There’s Something About Old Planes and Vintage Details of Military Uniforms
First off. These Skys. So Moody. Near the end of the shoot we had to bring the planes inside because it started thundering and lightning. These old planes still fly and need to be well taken care of. There is just something about old planes!
Have you ever been to the Legacy Flight Museum in Rexburg, Idaho? It is incredible! They have old planes from WW2, old uniforms, cars, you name it! It’s amazing! Everything is well cared for and the people that run it are amazing. They were the ones that made this incredible shoot possible.
The pictures below were taken just outside the main air hanger. In post, using Adobe Lightroom, I turned up the dehaze slider to make the skys pop behind the aircraft. Other than than I didn’t do much in post besides raise the shadows and add a little clarity. I like the grunge look of the vintage vehicles. There’s just something about old planes!
This next picture was taken of the dashboard of the above U.S. Air Force Plane. The original photo was pretty dark so I lightened the shadows and added a little extra clarity to the focal point using an adjustment brush. I also used the teeth whitening tool to lighten up some of the numbers and lines (they were a little yellowed by time).
The next three are some amazing jacket details I captured from the uniforms of some of the models. For all three, I boosted the clarity quite a bit.
The picture of this vintage Ford was beautiful in color, but when I tried out the black and white I fell in love! I was loving the grunge look for this shoot so I again boosted the clarity. I also raised the dehaze slider so that the skys in the reflection would be more noticeable.
Check out this incredible video showing some other rad vintage planes! This blog post also explains a little about the history of old planes.