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Shooting Antique Cars at Old Car City USA (with Cinestill Double-X Medium Format B&W Film)

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Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on a walk through Old Car City USA looking for rusty antique automobiles

Shooting Cinestill black and white medium format film with a Hasselblad 500C/M camera at Old Car City USA

Hey everyone, thanks for joining me on my latest visit to Old Car City. In the video, I shot the old cars and trucks in both digital and film, but the video is focused on the film aspect of my day. I was blessed with great light — which for me means cloudy skies that result in soft light. Since this location is situated in a pine forest, direct sunlight causes harsh shadows and results in a very different shooting experience and very different final images.


Cinestill Double-X Film

I chose to shoot on Cinestill Double-X film because it gives great dramatic contrast, fine grain, and super sharp results without looking clinical the way digital images can sometimes appear.

Cinestill Double-X black and white film is rated for 250 iso film in daylight or 200 iso in tungsten light.

Cinestill Double-X is a repackaged version of a Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X 5222 motion picture film. It’s the same Black and white movie film Kodak has made since the 1950s in some of the best black and white movies of all time, including The Lighthouse, Raging Bull, Schindler’s List, Memento, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Manhattan, and Young Frankenstein.

Cinestill Double-X film is available in 35mm and 120mm medium format.

Hasselblad 500 C/M

I shot the location using the Hasselblad 500 C/M camera.

A behind-the-scenes on location photo shows the Hasselblad 500C/M in position to shoot one of the old trucks
A behind-the-scenes on location photo shows the Hasselblad 500C/M in position to shoot one of the old trucks
Vintage Hasselblad 500C/M
Vintage Hasselblad 500C/M
Vintage Hasselblad 500C/M with Hasselblad 120mm Makro-Planar lens by Carl Zeiss, made in 1992.
Vintage Hasselblad 500C/M with Hasselblad 120mm Makro-Planar lens by Carl Zeiss, made in 1992.

History of Old Car City USA

I have no affiliation with Old Car City USA, except that I have visited several times as a paying customer. It’s an old junkyard that opened in 1931 and is no longer in business for junk, but later opened its grounds to photographers and other visitors for a fee. It’s owned by the same family and according to their website, it’s the largest known classic car junkyard.

The site is massive, and winds through a pine forest. The owner once told me that photographers often spend their entire vacation at the junkyard, returning daily to shoot various sections of the site.

This is a 7-inch test print of one of the new photographs made on Hahnemuhle Photorag Baryta, one of my favorite fine art photo papers. It's made of a cotton substrate covered on the printing side by a baryta coating. It's acid-free with no optical brightening agents and rated as museum quality.
This is a 7-inch test print of one of the new photographs made on Hahnemuhle Photorag Baryta, one of my favorite fine art photo papers. It’s made of a cotton substrate covered on the printing side by a baryta coating. It’s acid-free with no optical brightening agents and rated as museum quality.

Black and white photographs of rusty antique cars and trucks

Fine art prints on museum-quality paper are available in a variety of sizes and prices. Clicking the photograph will take you to my main e-commerce website where you can read details about the prints and make a secure purchase.

Junked Buick Super Eight Circa 1951 - Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Square format. Buy a fine art print.
Junked Buick Super Eight Circa 1951 – Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Square format. Buy a fine art print.
Rusty Junkyard Truck - Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Rusty Junkyard Truck – Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Rusty Antique Chevrolet Pickup Truck - Black and White Photograph in square format by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a fine art print.
Rusty Antique Chevrolet Pickup Truck – Black and White Photograph in square format by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a fine art print.
Ornament on Back of a Classic Car in a Junkyard - Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
Ornament on Back of a Classic Car in a Junkyard – Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
Junkyard Truck with Dead Vines - Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson in Square Format. Buy a fine art print.
Junkyard Truck with Dead Vines – Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson in Square Format. Buy a fine art print.
The Ghost - Pale Antique Truck in a Dark Forest - Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
The Ghost – Pale Antique Truck in a Dark Forest – Black and White Photograph (Square Format) by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
Shiny Black Antique Chrysler in a Junkyard - Black and White Photograph in sizes up to 20 x 30-inches (not a square format). Buy a fine art print.
Shiny Black Antique Chrysler in a Junkyard – Black and White Photograph in sizes up to 20 x 30-inches (not a square format). Buy a fine art print.

There are many other photographs of rusty antique cars and trucks on my main website here and here.

Thanks for reading.

Be sure to visit me on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest, or on my website at keithdotson.com.

~ Keith

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