Several ways to start shooting cars

Lead: When we see photos in car magazines, we always silently sigh, we don't have that? Technology? (not to mention those professional and expensive equipment) can produce such an effect. In fact, we can achieve that effect by using the equipment in our hands. Let's have a look!

1. Before shooting, the vehicle to be photographed should be cleaned first, so please bring as much water as possible and some microfiber rags that won't hurt the car paint.

2. Using polarizers, a clean and bright car and a bright shooting environment will produce a lot of reflections on the surface of the car body, and installing polarizers in front of the camera, such as STD CPL ultra-thin polarizers, can eliminate these reflections. In the process of use, you will find that with the rotation of the polarizer, the position of eliminating reflection will also change, so pay attention to adjusting the angle and choose an angle that can eliminate most reflection.

3. The camera flash. Even in bright sunshine, professional car photographers will use high-power studio flash powered by batteries to illuminate the subject and scene. Although we can't do this, we can get amazing results with the help of ordinary flash in dim light. You need two flashlights and corresponding wireless flashers to illuminate the cars on both sides.

4. Change your perspective. We parked our car on a quiet path, where there was enough space for Pete's car and the background was clean. Then, I suggest turning the front wheel of the car slightly so that you can see the front of the hub from the front.

At first, he shot from the eye level, close to the car, and used the wide-angle end of the 18-55mm lens. This is indeed a very powerful shooting method, but it is not an ideal way to take vivid and natural photos. Just like taking a portrait at close range, this angle of view will exaggerate the angle of view of the vehicle, make the hood of the vehicle look bigger than the rear of the vehicle, stand a little farther away and shoot with a longer focal length. In this way, the perspective is properly compressed, and the proportion of various parts of the car body looks more harmonious.

When shooting from the ground down, the vehicle in the above picture is particularly domineering in the picture.

Step 4 use a flashlight. I installed the wireless flasher on the fuselage and flashlight, and then put the flashlight about 1.5 meters away from the car. We turn the flash to the maximum output power, and then Shoot to determine the aperture value (f/7. 1) required for normal exposure of the car body. Then, set the camera to manual shooting mode and adjust the shutter speed to ensure the correct exposure of ambient light (1100 seconds). How to put the flash directly behind the car body to avoid reflection on the car body or license plate? This effect was better than before, but as the sun went down and the light dimmed, we decided to add another flash to brighten the side of the car. The output power of this flash is also turned on to the maximum and placed on the right side of the car body. Under this pair of lights, the car body is well illuminated, which allows us to increase the shutter speed to1160 seconds to darken the background.

In order to take an impressive car photo, apart from the equipment, the photographer's attention to detail is also very important, which needs us to keep in mind at all times. Before shooting, you should step on the scene and clean the car body, and turn the wheel to the right.

Although the correct exposure and composition have been improved instantly, only by grasping the details can this exquisite professional blockbuster be finally achieved. ?