigan - a set on Flickr




25. This shoot turned out to be 3 different ones all in one. The original shoot was with a 2011 Porsche GT3 RS (below) for HRE Wheels at Autobahn Country Club, but quickly turned into a dual shoot with a gorgeous 2007 Porsche GT3. This was taken as we wrapped up the shoot and is one of my favorites from the day. Full set: Porsche GT3 RS / HRE Wheels - a set on Flickr




26. This shoot was for HRE Wheels to show of their brand new HRE P43S CL wheel on a 2011 Porsche GT3 RS. Full set: Porsche GT3 RS / HRE Wheels - a set on Flickr




27. The Lexus LFA has been a car that I wanted to shoot for quite some time. I had the chance to do a mini-spur-of-the-moment shoot of a beautiful yellow one while at Autobahn Country Club. Such a great sounding car while it rips around the track.



28. This Ferrari 333 SP is 1 of 2 in the US, and 1 of 28 in the world. I was on location at Autobahn Country Club once again doing a press shoot for another client and this gorgeous machine rolled off the trailer. I couldn't help but snap a couple photos of it stationary, I had already seen it rip the track earlier in the year at Gingerman. This side profile of it turned out to be my favorite of the few I took.

 

29. The last shoot of July was of our shop e92 widebody BMW M3 & F10 535i downtown Chicago. Sometime about cruising up and down Lake Shore Drive during the sunrise while everyone else is sleeping is very relaxing, even if you are hanging out of a car with a camera inches from the ground at 70mph.
Full set: GTHAUS BMW e92 M3 & F10 535i - a set on Flickr




August

30. I love how the R35 Nissan GTR looks in this Lamborghini balloon white. This was the second shoot I did for ADV.1 Wheels, and is relatively basic in terms of location and set up. I think it gets straight to the point though and puts all the attention on the car. Full set: R35 Nissan GTR / ADV.1 Wheels - a set on Flickr




31. The August SCS event had potential to be epic, but weather didn't cooperate and it rained almost the entire event. Despite the rain though, quite a few nice cars showed up. My favorite from the event was this bright red Lexus LFA. Full set: Supercar Saturdays 8-6-2011 - a set on Flickr




32. This e46 BMW M3 was a HUGE hit when the photos were posted, especially this rig shot of it. The vinyl wrapped arctic camo had potential to be hated by many, but overall everyone seemed to love it. This set was featured on Stance:Nation, as well as many other auto-blogs. Full set: Arctic Camo e46 BMW M3 - a set on Flickr




33. The Autowerks matte pearl white R35 Nissan GTR had so many different wheel colors this year, but when it was time to move on to another project the final photo shoot was taken with "rainbow sparkle" painted Volk RE30's. This set was used in the eBay listing to sell the car. Full set: Autowerks Matte Pearl White R35 Nissan GTR - a set on Flickr



34. During the HRE GT3 RS shoot we came up with the idea to shoot a photo of this beautiful custom built B.R.M. Watch with the owners matching Porsche Cayman race car. This may be used as an advertisement for B.R.M. in the near future, keep an eye out!



35. I don't shoot a lot of American cars, not by choice... just because I don't know anyone in that scene, so it was nice to switch things up a little bit and shoot this supercharged Mustang GT for Vossen Wheels. Full set: Supercharged Ford Mustang GT/CS / Vossen Wheels - a set on Flickr




36. I've really loved the way the new Lamborghini Aventador looks since photos first started popping up online. There were big plans for this photo shoot, that were unfortunately blow to bits right before this shoot. I only had about 25 minutes to take pics of it, but I'm happy with the outcome. Full set: Lamborghini Aventador: Coming soon... - a set on Flickr




37. These photos were taken earlier in the summer for the Porsche Cayman Interseries race series. They were/are going to be used as the press photos for the race series, as well as some other media promo related things. This shoot was stressful and hectic, but I'm pretty happy with the results. Nothing like push starting race cars, 110 degree heat, and super strict time restrictions during a shoot! Watch out for these pics popping up towards the beginning of the season.
Full set: Porsche Cayman Interseries Press Photos - a set on Flickr




