The OFFICIAL Automotive Photography TIPS & TECHNIQUES | Resource Guide - Page 7

Sephanite · 08-08-2007, 10:16 AM

Another Tip: Avoid being in your own picture ^_^. Its bad seeing yourself in your cars reflection

Here is one of my shots (no photoshop)

What i did for this shot:
In this shot, i used an old digicam. i set the shutter speed as long as i could (1/2 sec) and took this at sunrise
Rotated the BMW logo in the centre of the rim
Rolled the car to make the 'Nero' on the tyres meet the edge of the guard
Place the camera angle so the sunrise horizon went across to the half of the BMW badge to give it a shine

WHat i should have done:
photoshop the parking lines

kerisabe · 09-19-2007, 09:51 PM

What a great thread.

Houbi · 10-02-2007, 06:10 AM

oh my friends... i see, i still have a long way to go.... a nice car i allready have, but what i also have is NO IDEA of how to make a good picture..

OMG...

redsportt · 10-20-2007, 10:45 AM

very good

Houbi · 10-20-2007, 11:12 AM

what about this shot?

RonnieRenaldi · 10-20-2007, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houbi

what about this shot?

http://image.houbi.ch/HDR/HDR4.jpg

Too much blue I think, decrease the blue saturation in Photoshop.

advantyper · 11-07-2007, 10:08 AM

Tks for the tips, anyone can share some tips on capturing moving vehicle shots? like the ones attached to this post? They look great, wondering how the photographer took the shots.

EvoVIIIYou · 11-14-2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advantyper

Tks for the tips, anyone can share some tips on capturing moving vehicle shots? like the ones attached to this post? They look great, wondering how the photographer took the shots.

Most rolling shots you see like that are taken using a rig ( Goofy looking contraption below ). Most photographers build their own and like to keep them a secret. After photoshop, you can't even tell they were there.

advantyper · 11-14-2007, 09:49 AM

I see, thanks for the pic! Now I have a better idea of how to build one

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvoVIIIYou

Most rolling shots you see like that are taken using a rig ( Goofy looking contraption below ). Most photographers build their own and like to keep them a secret. After photoshop, you can't even tell they were there.

Houbi · 11-14-2007, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///ACS-3

Too much blue I think, decrease the blue saturation in Photoshop.

Yeah, the blue... it's to hard..

what about this one??

///A · 12-26-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houbi

Yeah, the blue... it's to hard..

what about this one??

Tonk · 12-27-2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurkeyRap

how do you get the car clear and the wheels and to be blurred in those pictures? Do you edit it in photoshop?

He took that from a vehicle traveling at the same speed. Shot at something around 1/60 of a second. If you keep the camera still, the car will be focused but the wheels will blur. The difficult part is following the car perfectly because of bumps in the road, turns, etc. Plus you gotta pay attention to the direction of the sun or your shots may be too dark or too washed out.

WannaRace · 12-30-2007, 08:35 PM

What do you guys think

Keith Fusco · 12-31-2007, 07:42 AM

This is a suberb thread!

Joker85 · 01-23-2008, 02:44 PM

How you guys make soooo sick Garage shoots!?
How i had to adjust my EOS 400d?
Do you work with a Tri-pod?
For Example a Picture like i mean!

I like the lightin and how sharp it is!!!
I Tried some pictures somedays before and it doesnt work so good

Maybe somebody will Introduce me a little bit

THANKS!

Joker85

Tonk · 01-23-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joker85

How you guys make soooo sick Garage shoots!?
How i had to adjust my EOS 400d?
Do you work with a Tri-pod?
For Example a Picture like i mean!

I like the lightin and how sharp it is!!!
I Tried some pictures somedays before and it doesnt work so good

Maybe somebody will Introduce me a little bit

THANKS!

Joker85

For a picture like that, first you're going to use a long shutter speed (maybe around 1 second) and a tripod. You should also adjust your white balance settings, unless the lights are actually that white. The placement of the cars in the light is important because depending where the cars are placed, you could get some harsh lights or shadows.

Also, the sharpness has to do with the camera used and also the lens. A DSLR camera and a good lens will give you a nice sharp image. Some basic point & shoot cameras take a pretty good picture but will never be as sharp as a DSLR.

