He's so good at it, he can probably do it on auto. G
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You really drove the point home there... > >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >> >> And he never tires of it. >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: Car photography hints? >>> >>> He's the list's big wheel in car photography. >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>>> >>>> Have Paul S. come out and shoot the car. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: Car photography hints? >>>>> >>>>> Yes, use your longest lens from a distance. Shoot on asphalt or concrete >>>>> with a clean background like trees or hills. Position the car as far away >>>>> from the background as possible. Camera height for your key shots should >>>>> be about headlamp level. Shoot 3/4 and 7/8 front and rear as well as a >>>>> full profile. Then shoot all except the profile from eye level. Finally >>>>> shoot some 3/4 front and rear from a height of about 12 feet with a 50mm >>>>> lens. Use a polarizer on all shots to eliminate reflections. With the low >>>>> angle shots you will want to adjust the polarizer to eliminate >>>>> reflections in the side of the car. With the high angles you may want to >>>>> dial out the sky reflection. If you want to go all out you can shoot with >>>>> two different polarizer settings and composite the results. Shoot the >>>>> interior with your widest lens and a flash with diffuser. If the >>>>> headliner is white or grey, bounce the flash off of it. Use the flash and >>>>> a medium wide to shoot the engine. >>>>> >>>>> Paul via phone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> This question is mostly for Paul, but some other people might have some >>>>>> good suggestions: >>>>>> >>>>>> My neighbor is trying to sell his 1970 Challenger R/T. He's had it for >>>>>> 40 years and it's generally in pretty good shape (340 engine). He does >>>>>> not, however, have good photos of it. I've offered to take some for >>>>>> him. Are there any tips and tricks I should know about to avoid >>>>>> mistakes ahead of time? I.e. long lens from a distance rather than >>>>>> close up with a wide lens? >>>>>> >>>>>> The car needs to be buffed out, would I be better of getting some shots >>>>>> of it before hand so that the color shows more than the reflections? >>>>>> >>>>>> What about shooting the interior? Natural light? Maybe some flash to >>>>>> fill so that the view outside the windows isn't blown out? >>>>>> >>>>>> Polarizers? Critical or not? >>>>>> >>>>>> Larry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