October

38. Supercar Saturday's continues throughout the summer months on the first Saturday of each month. There are tons of exotics, muscle, JDM, European, and classics that come out the event... rain or shine. This was one of my favorite cars at the October SCS event. Full set: Supercar Saturday 10-1-2011 - a set on Flickr




39. This was the second R35 Nissan GTR that I shot for ADV.1 Wheels. Possibly my favorite pic from the shoot is this one of a model GTR in front of the real one. It was the perfect "teaser" shot to open the set with. Full set: 2012 Nissan GTR / ADV.1 ADV5.1 Wheels - a set on Flickr

 

40. During the ADV.1 GTR shoot above, the owner brought out his 06 Ferrari F430 to take some photos of as well. Such an absolutely beautiful vehicle, especially with the H&R springs and Novitec wheels. Full set: 2006 Ferrari F430 - a set on Flickr




41. In the middle of October I was given the chance to spend some time with another Lamborghini Aventador. It wasn't the ideal shoot, but I came away with some photos I was pretty happy with. I was also able to spend some time behind the wheel of a brand new 2011 Lamborghini Superleggera... ****ing amazing.
Full set: Lamborghini Aventador: Round #2 - a set on Flickr




42. My good friend Ricky finished up his monster of an Audi S4 around the October month as well, so we set out to take some photos of it one early morning. Lots more from this car will be coming in 2012! Full set: "Raudis" Audi S4 - a set on Flickr




43. This was the first real shoot I had ever done of the infamous Honda Civic, this one being owned by a good friend and fellow photographer.
Full set: B18 Swapped & Stanced Honda Civic - a set on Flickr




44. Every year during the first week of November the SEMA Show is held in Las Vegas, NV. That means that the month of October is spent prepping the cars to be shipped out to LV. This year our highlight car was our brand new E82 BMW 1M. Full set: Bmw 1m / Gthaus / Sema 2011 - a set on Flickr



45. SEMA is always a blast. This year was no exception. I met so many new people and saw some old friends, it's a year away but I already can't wait for SEMA 2012. Can't wait to see what it holds. Full set: SEMA 2011- Las Vegas, NV - a set on Flickr

 

46. I've always loved this e90 BMW M3 built by Fluid MotorUnion, so when I was asked to shoot it for a magazine feature I couldn't say "no". Watch out for a full feature of this car in a Jan/Feb of a Euro-mag near you!



47. The American Muscle and classic car scene is something I would really like to get into, so when eGarage.com asked me to shoot the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals at Rosemont Convention Center, I agreed quickly. Seeing such iconic American Muscle cars like this Plymouth Road Runner in beautiful well kept original condition was amazing. I hope 2012 brings more of these cars in front of my lens.



48. The second Honda that I shot this year, a well put together Honda CR-Z Hybrid. Another full shoot of this car will take place in 2012 once the motor and interior work is fully completed. Full set: Honda CRZ - a set on Flickr




49. I had another opportunity to do some race car rig shots later on this fall, this time with a relatively new wheel company out of Detroit by the name of Formula 43. This Porsche Cayman featured a fresh new set of their wheels. Full set: Porsche Cayman / Formula43 Wheels - a set on Flickr




50. This was the only Nissan 350z that I shot this year, which happened to be for Vossen Wheels. It's a big change from last year where I shot a LOT of 350z/G35s. Full set here:



51. This Audi R8 will most likely be the last photo shoot that I complete this year. I am very happy how this all black and white set turned out, even though it was almost tossed away in the beginning. Full set: 2010 Audi R8 - a set on Flickr





And that's that. One photo from almost every one of my photo shoots in the 2011 year. Hope you guys enjoyed them.

 

great pics

 

So many great shots

 

Some very nice shots. Well done dude.

 

Thanks for the compliments guys!