Iceland - Prius by Rebekka

jack_christie · July 18th, 2008, 12:28 AM

Don't think these have been posted before, well I couldn't find them.

Those familar with Flickr may have seen the stunning Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir from Iceland before. images/smilies/wub.gif

In 2006 she did a Prius ad campaign.

Think the Prius never looked better images/smilies/love.gif

http://rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/2006/10/17/holy-crap/

http://rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/2006...-prius-photos/

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/21.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/float.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/281238836_99aaf13c63_o.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/busstop.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/prius1.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/tunnel.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/wading.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/self0161.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/storm-coming.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/transparent.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/17/self0101.jpg

BerserkerCatSplat · July 18th, 2008, 02:09 AM

0% of those photos make me interested in a Prius, I'd go as far as to say the way she took them did a fantastic job of actually drawing attention away from the car, kinda the opposite of what you'd want in a car ad.

She's a great photographer in her certain style, but cars apparently aren't her thing. There's probably a reason that nobody else got her to do another ad campaign.

If you want solid auto photography, Andy Wee and Easton Chang are still tops in my books.

jayhawk · July 18th, 2008, 02:12 AM

She seems obsessed with herself.

The Fishman · July 18th, 2008, 02:18 AM

Was there a car in those posts?

Zuhaib · July 18th, 2008, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fishman

Was there a car in those posts?

So I am not the only one that cant find a car in those pictures

jayhawk,
You need to get help... unless you swing the other way, which if totally fine with me images/smilies/cool.gif

amadeus · July 18th, 2008, 03:44 AM

Yuk - Prius. Worst, ugliest and most useless car - ever! Thought out by a manufacturer that likes to appear 'green' and then sells monster pick ups in the US of A that make any X5 or M Class appear like Greenpeace company cars in comparison. Terrible horrible car I wouldn't even vomit on, and no icelandic beauty will change that. Besides, there's only one icelandic artist - you know, the one that can't sing and looks as if she is suffering from constant wardrobe malfunction, but still somehow manages to be pretty good in some strange way - maybe if them two co-operate and leave out the car?

BerserkerCatSplat · July 18th, 2008, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zuhaib

jayhawk,
You need to get help... unless you swing the other way, which if totally fine with me images/smilies/cool.gif

I completely agree with him, 75% of her decent shots are self-portraits. She takes the most self-portraits of any photographer I've ever seen.

fbc · July 18th, 2008, 08:41 AM

Yeah, can't say it's car I'm looking at in those shots. Hell, looking like that I'm glad she does self-portraits.

NooDle · July 18th, 2008, 09:02 AM

ooh! nipples! (in the last pic)

What car?

Crazyjeeper · July 18th, 2008, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fishman

Was there a car in those posts?

Zuhaib · July 18th, 2008, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

I completely agree with him, 75% of her decent shots are self-portraits. She takes the most self-portraits of any photographer I've ever seen.

yeah because most photographers are ugly guys that no one wants to see. images/smilies/tongue.gif

jack_christie · July 18th, 2008, 10:52 AM

In the case of the Prius, less is more, saving the planet from the sight of it.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/18/272533083_1e9e51fdba1.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/18/276094633_c3433913c11.jpg

Some of the outtakes were kinda funny. Her she is with her scantily clad alter ego images/smilies/love.gif

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/07/18/281306031_1bec71e7011.jpg

Ironlord · July 18th, 2008, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jack_christie

What the commentary doesn't say is that's a bucket of 70% nitric acid, and this is the "before" photo. "After" contains a rather less healthy-looking Prius and Rebekka looking very pleased with herself (twice) at the wreckage of the Hollywoodhippymobile.

LeVeL · July 18th, 2008, 02:18 PM

These are pictures of a girl... with some car in the background. Not a good ad

SuperStalin · July 18th, 2008, 02:26 PM

What's so bad in depicting a bit of an atmosphere associated with (beautiful female) people using a car?

Why does everything HAVE to be at-first-sight?

I guess nobody would complain if these were photos of a highly photoshopped Prius under some unnaturally
sexy light, with a Pam Anderson, wrestlers and batman ( with steel nipples ). That'd probably appeal to the Xbox360 generation.

amadeus · July 18th, 2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperStalin

I guess nobody would complain if these were photos of a highly photoshopped Prius under some unnaturally
sexy light, with a Pam Anderson, wrestlers and batman ( with steel nipples ). That'd probably appeal to the Xbox360 generation.

Well, I would object to the Prius - the rest sounds good, though images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

NooDle · July 18th, 2008, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperStalin

What's so bad in depicting a bit of an atmosphere associated with (beautiful female) people using a car?

Why does everything HAVE to be at-first-sight?

I guess nobody would complain if these were photos of a highly photoshopped Prius under some unnaturally
sexy light, with a Pam Anderson, wrestlers and batman ( with steel nipples ). That'd probably appeal to the Xbox360 generation.

yes. I dunno about the steel nipples though, but the rest sounds cool

SuperStalin · July 18th, 2008, 03:14 PM

Seems that natural women having fun is boring, bring on the age of photoshopped silicone boobs and steroid enhanced beefcakes.

