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Skadoosh

hey everyone, i'm new to the site. i recently shot a guy's car and wanted to get some input. lighting was all natural. photos were shot in raw with a canon 40d and l series wide angle f/4.


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AtlPikMan

I like #2 & #8 the best. I'd advise getting a polarizer to cut down on the reflections and removing lines from the road surfaces.

Darren Troy C

The 3rd and last are definitely the best of the bunch. Watch for distracting backgrounds...road signs, power lines, etc.

black mamba

When shooting car shows, or in other situations where you have no options, you have to work with the car placement and other extraneous elements as they might be. In this case, where you could have placed the car wherever you wanted, you could have done much better.

As others noted, avoid distracting backgrounds ( such as trees growing out of the roof ). Never forget that the car is the star. Don't include elements that will compete with the car for attention. Many shooters will elect to place the car in a somewhat industrial setting....aside an old warehouse, etc. ....so that the car is properly isolated from distractions.
That's not a hard and fast rule but the implication is there: keep things simple and let the car carry the load.

I, personally, rarely shoot cars without using a circular polarizer. If you don't have one, get one. Learn how it can help you,

Good luck,

Tom

Sexy6Chick

AtlPikMan wrote: »

I like #2 & #8 the best. I'd advise getting a polarizer to cut down on the reflections and removing lines from the road surfaces.

Yea exactly what I was going to say, lots of reflections going on in some of the shots that take away from the car. You got some nice shots here though.