Søreng · 02-14-2008, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houbi

Yeah, the blue... it's to hard..

what about this one??

How do you get so good colours out of the pic.. You use photoshop? What filters or how do you do it.. Just got Canon 20D and want to learn this

Big D Cro · 02-23-2008, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Søreng

How do you get so good colours out of the pic.. You use photoshop? What filters or how do you do it.. Just got Canon 20D and want to learn this

He's using HDR technique. Basically, he took few pictures of the same location with different exposure values (some pictures are darker, some are lighter), and the he combined them together in some image processing software which supports HDR (Photomatix for example). The main goal is to get a wider dynamic range, so that you can see details in dark and light areas of the picture. Without HDR, this is practically impossible.

WarpDriveKid · 02-24-2008, 09:13 PM

Awesome Thread and good advice from good photographers. It's always great to see good cats helping others.

win-by-miles · 03-17-2008, 07:50 PM

best thread ever!

08-08-2007, 10:16 AM	#121
Sephanite Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melb, Aus Posts: 290 My Ride: BMW Z4 View My Garage	Another Tip: Avoid being in your own picture ^_^. Its bad seeing yourself in your cars reflection Here is one of my shots (no photoshop) What i did for this shot: In this shot, i used an old digicam. i set the shutter speed as long as i could (1/2 sec) and took this at sunrise Rotated the BMW logo in the centre of the rim Rolled the car to make the 'Nero' on the tyres meet the edge of the guard Place the camera angle so the sunrise horizon went across to the half of the BMW badge to give it a shine WHat i should have done: photoshop the parking lines Last edited by Sephanite; 08-08-2007 at 10:19 AM.

09-19-2007, 09:51 PM	#122
kerisabe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto - Jakarta Posts: 1,079 My Ride: BMW E46 2.5 View My Garage	What a great thread. __________________ DjakartaFotografi.com FLICKR Gallery

10-02-2007, 06:10 AM	#123
Houbi Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 97 My Ride: BMW 330Ci MII View My Garage	oh my friends... i see, i still have a long way to go.... a nice car i allready have, but what i also have is NO IDEA of how to make a good picture.. OMG... __________________ Greetings, Houbi

10-20-2007, 11:12 AM	#125
Houbi Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 97 My Ride: BMW 330Ci MII View My Garage	what about this shot? __________________ Greetings, Houbi

11-07-2007, 10:08 AM	#127
advantyper Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 524 My Ride: Porsche Cayman S View My Garage	Tks for the tips, anyone can share some tips on capturing moving vehicle shots? like the ones attached to this post? They look great, wondering how the photographer took the shots. Attached Thumbnails

10-20-2007, 10:45 AM	#124
redsportt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: n.ireland Posts: 22 My Ride: m3csl View My Garage	very good

12-30-2007, 08:35 PM	#133
WannaRace Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 219 My Ride: 2004 BMW 330Ci View My Garage	What do you guys think

12-31-2007, 07:42 AM	#134
Keith Fusco Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: County Durham, UK Posts: 106 My Ride: 1.9CDTi Vectra-C View My Garage	This is a suberb thread! __________________ Flickr http://www.kt-photo.co.uk < My web site.

01-23-2008, 02:44 PM	#135
Joker85 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Munich/Germany Posts: 2,071 My Ride: Individual vert View My Garage	How you guys make soooo sick Garage shoots!? How i had to adjust my EOS 400d? Do you work with a Tri-pod? For Example a Picture like i mean! I like the lightin and how sharp it is!!! I Tried some pictures somedays before and it doesnt work so good Maybe somebody will Introduce me a little bit THANKS! Joker85 __________________ -Umut-BMW Individual Munich//GERMANY- http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=556248 click for pics of my sold car :) Comments are welcome :)

02-24-2008, 09:13 PM	#139
WarpDriveKid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Riverside Area, CA. Posts: 40 My Ride: 2005 M3 Coupe View My Garage	Awesome Thread and good advice from good photographers. It's always great to see good cats helping others.

03-17-2008, 07:50 PM	#140
win-by-miles It really was a Rocky story Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 3,899 My Ride: Refer to sig View My Garage	best thread ever!

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