Have you ever wondered how they take jaw-dropping photos of cars that yell elegance? Looking at the images, it’s not hard to make out that the lighting used to take those photos is very much controlled. You may again ask if the kind of lighting and the camera settings used to shoot a car in […]
Professional photographer Lizzie Peirce hails from Toronto, Canada. She’s photographed for some of the top car brands, including Toyota and Mercedez Benz. So, she knows a thing or two about getting the perfect shot of luxury sports cars! However, her process extends much further than photography — all the way down to post-production and editing. […]
Ready to hit the road? Anyone can take a picture of a car. Getting that car to look sleek and sellable, however, is easier said than done. Considering everything from location to lighting, it’s no wonder that automotive companies are willing to pour thousands of dollars into top-tier photo shoots. What can you do to […]
Photographing a lean, mean driving machine is the dream of every automotive photographer. There are hundreds of different ways to photograph a car. In this video, Chris Hau shares some of his best automotive photography tips: 1. Angles and Positions Get several different shots of the car. Hau has suggestions for which angles work best. […]
If there were ever a video that begged to have a statutory warning stamped all over it—“Don’t try this at home,”—this is probably it. Make that, “Don’t try this ever.” Certifiable madman and the rockstar of stunt driving Ken Block is back—after a year and a half long hiatus—with the eight edition of his Gymkhana videos: This […]
Car camera rigs are created for the purpose of photographing moving cars. Oftentimes, these exposure will last several seconds so that the background is blurred while the car is nice and sharp. The trick is creating a rig that’s stable enough to hold that camera still for those few precious seconds while the car is […]
While it’s not entirely impossible to take photos in harsh conditions, there’s a lot to be desired when sticking one’s head and photography equipment out the window of a car going 100 km/h. Photographers Lauri Laukkanen and Sakari Mäkelä demonstrate how finding the right angle for a photo can be challenging in freezing cold weather, […]
Ever wonder what photographic techniques are used in the ads you see every day in magazines and newspapers or online? In this special behind-the-scenes video, Ford gives us the inside scoop on their creative new ad campaign for the Ford Fusion. Automotive photographer Jeff Ludes and artist Liu Bolin teamed up for the ad, which centered around the idea that the Fusion stands out to such an extent that all other cars around it might as well be invisible.
The worth and intensity of your passion can be imagined from the amount of effort that you are willing to put in its realization. There are not many people who would give up the comforts of everyday life and virtually live on road in order to pursue their passion. John Jackson of NotStock Photography is one such person who has travelled some 170,000 miles during the last four years, following his love for hot rods, bikes and automotive photography.
A torrential downpour didn’t stop commercial photographer, Chris Benny, when he was asked to photograph a V8 Supercar for Pepsi Australia. With only three hours to work with the car before it was sent off to the racetrack, Benny originally planned for the shoot to happen outside, but mother nature had other plans. After spending some precious time relocating the shoot to an indoor location, Benny set up a couple Profoto heads and tethered his Canon Mark 5D III to an iPad. Take a look here.
