angles for car shoot

Thought I would try some low angle shots. Please C&C the composition, DOF, focus points. I know there are "issues" with reflections, shadows, background and bird poo on the car


Thanks in advance.

In order to see what the Pro's are doing in this field, I picked up a multi-page flyer on the Saturn Astra series.

- Their shots in the dozens were taken at driver's eye level or slightly higher. There was only one slightly low angle shot and that was a close-up of the rear quarter.

- Most of the shots were taken at night. That seems to be the best way to make the background less of a problem.

- Every shot had great depth of field. There were no shots with any noticeable out of focus material.

I can't help but think that they must have been shooting with some very fast ISO in order to get the depth of field at night.

Try playing copycat and see if you can duplicate some of their shots. Find out how well you can match it!

Robert_Lay wrote in post #5831588
In order to see what the Pro's are doing in this field, I picked up a multi-page flyer on the Saturn Astra series.

- Their shots in the dozens were taken at driver's eye level or slightly higher. There was only one slightly low angle shot and that was a close-up of the rear quarter.

- Most of the shots were taken at night. That seems to be the best way to make the background less of a problem.

- Every shot had great depth of field. There were no shots with any noticeable out of focus material.

I can't help but think that they must have been shooting with some very fast ISO in order to get the depth of field at night.

and to answer your question... the dof is ok but the pics arent framed or cropped correctly.... there a lil too tight on the car or too far....

Try playing copycat and see if you can duplicate some of their shots. Find out how well you can match it!

alot of taking pictures of cars is about location and lighting......

most pros use light poles/ strobes to get enough even light onto the cars paint to make them decent as well as long exposures to keep the backgrounds (night)

unfortunitly none of these pics are framed or cropped corectly... the dof is ok but the angles are all wrong... try a 45 degree angle off the bumpers and pull out about 10-20 feet and it should work out a lil better

1 is not a good angle. it make the car look flat.

2 and 3 however i think could benefit from being more towards the front/rear of the car.

Pay attention to the details. Even though they are small things they will dramatically improve your photos.

1 looks just like a snapshot to sell a car.
2. Turn the wheel so it is turned to the right on this shot. Reflections are a bummer and experience will teach you to get those...that and location.
3. I think this shot will only work if the car is peeling out.

#1 Rule of Car Photography.
Must have WET pavement!
Maybe not #1, but it seems to be a general practice.
The backgrounds really hurt these photos.

number two the car needs to be more back in the picture, it has no where to go. Light is really bad on number three.