Taking Professional Car Pictures
Discussion
Hi
I deal in a few retro classics and have always done my best to advertise with the best quality pictures possible.
I see more and more companies and dealers are using specific studios to achieve the best looking pictures.
Any tips on how this can be achieved without a studio?
Forget photo shop as I want natural looking pictures that have not been played about with.
As an example I have just tried photographing a 911 by the river surrounded by lovely woodland. Even though this sounds like the perfect location, the sun makes the pictures dark and the reflections produced do not give an accurate appraisal.
I have a large garage which at the moment is being used for other projects, when empty I had the idea of painting the one side wall bright white as a back drop for images?
Would buying a marquee work as all 4 walls would be white?
At the moment I plan on waiting till the sun goes in before attempting again.
Cheers
I deal in a few retro classics and have always done my best to advertise with the best quality pictures possible.
I see more and more companies and dealers are using specific studios to achieve the best looking pictures.
Any tips on how this can be achieved without a studio?
Forget photo shop as I want natural looking pictures that have not been played about with.
As an example I have just tried photographing a 911 by the river surrounded by lovely woodland. Even though this sounds like the perfect location, the sun makes the pictures dark and the reflections produced do not give an accurate appraisal.
I have a large garage which at the moment is being used for other projects, when empty I had the idea of painting the one side wall bright white as a back drop for images?
Would buying a marquee work as all 4 walls would be white?
At the moment I plan on waiting till the sun goes in before attempting again.
Cheers
Craikeybaby said:
Have you tried a circular polarising filter to cut down the reflections?
HiNo...
To be honest I am not using a professional camera with the option of changing the lens or filter...
I could go down this route but believe that I could take decent pictures with a basic camera if the conditions permit.
Maybe I am wrong....
markmullen said:
I wouldn't bother.
I am both a photographer and the Sales Manager for a Porsche specialist.
I could take each car out onto the North York Moors, I have enough kit to sink a ship, including portable studio lighting. I could go and spend an hour or two taking arty shots, then process them using industry standard software (which alone cost me a grand) and make some beautiful shots of each and every car.
Do I? No, I put them out on the road outside our showroom and use a point and shoot to get a basic set of photos, inside and out, front 3/4, rear 3/4, side on, interior etc. It takes 5 minutes, and then I can spend the rest of my time selling cars.
Do I think I miss any deals for not having artistic shots? No. Would I miss any deals by spending a lot of my time out playing with my cameras and making wall worthy art out of our stock? Definitely.
Hi MarkI am both a photographer and the Sales Manager for a Porsche specialist.
I could take each car out onto the North York Moors, I have enough kit to sink a ship, including portable studio lighting. I could go and spend an hour or two taking arty shots, then process them using industry standard software (which alone cost me a grand) and make some beautiful shots of each and every car.
Do I? No, I put them out on the road outside our showroom and use a point and shoot to get a basic set of photos, inside and out, front 3/4, rear 3/4, side on, interior etc. It takes 5 minutes, and then I can spend the rest of my time selling cars.
Do I think I miss any deals for not having artistic shots? No. Would I miss any deals by spending a lot of my time out playing with my cameras and making wall worthy art out of our stock? Definitely.
Thank you for your input.
I appreciate what you are saying and when you have many cars to sell with a showroom etc I fully understand.
If I am selling just the one car every few weeks with no showroom etc it is essential it is advertised to the best of my ability.
I will take some pictures tomorrow: weather permitting and put them on here to be looked at.
What do you lot think of the pictures used by this company in Scotland:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221222417137?ssPageName=...
Cheers
I would have thought a customer would be more likely to arrange a viewing of a car presented like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221222417137?ssPageName=...
Rather than one presented badly.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221222417137?ssPageName=...
Rather than one presented badly.
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