AUTOMOTIVE - Your Car Photography

[Daki_One]

 

[boomer]

Some new pictures of my car with black powder coated wheels

 

[8ball]

 

[Manny]

Rally-X

Our old turbo Forester

Gretchen

Daughter in the driver seat...

 

[filmshooter]

This is the tailgate on my old Ford F-150. Taken with monochrome film iso400 on a an old Konica Autoreflex TC. Was out shooting a covered bridge and looked up and saw the tailgate and thought it made for a nice shot. Just one of those "well I like it" kinda shots. Was done for my pleasure but if someone else likes it, that's great =] Sorry for the small image, that's all I can get out of my scanner for right now.

 

[Muusers]

Some new pictures from me. CnC is definitely welcome.

 

[robertwsimpson]

Get low man! don't shoot down on your subject. Be on the same level as it.

 

[filmshooter]

@Muusers I really like the first one. Being level with or even slightly below the cars really does a lot for the photo. If it can be done safely, maybe try a few shots of the cars approaching while lieing on the ground with the camera as close to level with the asphault as you can. I like those kinds of shots, feels like your're more in danger and closer to the action when looking at the photos. That's just personal preference though.=]

 

[Muusers]

Couldn't get lower, I was about 3 ft away from the cars and behind a solid barrier...

 

[robertwsimpson]

too bad... it definitely would have made them better.

 

[filmshooter]

One of those times it would have been nice to have a flip out lcd on your dslr, hang over the wall and hold the camera low =/ I still really like the first one a lot =]

 

[Daki_One]

 

[nidessa]

 

[motornetexpress]

New to the forum, so greetings to all. For nearly ten years I have worked as Internet Sales Manager/webmaster for a vehicle wholesaler. I have photographed (and sold, thankfully) thousands of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. I still take a good number of the shots, but my son is a full time professional photographer and he does most of them now, using the same basic techniques and the same type of camera - not his fancy dancy Canon, but my old scuffed up Olympus E330 or my new Lumix GH1. The primary reason for these camera choices is the articulating LCD screen, and the ability to COMFORTABLY hold a camera about knee high. Unlike 99% of the dealers who advertise on the Internet, who shoot photos of the car just to prove they own it, we shoot our photos with the same attitude as the manufacturer when they release the very first photos when the car was still in production. We want to create EMOTION. Visit Burton Motors LTD Home Page and 'view inventory'. Any questions about angles, location, equipment, distance, etc. just ask! When you get the technique down, go see a local car dealership and offer your services. $50 to $75 per car for about twenty 640 x 480 images that SELL is not hard for these guys to swallow... especially if THEIR pictures are 'typical'.

 

[robertwsimpson]

wow, at first I was going to totally flame you for an absolutely shameless plug post without a photo in it, but your inventory photos are actually quite good. I work at a dealer, and we do all our photos in house, but I think you are correct in saying that others might be willing to pay for this service... especially if the photos are good.