Has anyone seen Idiocracy? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

BerserkerCatSplat · July 18th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperStalin

What's so bad in depicting a bit of an atmosphere associated with (beautiful female) people using a car?

Why does everything HAVE to be at-first-sight?

I guess nobody would complain if these were photos of a highly photoshopped Prius under some unnaturally
sexy light, with a Pam Anderson, wrestlers and batman ( with steel nipples ). That'd probably appeal to the Xbox360 generation.

So a highly Photoshopped picture of a Pruis and an Icelandic girl is nice, while a highly Photoshopped picture of a Prius with other things is not? What?

Spoiler Text: (Click here to toggle display)

Rebekka Photoshopped those photos. All of them.

But, hey, I'll provide an example of what I consider to be good, eye-catching automotive photography.

http://eastonchang.com/somenewshit/_F4U9679.jpg

http://eastonchang.com/somenewshit/_F4U99292.jpg

Proper technique and lighting > snapshots

SuperStalin · July 18th, 2008, 04:06 PM

Of course a photographer will use photoshop, I'm a graphic designer, and I've been using it since 1997.
It's a tool...

But, why do you think that a photography MUST be something that's been set-up for hours,
and then processed through photoshop for hours?

Why such negativity towards simple, natural snapshots featuring beautiful natural women,
natural lighting and found surroundings? Is reality so ugly to you? Why must car photography feature an autmobile in the center?
IMHO Rebekka's photos nicely depict a couple of girls having fun, using the car, the surroundings and the camera,
it's a series of photos showing a car as a great thing to use for enjoying life... not the car being a super

July 18th, 2008, 12:28 AM	#1
jack_christie Joined: Aug 1st, 2006 Last Online: 12:29 AM Posts: 445 Rep Power: 14	Iceland - Prius by Rebekka Don't think these have been posted before, well I couldn't find them. Those familar with Flickr may have seen the stunning Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir from Iceland before. In 2006 she did a Prius ad campaign. Think the Prius never looked better http://rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/2006/10/17/holy-crap/ http://rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/2006...-prius-photos/ __________________ Team Black Jack Last edited by jack_christie; July 18th, 2008 at 12:32 AM..

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BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 07:01 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,784 Car: Pimpmobile Rep Power: 68	0% of those photos make me interested in a Prius, I'd go as far as to say the way she took them did a fantastic job of actually drawing attention away from the car, kinda the opposite of what you'd want in a car ad. She's a great photographer in her certain style, but cars apparently aren't her thing. There's probably a reason that nobody else got her to do another ad campaign. If you want solid auto photography, Andy Wee and Easton Chang are still tops in my books. __________________ OSPhoto Last edited by BerserkerCatSplat; July 18th, 2008 at 02:14 AM..

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amadeus Joined: Aug 6th, 2007 Last Online: 06:36 AM Location: IOM Posts: 195 Car: Mercedes 300TE (W124) Rep Power: 13	Yuk - Prius. Worst, ugliest and most useless car - ever! Thought out by a manufacturer that likes to appear 'green' and then sells monster pick ups in the US of A that make any X5 or M Class appear like Greenpeace company cars in comparison. Terrible horrible car I wouldn't even vomit on, and no icelandic beauty will change that. Besides, there's only one icelandic artist - you know, the one that can't sing and looks as if she is suffering from constant wardrobe malfunction, but still somehow manages to be pretty good in some strange way - maybe if them two co-operate and leave out the car?

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NooDle Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 2,628 Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 37	ooh! nipples! (in the last pic) What car?

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jack_christie Joined: Aug 1st, 2006 Last Online: 12:29 AM Posts: 445 Rep Power: 14	In the case of the Prius, less is more, saving the planet from the sight of it. Some of the outtakes were kinda funny. Her she is with her scantily clad alter ego __________________ Team Black Jack

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LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 05:06 AM Location: MA Age: 20 Posts: 952 Car: VQ30 Rep Power: 18	These are pictures of a girl... with some car in the background. Not a good ad __________________ Cardinal of Karting . . . flickr . . . . . . . . . . . GetLeVeLed.org + UMass Motorsport . . .

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SuperStalin Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 03:30 AM Posts: 1,058 Rep Power: 17	What's so bad in depicting a bit of an atmosphere associated with (beautiful female) people using a car? Why does everything HAVE to be at-first-sight? I guess nobody would complain if these were photos of a highly photoshopped Prius under some unnaturally sexy light, with a Pam Anderson, wrestlers and batman ( with steel nipples ). That'd probably appeal to the Xbox360 generation. __________________ "....fifth gear!!!" - Jeremy Clarkson

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SuperStalin Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 03:30 AM Posts: 1,058 Rep Power: 17	Seems that natural women having fun is boring, bring on the age of photoshopped silicone boobs and steroid enhanced beefcakes. Has anyone seen Idiocracy? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/ __________________ "....fifth gear!!!" - Jeremy Clarkson