Comments on: Car Photography Tutorial: Get Ready for your first Car Shoot http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/ Learn Photography With Sandro Dzneladze Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:39:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michele http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-26747 Michele Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:50:47 +0000 http://www.sandrophoto.com/?p=1426#comment-26747 Here is one of my favorite vehicle shots. I create digital art from them and have been to quite a few car shows. I even shoot when I'm driving on the highway...... http://harophotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Transportation/944401771-Original/1057686148_PABZ6-M.jpg Here is one of my favorite vehicle shots. I create digital art from them and have been to quite a few car shows. I even shoot when I’m driving on the highway……

http://harophotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Transportation/944401771-Original/1057686148_PABZ6-M.jpg

]]> By: sandro http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-24259 sandro Wed, 04 May 2011 14:28:58 +0000 http://www.sandrophoto.com/?p=1426#comment-24259 Hello, Shutter speed also depends on the focal length of a lens. If you are shooting with wide angle, lets say 17-40 @ 20mm shutter speed of 1/30 - 1/60 is perfect. But in case of a telephoto (which is more useful for panning), lets say 70-200 @ 80mm, you shouldn't go below 1/80. [It must be fast enough to eliminate the hand shake/speed difference and slow enough to make background blurred and “speedy”.] --- EXACTLY! :) I personally use canon 17-40 for panning shots (because I like to be closer to action...) And the shutter speed range you proposed (1/30-1/60) is what I use regularly. Hello,

Shutter speed also depends on the focal length of a lens.

If you are shooting with wide angle, lets say 17-40 @ 20mm shutter speed of 1/30 – 1/60 is perfect.

But in case of a telephoto (which is more useful for panning), lets say 70-200 @ 80mm, you shouldn’t go below 1/80.

[It must be fast enough to eliminate the hand shake/speed difference and slow enough to make background blurred and “speedy”.] — EXACTLY! :)

I personally use canon 17-40 for panning shots (because I like to be closer to action…) And the shutter speed range you proposed (1/30-1/60) is what I use regularly.

]]> By: Harry Hilders http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-24256 Harry Hilders Wed, 04 May 2011 13:09:06 +0000 http://www.sandrophoto.com/?p=1426#comment-24256 Great post. Very useful because I have a car shoot in June. Great post. Very useful because I have a car shoot in June.

]]> By: Gela Riabukha http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-24189 Gela Riabukha Mon, 02 May 2011 16:10:28 +0000 http://www.sandrophoto.com/?p=1426#comment-24189 Sandro, I guess ND filters are really indispensable here. BTW, can you share your experience? What's an approximate threshold for the shutter speed (provided that we shoot in shutter priority mode) to make a moving car sharp and the background blurred. I mean, when you point and move your focus together with a car. It must be fast enough to eliminate the hand shake/speed difference and slow enough to make background blurred and "speedy". I assume it to be around 1/30-1/60, but still have to experiment much. Thank you Sandro,

I guess ND filters are really indispensable here.

BTW, can you share your experience? What’s an approximate threshold for the shutter speed (provided that we shoot in shutter priority mode) to make a moving car sharp and the background blurred. I mean, when you point and move your focus together with a car.

It must be fast enough to eliminate the hand shake/speed difference and slow enough to make background blurred and “speedy”.

I assume it to be around 1/30-1/60, but still have to experiment much.

Thank you

]]> By: sandro http://www.sandrophoto.com/2011/04/28/car-photography-tutorial-get-ready-for-your-first-car-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-24028 sandro Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:02:49 +0000 http://www.sandrophoto.com/?p=1426#comment-24028 Alex » Hello, When photographing reflective surface like car body you should always use polarizing filter. It works by eliminating the light coming from a certain angle, most of the polarizes are circular type and you can rotate them to achieve more or less reflection in the subject. With this filter you can almost completely eliminate reflections in car body, but polarizes are also useful when photographing water / mirror / and any other surfaces... I find it great in nature photography too! - Greens look much better with the filter on... let me know if you still have questions :) Alex » Hello,
When photographing reflective surface like car body you should always use polarizing filter. It works by eliminating the light coming from a certain angle, most of the polarizes are circular type and you can rotate them to achieve more or less reflection in the subject.

With this filter you can almost completely eliminate reflections in car body, but polarizes are also useful when photographing water / mirror / and any other surfaces… I find it great in nature photography too! – Greens look much better with the filter on…

let me know if you still have questions :)

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