Give me a brake, we all know he does it manual-ly.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <godd...@me.com>
Subject: Re: Car photography hints?
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
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