need some help with shooting my car

[ZipKicker]

hey there everyone!

as i slowly get into this photography hobby i am also keeping my interest in cars...my car is a 99 cavalier convertible. There is a contest im going to enter called "Hotbodies on J-Bodies" which would involve my fiance and my car :D

im looking for some suggestions on where, when, how to take some good pictures of her on my car. any help would be appreciated!

thanks in advance!

[JacobPhoto]

industrial is good.

also, tight crop on the car.

THis months' modified magazine (red supra on the cover) has some good shots. Watch out for trees / telephone poles in the background

[Drk Orange]

Is there a howto or faq on the ins and outs of shooting cars?

It looks like I will have the opportunity to photograph a very extensive personal collection of high-performance sports cars in the not too distant future, and although I am doing it for the experience, I want to make sure I do a good job so I get a second go.

[Ballen Photo]

Hi, A member that goes by the user name of "Chubby Dragon" was kind enough to post a link to an article in "Popular Hot Rodding" about this very subject.
Here's a link to that article, http://popularhotrodding.com/features/0506phr_pix/index.html
I hope this helps you out.
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70290

[Drk Orange]

Thanks for the links, the hot rod one especially has some excellent tips!

Oh, and now for some bad news. The Maclaren F1 has been sold, so I will not be getting any images of that. :(

[Andy_T]

Zipkicker,

I just looked up the entries ... and while there are some very nice ones, the majority looks rather ... umm ... average (example) (http://hotbodies.j-body.org/2005/entry9.htm).
If you do good, you should have some chances.

What I found a bit strange, was that there was no mention as to who won the last contests ... might give you more information on the voting criteria
- quality of photo
- quality of hotbody
- quality of j-body (degree of modifications) :lol:

I'd suggest to look at the previous entrants and see which one looks most appealing to you...
I'd say the 'peske matt teske' entries of 2003 (http://hotbodies.j-body.org/2003/entry13.html) would be the winner for me. And that is not because they show the least of the ... um ... j-body :twisted:

Best regards,
Andy