Lately I`ve been greatly inspired by Motor Trend/Car & Driver`s automotive photography, as well a couple members on another forum I visit, and decided to get some nice shots of my car. I think the only time I posted pictures of my car was when I purchased it, which was over a year ago, so I figured I`d "hone" my photoskills(lol) and give a stab at automotive photography. Since it`s all about the light and your background; I had a hard time finding the perfect location. I had taken two previous sets (earlier that morning and the previous night), and I wasn`t happy with either set. These five are my favorites from the group. I had to take different exposures of the same shot since I don`t have any graduated neutral density filters and didn`t want to under/over expose part of the photo. This was probably the most PP I`ve done so far, which isn`t saying a lot, but I`m already learning something new everytime I use it. I know there are a couple things I could have done better, both before and after taking the shots, but I`m pretty happy with my results.
Both the car and the bike got a wipedown with Poorboy`s Spray & Wipe 20 minutes prior to the shoot. My car was waxed with Poorboy`s Polish w/ Carnuaba (Blue) about a week ago, and the bike has #21 on it from about a month ago. I know the lighting is terrible from a detailing point of view, but I wasn`t going for that, not to mention my car is pretty swirled up
Hope you enjoy! Any questions, let me know, I`m still learning, but I`m more then happy to answer any questions.
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