Month: April 2009

My head hurts

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Business / Tools, Import Tuner

… but damn I’m proud. I became the Art Director for Import Tuner a little over a year ago. Before working for the mag I thought “how do they make such beautiful covers?”, now I’m behind the wheel makin’ it happen (pats self on back). I’ll move to patting to preaching, because I think the Import Tuner covers are the best, most eye-appealing car covers on the newsstand. Many thanks to the photographers that help piece them together. Jon Domingo, Jeff Creech, Luke Munnell, Scott Dukes, and Steve Demmitt to name a few.…

Wheels of Steel

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Hobbies, Landscape, Personal

Road biking is addictive. It’s a great way to stay/get in shape, and explore the area where you live. Tip, never ride far without a spare tube. I’ve been road biking for about half a year, and the San Gabriel riverbed is my main training ground. It stretches for nearly 50 miles without stoplights. I’ve heard of “gang activity” but haven’t seen anything shady going on… but hopefully my blistering speed on the Giant TCR will outrun their knives and guns! Nothing quite beats the feeling of going 30mph under your own power and hearing nothing but the wind passing by.…

$3.99 magazine organizers at IKEA

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Business / Tools, Design, Import Tuner

…do a good job of holding the blood, sweat, tears, and red-eye nights of the magazines I have worked on. A few are missing but it’s good to finally have them all lined up. S3, Import Tuner, Turbo, Sport Compact Car, Honda Tuning, Lowrider, 2Wheel Tuner, siphon, Car Audio. Over 2 years and counting… signed copies go for $1,000 shipped.…

Turbo Magazine: Twisted Sixx

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Cars, Editorial

I’m in love with this old ’71 Datsun 240Z. College kid Austin Hoke from NC built this beauty from the ground up, cutting no corners. I squeaked it into a feature of the June ’07 issue of Turbo Magazine. It’s turned into one of my favorite motion shots… so much that I framed it on my bedroom wall to stare at it everyday. It’s a reminder that I’ll probably never BUILD a badass car like that, only buy.…

Modified Magazine: Acura TSX

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Cars

Shot this machine back in 2006 during my college freelance days and was featured in the July ’07 Modified issue… now, Modified is ironically owned by the very company I work for. Desmond Performance who built the car were super nice. I felt this was a breakthrough shoot for me. It was the first time I combined flash exposures to get the best image. I’ve learned a lot since then!…

Import Tuner: Supra Cover

Posted by Clint Davis on Posted in Cars, Import Tuner

Old news to me, but considering my blog is new, I feel I should touch base on a few of my highlights from the past few months. One of them being cover for Import Tuner Magazine, October 2008 to be exact. Working for the magazine I sort of took this accomplishment for granted, but just because I’m the Art Director for the magazine doesn’t give me a shoe-in for the cover… However, so far I’m 1 for 1!!!…