Coupe Calander

Just looking for some input on the calander, since its you guys that will be buying and using it.

Should i go for an all out high gloss photoshop affair, with the best most arty pics for all the pics, or should i include some comedy into the calander? With maybe a breakdown pic or 2?

I'd love a pic of someones rear discs glowing because of leaving the handbrake on or spiders web wing mirror covered in water? Or is that best left for another occasion? Or should i make one month a collage or these kind of pics? C2D mentioned about including pics of fuel caps and the like, but should i have a little carlt icon with some oil each month to remind you to check it?

Opinions please.

Ross

I like the idea of the Carl/oil icon: stick it on each Sunday

Collage of the weird/unusual photos but I'm not sure about breakdown ones, unless you do a separate calendar for the turbo owners

I think some really awesome coupe pics should go in the calender...I've taken some nice 1s of my 16vt you know ;)!

Have u sent me them yet?

Ross

I done a course on car photography once - if you fancy a selection of my yellow 20v na drop me a massage. I quite fancy the spiders web challenge - guaranteed to mean the little blighters leave my car alone.

oo-er!!

Seriously though, just my ideas of course, I think some of the obscure ideas could be good, and of course there's nothing to say you can't have more than one pic per month, if you arrange it right. Imagine a pic split in two (maybe diagonally for arty effect?!) with a 'serious' shot in one half, and your spiders web type shot in the other?!

I can see the downside though, namely that you might end up doing a jack-of-all-trades but a master-of-none, and lose all your potential buyers. IMO I think that people are either likely to buy the comedy-style one, OR they'll go for the serious one, but maybe not one which features both. Could be completely wrong of course. Personally, if I were to choose from a selection of Coupe calendars, I would be picking the one which featured the serious photography, but again it's horses for courses. Depending on time, you could do a serious one AND a comedy one, then you've got both sides sorted. For the latter, I remember seeing a really good cartoon of the Coupe, like a 'characature' of the car, which would work brilliantly. I'll do an internet search later to see if I can find it, but no doubt somebody else will already know which one I mean and beat me to it.

If you want any of those pictures I posted in that other thread then please help yourself - I've got some slightly bigger versions (about 50% bigger I think), though to be honest the bigger versions show up the limits of the camera phone and might not be quite what you have in mind. If you want me to email you any shots though just PM me an address and I'll send em over to you.

Best of luck getting it together, and whichever way you do end up doing it, count me in when it comes to buying a few

I think there should be an awesome main picture for each months. But for some / all months it would be cool if you did something like, put 3 smaller ones down the right hand side, with c2d fuel cap type pictures in, or comedy coupe pictures.

Judging by the popularity of last years "European" effort (it's currently still got pride of place on my office wall), a serious calender would be more popular than a comedy one.

Like the idea of a Carlt type oli reminder - might be a nice homage now that we know he's moving on.

Nah ignore the splitter

Tar and feather him for deserting us! Stick his face on the back page so we can pin it to a dartboard and.............errrr, Carl, has my headlight been posted yet?

I like the idea of three smaller photos down the side by the way

agreed!

I say keep it as classy,simple and up-market as possible. I'd like to see mainly unmodified cars as the European one doesn't feature any standard coupes and some look a bit well, let's be honest, naff/chav

There will be mostly un modded or tastefully modded cars. Nuthing too extreme. I think i'll go with some of the months having extra pics down the side, but im not going to detail why.

I think the little oil can might be a suggestion.

Ross

i think the stuff like the image for your sig is fantastic, puts all the focus onto the coop, maybe on or two pics in the 'coloured car, black and white surroundings' style would work

If im being honest, a few people have mentioned about using my pic. It would need a slight photoshop but i dont wanna be biased.

Ross

Yes you do, go on, admit it!

maybe if it was a picture of the coop looking from the front as its moving or turning a slight corner it would look amazing. But i would definatly think about using yours

I'd like to see a load of pictures that I havent seen in people's sigs already. Thats why the ones I took to submit to Ross havent been seen by anyone else yet

That's what I did too

Stan have you sent me some?

Ross

Yes Ross, the other night and you said you were far too busy to look at them

Sorted.

Anyone else pm me pics? Its better to email because i'm collecting them better that way.

Ross

Sorry mate, I'm afraid that your information isn't that accurate.
This pic is defenately in this years Germans calendar .
One 100 percent original 20vt plus model .

Alesi you might have warned us that the picture is safe for work

A mate had a wide but short ones of just the headlights...he used it for a banner at the top of a webpage. Something like that along the bottom, with "2008 FCCUK Fiat Coupe Calendar" or similar would be cool.

there was a pic i saw ages ago, sat in the passenger seat aimin the camera along the dash strip over to the drivers side exposing the pini badge and dials...looked awesome

Sorry Stan. You weren't expecting to find a more Glamorous pic behind that link now where you?

I had a brilliant picture somewhere from outside my car, through the window showing a row of 8 coupes, theyre different b-pillar badges and lines in all their glory.

Curse having to format my pc

You should definatly get one of yours in there Ross, that one in your sig is

Yes I was!

After looking through all the pics i have, i have a shortlist at the moment. Looking for any pics u think i can use now. Got some good ideas!

Ross

Did you mention the calendar was free to anyone who's photos were used?





THUD!





That sound, folks, was Ross fainting

Well in fact, people have offered me money to appear in it!!

Ross

I'd offer even more money if you keep all your clothes ON!

We obviously have different calenders

You must have a Pearl White coupé for Christmas!

i also agree with the 3 smaller pics, just means more of us are likely to get our cars featured yeah? which means more FREE calenders ??

Lol. There is no free calanders..

Ross

There is no free calendar.

Or

There are no free calendars.

Seconded.

There is no free calanders. Do not pass go, do not try to correct my grammar!

Ross

Nor your spelling.

Pete

Is "nor" a word?? no seriously!

Yes it is.

cheers, i think its one of those words that if you look at it long enough it just starts to look silly...or mabye its me

It's you

Lol.

Ross

mabye, mabye...it just sounded a bit geordie

Who's Geordie? Oh you mean like Auf Weidershein Pet?

yes!

Have you FCCUKers made any progress on your calendar yet?
Here's a sneak preview of the German version: clicky
As you probably have seen one or two pics of the Italian Clamour Calendar it would be nice if someone would post a snapshot of the UK-version.
Both German and Italian are up for sale already

The pictures are collated, but just waiting on the final design.

Ross

I think smaller pics and no car twice just so more people can say "thats my car" like above one main and 3 small ones.

I like the idea of carlt oil top up thingy, little things like that make it special to this community its not as if its being sold outside of here (or is it?)

I will certainly go out my way next year for some good pics now never bothered before now

Well being as this is the first one, we'll try and take on board as many things as poss, but due to time constaints etc, we may not have a chance to get everything we want done.

As mentioned, if this is successful, next year will be the one to watch for.

Ross