Welcome to the website and portfolio of photographer Alexander Nie from Phoenix, Arizona! Here is a sample of his works. Contact information (email, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr) on the bottom of the page!
Photo shoots of personal vehicles.
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Morning shoot of our cars circa December 2015 with my friend.
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A photo of my father's Mustang I took back in March 2015.
A photo of my father's Mustang I took back in March 2015.
A rolling shot of my friend's C5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on the State Route 87 in Arizona.
A rolling shot of my friend's C5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on the State Route 87 in Arizona.
A rolling shot of my friend's C5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on the State Route 87 in Arizona.
Automotive photography from car shows around Arizona, including close-up detail shots, full body shots, and partial-body shots.
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A brand-new Lamborghini Aventador SV at Cars and Coffee.
A brand-new Lamborghini Aventador SV at Cars and Coffee.
Aric Almirola's former NASCAR Sprint Cup car at Cars and Coffee.
Aric Almirola's former NASCAR Sprint Cup car at Cars and Coffee.
An Enzo Ferrari at the September 2015 Gainey Ranck Cars and Coffee show.
The RB26DETT of a Nismo Skyline (R32) GT-R in the morning light of Cars and Coffee.
The new 2017 Ford GT at the Concept Lawn at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2016.
The Bugatti Vision GT in one of its last public appearances at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2016 Concept Lawn.
The Bugatti Vision GT in one of its last public appearances at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2016 Concept Lawn.
A tuned NA1 Acura NSX spotted at the Arizona Instagram Meet at the Scottsdale Pavilions in January 2015, shot using a long-exposure due to the darkness of the night.
Brake calipers for a McLaren 650S.
Automobile shots taken inside car dealerships.
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A McLaren 675LT and 650S Spyder next to each other at Scottsdale McLaren.
A McLaren 675LT at Scottsdale McLaren.
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Fun, informal, more relaxed portrait photos.
Gritty night portraits at Tempe Town Lake.
Gritty night portraits at Tempe Town Lake.
Fun portraits in a dress at the Chinese Cultural Center.
Serious dress photos at the Chinese Cultural Center.
A test photoshoot for HGU Apparel.
Photoshoot for HGU Apparel's Summer Catalog.
Photoshoot for HGU Apparel's Summer Catalog.
Photoshoot for HGU Apparel's Summer Catalog.
Photoshoot for HGU Apparel's Summer Catalog.
Photoshoot for HGU Apparel's Summer Catalog.
Fun portraits in the Chinese Cultural Center.
Fun shots at the Chinese Cultural Center.
Playing Jenga at a Chinese Undergraduate Student Association (CHUSA) game night.
Making Chinese lanterns at a Chinese Undergraduate Student Association meeting.
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Mysterious/intriguing mood night time portraits taken at Tempe Town Lake with my friend.
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Formal Portrait Photography, e.g. Business and Dance photo shoots.
Professional business shots at Old Main with my roommate.
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Professional business shots at Old Main with my roommate.
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Professional business shots at Old Main with my roommate.
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Professional business portraits outside of ASU BioDesign.
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Professional business portraits outside of ASU BioDesign.
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My friend and his cousin at my friend's sister's Quinceañera.
Business portfolio photo shoot taken at the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Business portfolio photo shoot taken at the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Business portfolio photo shoot taken at the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
Taken before the Barrett 2015 Spring Formal at Arizona State University- Tempe.
The sun begins to dip below the horizon after a dust storm on June 4th in Phoenix, Arizona. Taken at the summit of Piestewa Peak.
The sun setting over Phoenix on June 4th, 2015, with clouds overhead and mountains below. Taken at the summit of Piestewa Peak.
A mini-haboob dust storm rolling through Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4th. Taken at the summit of Piestewa Peak.
The sun's rays peeking through the dust left behind by a haboob on June 4th, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. Taken from the summit of Piestewa Peak.
A photo looking south-west from A Mountain in Tempe, Arizona, taken at sunset and overlooking Mill Avenue, using a graduated neutral density filter to even out the exposures.
Looking towards the southern mountains during the sunset. Photo taken from A Mountain in Tempe, AZ.
Looking west towards the mountains, with the photo taken from the roof of my house in Phoenix. Graduated neutral density filters were used to even out the exposures.
Looking west towards the mountains, with the photo taken from the roof of my house in Phoenix. Graduated neutral density filters were used to even out the exposures.
Taken at Fatman's Loop in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Taken on May 16th in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve during some unseasonably beautiful weather.
Taken on May 16th in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve during some unseasonably beautiful weather.
Taken on May 16th in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve during some unseasonably beautiful weather.
Taken on May 16th in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve during some unseasonably beautiful weather.
Taken on May 16th in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve during some unseasonably beautiful weather.
Taken in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve as the sun set.
Light-rail bridge at Tempe Town Lake at night, taken with a long exposure.
A long exposure photograph of a 2014 Ford Mustang GT pulling away and turning in a parking garage. Edited in Adobe Lightroom.
Here's to leaving one point in time to carve new roads into the future.
Long exposure taken at Hayden Lawn at ASU using bicycle lights.
When behind the wheel with a screaming engine and g-forces pushing against your body, every worry and thought leaves the mind, replaced with pure joy.
