Indoor car sales photography

Indoor car sales photography

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Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Monday 26th September 2016
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Not ventured into the photography section before but I guess this is the right place, I run a small business selling cars and I am looking to get more professional photographs and also be able to get them in any weather (at the moment I'm photographing them outside)

I came across another seller who is using a basic room with grey tiles, white walls and what I think are spotlights. I want to replicate this in my own double garage, any advice on which lights to buy to get the best pictures?

Cheers!

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Thanks chaps it did seem like the correct section although my camera is an iPad Pro. I would imagine you shudder at the thought, I just want to be able to get consistent photographs no matter the weather

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Tuesday 27th September 2016
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I also didn't consider how tight it would be inside the garage itself. I'm guessing that standing outside of the garage would cock it up even more. So much to think about!

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Tuesday 27th September 2016
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To give you an idea what I'm working with at the moment here is an example of one of my current sale photos. Obviously I can only do photos when it's not raining at the moment.

I'm just looking to make things more uniform and save time rather than waiting for the weather to be correct. I don't have a massive budget and find the iPad easy to use as I can upload straight to eBay and motors.co.uk straight from it.

I bought a half decent canon dslr a couple of years back and sold it because it was a pain to get all the gear out when I wanted to do a photo.

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Some great advice here, kind of put me off the indoor garage shots. I have a reasonably nice looking garden and tried to do some shots of a camper van I'm putting up for sale.

Unfortunately as you can see the trees ruin the photos. Any ideas?



Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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Ok so to start with I'll have a crack at landscape and HDR and report back.

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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I'd love to pay someone to shoot the cars however my stuff is at the lower end of the market so it would need to be cheap! I guess I could put the word out on Facebook in my local area and see if I get any response

Mikedknight

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704 posts

94 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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Some good advice, thanks all. I like buying, selling and tinkering. I find myself becoming frustrated by photography. Sometimes I get lucky and get half decent photos but most of the time I am disappointed. I'm in the DE11 area of Derbyshire if anyone knows of someone localish that would like to earn a few quid.