Shutter Up and Drive

About this episode

Randy Lorentzen discusses his 45-year career in automotive photography and the stories behind iconic car magazine covers.

From getting kicked out of high school for surfing to becoming the eye behind the most famous car magazine covers in history. Randy Lorentzen joins the guys to talk about his fascinating 45-year career capturing automotive magic. Tune in as he shares how lighting Hollywood starlets in bikinis taught him how to frame the perfect curves of a hot rod; what it’s like to face down Bill Ford in a mahogany boardroom; and why a physical magazine cover will always crush the internet

People in this episode

Guest: Randy Lorentzen

Topics covered

• automotive photography
• car magazine covers
• career stories
• Hollywood lighting
• automotive history

Keywords

• automotive magic
• photography
• magazine covers
• Bill Ford
• lighting techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bill Ford

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