The Rooy Twins

Casper van Rooij & Sebastiaan van Rooij, are twins from Amsterdam. They have always loved cars, and have been taking photos of them for many years. They love to work together with other people, brands and companies to create something amazing!

It all started when they heard there was a small car event going on close to where they lived. Their dad gave them his small Canon pocket camera to take some photos, and they loved it. A few weeks after they got their own camera, a Canon 1300d and started taking more and more photos of cars. They ate passionate about taking pictures and would love to work with new companies and people.

Here in their own words they talk about their day by the pool with a model and a Ferrari.

We wanted to go back in time. The idea was to create a scene inspired by the 80’s and the Italian lifestyle back then, involving a Ferrari, a model and a pool. We were brainstorming ideas for a new, unique photo series together with Bodie, owner of Real Art on Wheels, a company specialising in classic cars.

When we came up with this idea, Bodie loved it and instantly knew which car we should use to create this scene; the Ferrari 328 GTB in his basement. Perfect, we thought, the 328 is an absolute masterpiece and it can’t get more classy and 80’s than that.

This 1985 328 GTB is the absolute first production car. After the car was used for the pictures in the original sales brochure, it was delivered to its first owner in Italy. About 15 years later the car was imported into the Netherlands. This Ferrari is part of an important collection with more first production Ferrari’s.

So now we had the car, the next step was to find a house with a beautiful garden and pool, and most importantly, a pool where the car could get close to. Luckily we knew a lovely family with a house that ticked every box. The house was built in 1927 and designed by famous architect Pierre Cuypers.

We had never worked with a (professional) model before, so this was a first. It’s always fun to start something new and have a new challenge. We didn’t really know how to source for a model, so we just started contacting some through Instagram. One of those models was Emma Binnendijk, a very kind and enthusiastic person. She loved the idea and was keen to shoot.

Now that the most important parts of the shoot were arranged, it was time to get into the details. We wanted a boombox and inflatable flamingo to complete the look. We worked together with GPO Retro, a company that makes retro looking products with new technology. They provided the 80’s looking boombox.

Time to shoot. It took some planning, but finally the day was there. After we had a test at school (that didn’t go as we hoped for both of us) and picked up Emma from her home, we immediately had to get to the shoot location in Aerdenhout. Traffic was exceptionally bad, so we were running late.

A colleague of Bodie, who was delivering the 328, was running very early on the other hand. After those minor inconveniences we finally arrived at the house. Emma brought a bag full of clothes. While one of us was putting an outfit together with her, the other was inflating the big, pink flamingo! Now that the whole scene was set up, we began taking the photographs. Shooting with a model is really different than shooting a car only, but we loved doing it. Having a person in the photo series really adds to the story and makes it more interesting to look at.

It was a big challenge, but we are very proud of the results and everyone involved did a fantastic job. But most importantly, we had a blast!

Casper & Sebastiaan van Rooy - Rooy twins

Model. Emma Binnendijk

Car. Real Art on Wheels