This weekend I saw a story (courtesy of Imaging Insider) over at Automotive Traveler about car photography. The title of the story was Car Photography for Dummies and it is intended to help those that are photographing cars for publication or even eBay. After all, the better your photographs of your car, the better your chances of selling it. The article gave some great tips on shooting cars but I did see one downside to it in that the article assumed that you could move the car around and shoot it in the best light possible. So what if you couldn’t move it? In fact what if the only light you have available is that suckiest of all light, the mid-day sun. This is what you will probably encounter if you want to shoot at car shows. So how do you overcome these problems? Well, in my case, you shoot the details. I really love classic cars and one of the things that really makes them appealing to me are the details, the curve of a fender, the design of a grille, the shape of a hood ornament. By focusing on these details, I can usually overcome the lighting, the location, and even the crowds. Here’s a car show collection from the past couple of years (click on the thumbnails for the larger versions).
Related posts:
mike meyer 
Mike 
Protoculture 
Entries (RSS)
good to see you showcasing your fantastic photography again!!! That is why I use to come to your site in the first place