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11/27/2003 03:26:18 AM · #1 |
Going to the annual San Francisco International Autoshow. Any hints, tips, suggestions on photographing the cars/models/gadgets at car shows would be appreciated.
Message edited by author 2003-11-29 00:06:31.
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11/27/2003 09:40:12 AM · #2 |
Go before the crowds AND be very patient.
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11/27/2003 09:56:50 AM · #3 |
I have been to car shows and have taken pictures of cars! For me its not easy to get good shots but its always fun to try right (they are classic) Try getting different varietys with the engine being the focal point (fot the crowded areas) and then if one car stands out (in the not so crowded areas) take angle of the side view from front to back or back to front......I think those are just some of the easiest suggestions or wish I knew that when taken some of my pictures (before digital) Good luck! Take one for me!
This is my husbands fairlane 67
Message edited by author 2003-11-27 10:41:48.
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11/27/2003 10:31:36 AM · #4 |
I am a car lover, who loves every aspect of them. I draw cars, I sketch them, I style them, But I never know how to photograph them properly, esp at a car show where straying spot lamp beams are everywhere, perhaps its my lack of skills, or limitations of my camera, but the shots i take are often a tad common-looking, no matter how spectacular the concept car is. I Think if u read car magazines, U will probably notice that the cars being shot are all angled in a certain way, from angles that u dun normally see them from. I am not sure but think this is one of the more important thing to note in producing car-magazine ready images. =)
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11/27/2003 01:50:32 PM · #5 |
Try using a polarizer to cut down on the specular reflections from the chrome.
If I were "documenting" the shows or cars, I'd start with 8 shots around each from straight-on front/back, oblique-front and oblique-rear right and left, and both profiles. Then I'd move in close for whatever features seem to make that car distinctive or especially attractive; grillwork, lights, wheels, hood ornament, etc.
For the close-ups try unusual angles to both give an interesting view and again to minimize reflections. For example, try a shot straight down of the hood ornament, or up at a wheel with it disappearing/fading into the wheel well.
When finishing the photos, be careful of rotating or resampling photos (introduces jaggies into the many linear elements, like stripes), and of oversharpening the photos. I think the posted photo of the Fairlane has some of both of these ....
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11/27/2003 02:47:21 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Try using a polarizer to cut down on the specular reflections from the chrome... |
Actually, the reflections from metal surfaces are not polarized, so a polarizer will not cut down reflections from metal surfaces, only non-metallic ones.
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11/27/2003 02:53:32 PM · #7 |
Take a tripod if you are allowed.
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11/27/2003 04:07:56 PM · #8 |
keep perspective in mind. most cars are kinda short, so in general it makes sense to shoot from a lower angle, like you would a short person or a pet (unless you pet is a giraffe or something). Shooting from above tends to shorten the car, and distort the perspective somewhat. You'll notice most car ads are shot from about the height of the seated driver's head or lower.
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11/27/2003 04:52:07 PM · #9 |
| If you can not take a tripod then try to take a monopod at the least. |
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