Murcielago Shoot

[gravymaster]

Hi guys.

Got a text from a friend of mine Jason Barker who used to be head of sales for lambo UK and now has his own dealership Jason Barker Sports Cars www.jasonbarker.co.uk asking if i could pop up and take some photos of a Yellow E-Gear Murcielago. Bit of a no brainer, so here we go:

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Also, Ive got a lot of emails recently asking about how i take photos etc, so I've put together a little walk through, behind the scenes thing from the shoot. I hope some of you find it useful:

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Also thanks to srider for lending me the 28-70L, its a proper tool.

Cheers guys!

Matt

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[wedge girl]

Superb, loving number 8.

[rico]

Stunning.

No other word comes close.

[V6GTO]

10/10!

Martin.

PS - GET A REMOTE RELEASE!

[Paul.B]

All fantastic, but number 12 does it for me!



Paul.B

[stuh]

Absolutely inspirational pics!

I particularly love the shot in front of the industrial looking wall...........

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[docevi1]

I guess Photography is another one of those things.

You need the right equipment, know the right people and have a little bit of artistic flare and you are there. Without one of those three you are screwed.

Very nice shots that Mr Bisto and I do like your little tutorial there, very nice - even those blumin pictures are composed well

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[rico]

docevi1 said:

your little tutorial there, very nice - even those blumin pictures are composed well

tell me about it.... id be happy with any of the photos used in the blooming tutorial!

again Matt... top stuff

[luca brazzi]

Photos and tutorial.....

LB Awesome.

[bilko2]

Thankyou so much for taking the time out to help us novices along
What can i say?, One can only aspire to taking photoghraphs as good as those.
the second one in the tunnel with all that grey cement had my jaw on the floor in awe!
gonna check your profile but any motoring magazine that hasn't picked you up will be second best.
What i am really impressed with apart from your photoghraphs is your excellent presentation.
Thanks once again.
Ian
I liked the way you said you try and visualise the shot ( thats what i do!!!!). Know what you want to get/achieve from a photoghraph - very good advice.
Now don't worry if your ears are burning, it's just me browsing your site and muttering to my self

[esprit87]

Excellent work there, Matt!
I like number 12 in particular - very dramatic...

Thanks for taking the time to write the tutorial. Some good advice and a very professional approach, I think.

One addition I'd like to make is to write a shoot list (and looking at the first tutorial pic you probably did...) with all the angles, locations (if you know them) and details on the car (engine bay, alloys, lights....) you want to shoot. Then you don't run the risk of forgetting a particular image and you can more easily prioritise the shots if you're running out of time or the weather and light is changing.
A shoot list is especially important if your dealing with paying clients to make sure you are in agreement on what you are expected to deliver.


Cheers

Magnus



PS You look quite pleased behind the wheel

[gravymaster]

V6GTO said:

10/10! Martin. PS - GET A REMOTE RELEASE!

Tell me about it! hehehe.

Thanks mate

[gravymaster]

docevi1 said:

I guess Photography is another one of those things. You need the right equipment, know the right people and have a little bit of artistic flare and you are there. Without one of those three you are screwed. Very nice shots that Mr Bisto and I do like your little tutorial there, very nice - even those blumin pictures are composed well >> Edited by docevi1 on Sunday 23 January 00:58

I disagree with this...
I shot most of my favourite photos over the last year with the 300 quid sony, including some of my favourite car shots.

As for knowing the right people, if you shoot one persons car and they are happy with it they want to show them to their friends who may in turn have cars they want shooting. I used to ask people in nice cars if i saw them at a garage filling up on the off chance that they might say yes and the normally did!

As for flare, everyone can improve their photos i reckon, just by studying ones they like and practicing over and over, and not being afraid of getting it wrong!

Just stick with it and practice all the time!

Matt

[gravymaster]

Cheers luca!

bilko2 said:

Thankyou so much for taking the time out to help us novices along What can i say?, One can only aspire to taking photoghraphs as good as those. the second one in the tunnel with all that grey cement had my jaw on the floor in awe! gonna check your profile but any motoring magazine that hasn't picked you up will be second best. What i am really impressed with apart from your photoghraphs is your excellent presentation. Thanks once again. Ian I liked the way you said you try and visualise the shot ( thats what i do!!!!). Know what you want to get/achieve from a photoghraph - very good advice. Now don't worry if your ears are burning, it's just me browsing your site and muttering to my self

Thanks mate. Very flattering, Im glad the walkthrough was useful for you!

[gravymaster]

esprit87 said:

Excellent work there, Matt! I like number 12 in particular - very dramatic... Thanks for taking the time to write the tutorial. Some good advice and a very professional approach, I think. One addition I'd like to make is to write a shoot list (and looking at the first tutorial pic you probably did...) with all the angles, locations (if you know them) and details on the car (engine bay, alloys, lights....) you want to shoot. Then you don't run the risk of forgetting a particular image and you can more easily prioritise the shots if you're running out of time or the weather and light is changing. A shoot list is especially important if your dealing with paying clients to make sure you are in agreement on what you are expected to deliver. Cheers Magnus PS You look quite pleased behind the wheel

I did have a list so i didnt miss anything but I seem to have misplaced it! Its definately a good idea to plan the photos around the light, as you have to do action shots when it light is low or you cant get the long shutter speed without over exposing.

As for driving the beast... that will stay ingrained on my memory forever... particularly as I was wearing this hat:




Thanks for your kind comments everyone!

Matt

[murph7355]

Lovely pictures. Really like the tracking shots.

Have you tried a bit of spot colour on the semi-covered barn shot?

[Ex-biker]

Excellent photos and thank you for the tutorial.

Both very inspiring.

All I need now is some mates with nice sports cars!

[murph7355]

PS Just had a quick look at the JSBC site. Most of the pictures on there are horribly washed out, like the brightness has been cranked up too much...with fantastic shots like you've just done, advise him to sort these out quick

[docevi1]

gravymaster said:

I disagree with this... I shot most of my favourite photos over the last year with the 300 quid sony, including some of my favourite car shots.

That is the right equipment - better than my camera at any rate

gravymaster said:

As for knowing the right people, if you shoot one persons car and they are happy with it they want to show them to their friends who may in turn have cars they want shooting. I used to ask people in nice cars if i saw them at a garage filling up on the off chance that they might say yes and the normally did!

You still need to know the right people, even if you have approached them in the garage as you say, you still need to have that confidence. Similiary you need to know drivers... If you're learning and aren't known (hence employable) finding cars to shoot is somewhat difficult. I for instance only have my car which I could use to take pictures of (it's slightly quirky and better than a Citroen ZX ) and then don't have any drivers...

gravymaster said:

As for flare, everyone can improve their photos i reckon, just by studying ones they like and practicing over and over, and not being afraid of getting it wrong!

The most important lesson in life to learn - someone is always "better" than you, and everyone can learn something new about a subject! You still need to have that certain something in the first place, this is something anyone you posts images on here seems to have, it just comes across better with the people who have "stuck with it and practiced all the time" and have the better camera's - you can't compare the output from my Canon A70 to your dSLR and suggest it's similar...

edit:: don't missunderstand me btw, cracking shots and I wish I had the opportunites to practice and end up with something similar to those there. "I'm just a jealous guy"

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[V6GTO]

docevi1 said:

You still need to have that certain something in the first place

I agree entirely, and Gravy seems to have buckets of the stuff!

Martin.