By Alexis Simpson
75 Detroit NAIAS North American International Auto Show Photos 2016
What it’s Like to Photograph the Detroit Auto Show 2015 (NAIAS 2015 Photos)
By Alexis Simpson
I’ve photographed the North American International Auto Show in Detroit the last three years, and it’s a love/hate event. The major pro of photographing the show is that I’ve gotten to sell my photo to publications such as Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. In fact, the first photo I ever had published was a car photo from the auto show. This year I know I already had at least 8 photos published in The Wall Street Journal. Being published is an unbeatable feeling. Some photographers make sure to capture each car unveiling event as well as attend all the big parties. I haven’t gotten involved to that extent yet, but there is always next year. NAIAS always has an air of excitement surrounding it, so it’s always entertaining to check out the latest ‘IT” car, scope out the models, look for celebs, and enjoy the free food/booze.
The annoying part of NAIAS can be dealing with some of the over-zealous photogs. Sometimes they get so overwhelmed in their excitement to check out the interior and exterior of the cars, that they take crazy amounts of photos. Ideally in order to sell a photo of an auto show car, it helps if there are not too many people in the frame. Press week is busy so it’s inevitable that I’ll have to wait a short while to get my money shot. Sometimes I’ll get stuck behind an over zealous photographer who is in the midst of taking 75-100 photographers of a single car. UGH. Usually this is an overseas press photog who probably doesn’t get a chance to see this sort of event, so all you can do is be patient. Sometimes car industry gurus will be in networking convos right in your frame as well. Usually they’ll move if you ask nicely. If they don’t hear your request, then I recommend snapping a few quick photos of them until they take the hint:) Also, you have to wait for the car polishers that are hired to keep the vehicles looking sharp. Patience is the name of the game because of the hectic atmosphere. It can be frustrating to wait because it’s important to get all photos edited and uploaded ASAP to meet deadlines and increase sales.
Here are some photos from this year’s show.
Mercedes-Benz always has an exciting display!
Cadillac
Audi
BMW
BENTLEY
MINI
MINI COOPER
DJ
Jaguar
Toyota
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
Dodge Challenger
Chevy Colorado
Maserati
Chevy Corvette
AISIN
Two guys have fun at the Mazda display
Volvo
Lincoln
A Ford Presentation
Camera guy waits patiently for the car duster dude to hurry up already:)
Ford GT
Mustang
Remote-Control Cars
Best of North American International Auto Show Detroit! (Photos)
By Alexis Simpson
FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM
HONDA FCEV CONCEPT
HONDA FIT 2015
SL-CLASS MERCEDES-BENZ
AQUA SMART CAR WITH ORANGE INTERIOR!
AUDI
BMW M4 COUPE
BENTLEY
LEXUS LFA
Z28 CAMARAO
YUKON TRUCK
VIPER SRT
Anybody know who this Ford guy is?
MAZDA 3
CORVETTE Z06
CAMARO
LEXUS CONCEPT
SCION RACING
JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED
PRIUS LEVITON
TOYOTA FCV CONCEPT
TOYOTA RACING
TOYOTA FT-1
VIPER
CUSTOMIZED JEEP WRANGLER
KIA GT4 STINGER
PORSCHE 911 TARGA
VW BEETLE DUNE
PLUG-IN HyBRID BMW i8
MODEL
MERCEDES
2014 NAIAS (Photos)
Transformers 4 Movie Set (Photos)
DAY 2: Detroit International North American Auto Show 2013 (Photos & Review By Alexis)
By Alexis Simpson
Today was an exciting day because two of my auto show photos were featured in a Wall Street Journal Gallery! Hopefully a few more will get published. Jacob Giampa also shot Wednesday night with me. We noticed that there was less free booze, but more models and cars. Guys, if you’re looking to try your best lines on the models, do not ask them if they have driven the car they are modeling for. I heard each model asked that all day long!
I’m photographing the auto show for news/documentary purposes only, so don’t look for anything too artsy. I tried to shoot as many different cars for the auto lovers out there. Enjoy, and make sure to check out the North American International Auto Show next week!
http://www.NAIAS.com
FORD MUSTANG 2014 (GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE AND SHELBY GT 500)
FORD SAFETY (TRANSVIT VAN 2014)
OLD FORD TRUCK
NEW FORD TRUCKS 2014
FORD ATLAS CONCEPT 2014
LINCOLN
REDBULL RACING TEAMS UP WITH INFINITI
BUICK 2014
NISSAN 2014
NISSAN 370Z 2014
GMC SIERRA TRUCK
KIA 2014
CHEVY SILVERADO 2014
BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF AUTO SHOW FLOOR
CHEVY CORVETTE STINGRAY EXHIBIT WITH THE GRAY STRINGRAY, ENGINE, MODEL AND BODY MOLDS!
