If you're on blacktop wetting it down helps
Kenneth Waller
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----- Original Message -----
From: "paul stenquist" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: One more Barracuda
To the comments below I'd add:
Try to find a clean background, and get the car as far away from the
background as possible. Big parking lots in the desert are great! Find
clean pavement if you can. I was stuck shooting the Barracuda (and 13
other cars) at an old airport. The tarmac was cracked and had grass
growing through it, so I spent quite a few hours retouching it. Smooth
pavement will also give you nicer reflections in the car. For big-
dollar shoots some pros use a flat black tarp on the ground in front
of the car to get good reflections, then shoot the car with and
without the tarp and combine the shots in post. I don't get paid
enough to do that:-).
Paul
On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:54 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:43 PM, John Francis wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9872980&size=lg
Great shot - I can see why you like it!
Apart from the equipment mentioned above, were you using anything
else?
No, that's it. The day was overcast, perhaps a bit too overcast, but
that's better than hard sun. I shoot a lot from very low angles. I
think this one was from about 18 inches off the ground. I also shoot
some from the second or third step of a ladder. I've found that eye
level shots tend to be the most boring. We've all seen too much of
that.
Basically I'm trolling for tips on how to best show off a car; I ran
into my car-owning accquaintance the other day and mentioned I was
interested in coming out to shoot his stable. Apparently he'd been
thinking along those lines, too, so it will almost certainly happen.
He's got an impressive lineup; apart from the Ferrari F360 and the
Lamborgini he recently picked up a new toy - a Bugatti Veyron!
There's also a Viper roadster, and I'm sure one or two others.
I don't know whether he's got a Tesla.
I don't have either the K-7 or 60-250 yet, but I'm sure the K10D
and the trusty FA* 80-200 will suffice.
Some great cars. I believe the Bugatti Veyron is the most expensive
new car on the planet. Definitely want to get as low as possible for
some 3/4 and 7/8 front and rear shots of that one. Should be fun.
And the 80-200 should be perfect. Shoot a lot at 200, and open up as
much as you can while still keeping everything in focus. I've found
I can usually go to f8 for 3/4 or 7/8th shots and f4 for profiles.
Paul
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