Aston Martin Photography

[WillAron]

Hi there,

I'm a photographer who's currently building a portfolio of work for clients. A lot of people have said that my work so far is really good and I've just gained a High 2:1 in university studying car photography. However I still feel like I can do better.

I was unsure about asking this but I thought I'd give it a shot. I would really like to add some photographs of an Aston to my portfolio. If anybody is willing to come for a photo shoot then I will gladly give you the photographs in return. This will be free of course as this is for training and portfolio purposes.

I'm currently based in North Wales, but my area where I work ranges from North and Mid Wales to Cheshire and the West Midlands. I would travel further, but at the moment I have very little funding.

Hope you guys can help out.

Thanks,

Will.

[WillAron]

Cheers Nick, sent you a reply. Appreciate the help!

[WillAron]

L0TT0 said:

Nice portfolio Will - Jonby spotted at the Groes Inn

Yep. Was the Club Mullholland meet

[WillAron]

Jockman said:

North Wales, eh....there are a few of us nearby....do you photograph pushbikes ???

Sure can. I get involved in a few outdoor stuff around here.

[WillAron]

Jockman said:

Do you do sheep then?

I can take pictures of sheep

Edited by WillAron on Thursday 10th July 16:33

[WillAron]

Good job I got that question right. LOL.

[WillAron]

Jon1967x said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Just goes to show... guy gets burnt for offering!

I'm also staffordshire/shropshire and interested in photography so happy to join in with my car

Cheers Jon. PM'd you dude.

[WillAron]

KarlFranz said:

I'm going to be brutally honest here, Will. I looked at your albums on Facebook and your work is all over the place. Same goes for your website. You need to whittle down your work a lot. There are a few gems here and there but they are surrounded by dozens on pictures that look like nothing more than a snapshot. If you want to showcase your work, you have to be your own worst critic and only show your top 1%. Don't use your friends, colleagues or family as critics, because they are not professionals and they also don't want to hurt your feelings. Those aren't the kind of people that are going to help advance your career aspirations.

As other in another thread have told you before, you have to work on your composition. Look at different angles. Pay attention to the background. Control your DoF. Look out for distracting reflections. Control your lighting. You can't simply point your camera at a car and start firing away and then pic whatever looks best. The best photographers have a plan in mind for what the picture they want to create looks like and sometimes spend hours setting it up just to get one shot. I know photographers that scout locations for days and show up multiple times in order to get the best weather conditions if shooting outdoors.

Also, you need to work on your post-processing. There were a few pics that look good but had distracting items in the background, cracks or parking lines on the pavement, superfluous people on the edges of the frame etc. The picture needs to be about the subject and it needs to tell a story. If I'm distracted by other items, then the message isn't coming across.

Good luck.

Thanks for you advice. I know I still have a long way to go until I reach the elites in the photography industry which is why I'm trying to get as much practice as possible now. I will make sure take a look at my site and see if I can put up as much of my best work as possible. I haven't been able to do proper photo shoots until now. Most of my work is more from events and from road trips rather than actual shoots so I've had very little time to plan out everything. Every photographer learns new things every day so in the future hopefully, my work will improve. I'm going to make sure with the shoots I have in the future, I actually think about my shots more. I used to plan everything in my head. I still like doing this because I am very creative. However as a guideline I will put it down on paper.

Thanks for your advice again.

[WillAron]

B4rnst4ble I do appreciate your support but it's alright. I don't mind having the good old criticism and advice given to me. I've had people almost telling me I should quit and do some desk job haha. If these guys have been working for the big guys then it's always good to listen to what they have to say.

The forums are great to get in contact with car owners and photographs on here and so far I've have a few nice people who are going help me out so cheers you guys. And if anyone else will be willing help with my portfolio then I'll be very grateful.