LEXUS 2014 LS450 F SPORT
CHRYSLER 300 C 2014
FIAT 2014
FIAT 500L 2014
DODGE DAYTONA 2014
DODGE CHALLENGER SRT 2014
DODGE DART 2014
MOPAR VIPER 2014
JEEP 2014 (WRANGLER, PATRIOT)
MOPAR CUSTOMIZED JEEP WRANGLER SAND TROOPER
MASERATI GRAN TURISMO SPORT 2014
MASERATI 2014
GRAN TURISMO C.MC
MINI COOPER JOHN PACEMAN 2014
BMW 2014 BMW Z4 ROADSTER sDRIVE25IS
BMW 650I
BMW CONCEPT 4 SERIES COUPE 2014
BMW I3 CONCEPT COUPE 2014
BMW i8 Concept 2014
BMW Z4 sDRIVE 35is 2014
BENTLEY 2014 V8 Continental GT
AUDI RS 7 2014
AUDI TT RS 2014
THIS TESLA CAR IS POPULAR WITH THE PRESS (Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan)
SMART 2014
MERCEDES-BENZ CONCEPT B CLASS ELECTRIC DRIVE 2014
MERCEDES-BENZ 2014
G63 AMB 2014 AMAZING!
SLK-CLASS 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ
THE SLS AMG COUPE BLACK SERIES IS CAREFULLY PROTECTED FROM THE EXCITED PRESS PEOPLE:)
AUDI DISPLAY 2014
JAGUAR
BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF AUTO SHOW 2014
ACURA RLX 2014
LOVED THE ACURA NSX CONCEPT 2014!
FORD DISPLAY 2014
HONDA 2014
HONDA TRUCK 2014
HONDA URBAN SUV CONCEPT 2014
HONDA ACCORD PLUG-IN HYBRID 2014
HONDA JET N420HG MODEL
HONDA THE POWER OF DREAMS 2014
FORD INTERNATIONAL VAN OF THE YEAR TRANSIT 2014
HONDA RACING 2014
HONDA TARGET INDYCAR WITH WREATH AND MILK DRIVEN BY DARIO FRANCHITII (CHIP GANASSI DALLARD)
HONDA RACING BIKE CBR 1000RR
HONDA EV-STER 2014 CONCEPT
FORD VAN 2014
FORD DISPLAY 2014
IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM…
DAY ONE PHOTOS BY ME: http://www.noizenews.com/archives/12403
DAY ONE PHOTOS BY JACOB GIAMPA: http://www.noizenews.com/archives/12416
Detroit North American International Auto Show 2013 NAIAS (Review & Photos by Alexis)
By Alexis Simpson
This year we decided to cover the North American International Auto Show in order to scope out the shiny new cars. It was exciting to see all the international press scurrying about and speaking in their native tongues. Volkswagen had the most dynamic setup with drinks aplenty, pulsing electronic music, and lovely dancing models. I photographed the cars that I thought were the most eye-catching, and will be posting all photos tonight and updating the make and model of cars over the next few days. Which cars do you like? My top car of the show is the Bentley Speed Convertible otherwise known as the the Continental GT Speed Convertible.
COVISINT
AUDI 2014 R8
BMW 2014 I8 CONCEPT
SUITS
BENTLEY 2014 (The Continental GT SPEED, GTV8) SPEED CONVERTIBLE!
MY FAVE
MINI COOPER 2014 MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS PACEMAN
VW (VOLKSWAGEN) 2014 BEETLE CABRIOLET
SUITS
PORSCHE 2014 911 CONVERTIBLE AND BOXSTER 2 CONVERTIBLE
VOLVO 2014 S60
FERRARI 2014 F12BERLINETTA (F12 BERLINETTA)
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 2014
MOPAR SRT VIPER 2014
TOYOTA PRIUS X PARLEE BIKE 011
TOYOTA RACING 2013
TOYOTA COROLLA FURIA CONCEPT 2014
TOYOTA FUN-VII CONCEPT WITH VIDEO WALL
JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 2014
LEXUS 2014 LFA
CORVETTE STINGRAY 2014
CHEVY CAMARO 2014
NISSAN MR. BOLT
INFINITI REDBULL RACING CAR
INFINITI Q50 2014
MAZDA MIATA 2014
MAZDA RACEWAY
MAZDA CX-5 180 2014
FORD MUSTANG 2014 (SHELBY GT500 CONVERTIBLE, GR PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE, V6 PREMIUM)
MERCEDES SLS AMG 2014
JAGUAR
SMART CAR 2014
CHRYSLER 2014 300S TURBINE EDITION