Taken using a long exposure with the camera pointed at my car's tachometer while revving it in neutral.
Trying to run away from it all with no place to escape.
Taken using a long exposure while driving my car by the camera.
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Long exposure photograph of the Light Rail bridge over Tempe Town Lake.
Long exposure photograph of the Light Rail bridge over Tempe Town Lake.
A long exposure shot of my and CarsofASU's Honda Accords parked on the Mill Avenue bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona.
A long exposure shot of my and CarsofASU's Honda Accords parked on the Mill Avenue bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona.
Processed long exposure photograph of the Arizona State Route 51.
A two minute exposure of Sky Harbor International Airport at night.
Long exposure of a plane taking off from Sky Harbor International Airport.
Long exposure photograph of some buildings in Phoenix, with an aircraft flying voerhead.
A creosote bush overlooks the edge of South Mountain at the beginning of sunset.
A Saguaro cactus overlooks the vegetation at the edge of South Mountain in Phoenix during the sunset.
A branch of a cerosote bush in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve.
An old Saguaro cactus standing in South Mountain.
Flowers along Fatman's Loop in Flagstaff, Arizona.
A flower along Fatman's Loop in Flagstaff, Arizona.
B&W conversion of a Ferrari FF drenched in rain, with added contrast, blacks, and sharpness.
B&W conversion of the engine bay of a Ferrari 430 Scuderia, with added contrast, blacks, and sharpness.
B&W conversion of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS sitting in the rain, with added contrast, blacks, and sharpness.
B&W conversion plus added contrast and sharpness of a Ferrari FF sitting in the rain, with cloudy skies overhead.
The Ferrari brand lettering soaked in rain. Image converted from color to monochrome, with added contrast.
Testing out rolling shots with my friend's C5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 out on the State Route 87 in Arizona.
The headlight of a Lamborghini Huracan, with DRLs glowing, recalling memories that should have been forgotten. Image was sharpened, with added contrast and blacks and highlight removal, before conversion to black and white.
A Porsche 911 GT3 rolling through Cars and Coffee. Image given added contrast, with blacks whites, shadows, and highlights all significantly tweaked before conversion to B&W.
A Porsche 911 GT3 leaving Cars and Coffee. Image sharpened and given extra contrast before conversion to black and white.
My friend's Audi A4 fleeing the torrential Arizonan monsoon downpour at the Street Refined x Fit Mob meet.
Street Refined leaving the Street Refined x Fit Mob meet at Tempe Marketplace due to torrential downpours.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia soaking in the monsoon rains. Image sharpened and given extra contrast before being converted to black and white.
The Porsche badge, soaked in rain. Image sharpened, with added contrast, and converted to black and white.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia sitting in the rain. Image sharpened, with added contrast, and converted into black and white.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia soaks in the monsoon rains. Image sharpened, with added contrast and blacks, and then converted to black and white.
A Jaguar XJ soaked in rain. Image sharpened, with contrast added, before conversion to black and white.
Heavily digitally edited automobile pictures.
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A patriotic Shelby GT350 at the July 2016 Cars and Coffee show in Scottsdale, Arizona.
A Lamborghini Diablo SV and a Lamborghini Aventador LP-700-4 parked side-by-side at the September 2015 Gainey Ranch Cars and Coffee show in Scottsdale, Arizona.
A Patriotic Shelby Cobra at the July 2016 Cars and Coffee show in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Ferrari lettering of a Ferrari F12berlinetta covered in rain. Image sharpened and given extra contrast.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia soaked in rain. Image given extra contrast and sharpened, with blacks increased.
My friend's then-work-in-progress AE86 at the Arizona Instagram Meet in January 2015. Contrast, saturation, and vibrance were maxed out, and the image was sharpened to create this image.
My friend's then-work-in-progress AE86 at the Arizona Instagram Meet in January 2015. Contrast mas maxed, with noise reduction and softness applies to the image to give it a glowing feeling.
Processed photo of a Porsche 911 GT3, using Lightroom to adjust brightness/contrast/exposure etc. and removing all color values except for blue.
Softened image of a Lamborghini Huracán's headlights, with DRLs glowing. Given the headlights are eyes, the softness of the DRL's glow resembled water (tears) to me.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia soaked in rain. Image was sharpened and given extra contrast.
A Ferrari 430 Scuderia rests in the rain at North Scottsdale Ferrari. Photo given extra contrast and sharpened,
A Ferrari FF looks towards the departing monsoon storms at the North Scottsdale Ferrari dealership. Photo given extra contrast with vibrance enhanced.
A Ferrari FF looks towards the departing monsoon storms at the North Scottsdale Ferrari dealership. Photo given extra contrast with vibrance reduced.
A portrait of my friend that I first edited in Lightroom for basic adjustments (contrast, brightness, etc), and then edited in Photoshop for the partial color effect and the warm tint.
Adjusted, softened, and given B&W conversion in Adobe Lightroom.
Adjusted, softened, and converted to monochrome in Adobe Lightroom.
Edited in Adobe Lightroom, with the main adjustment being the reduction in highlights and softening of the image.
Edited in Adobe Lightroom, with the main edits being the reduction in highlights and the softening of the image.
Impromptu shot of a friend when chilling.
Impromptu shot of a friend when chilling.
Impromptu shot of a friend when chilling.
