photo taking strategies:

[CNDYBLU66SS]

i usually take my cars to a golf course, it really helps the look of them. also if any of you have a flourescent light then that can be used to give you that showroom look on your windshields.any other ideas?

Edited July 31, 2008 by CNDYBLU66SS

[Harry P.]

i usually take my cars to a golf course, it really helps the look of them. also if any of you have a flourescent light then that can be used to give you that showroom look on your windshields.any other ideas?

If you're talking about ways to make a model look more like a real car in the photo (as opposed to talking about taking better photos, technically), the most common mistake I see is that the model is almost always taken from a somewhat overhead angle, looking down towards the car. A real car (unless specifically taken that way in a studio) wouldn't be shot from a position like that...it would be most often shot from a person's eye level. So the one biggest trick to making a model look more like a real car is to shoot it from a low angle, not the typical "model on a table top" angle. Just like you've done in your photo.

[cruz]

I have always kept my models out of direct sunlight when I photograph them, I always make sure that there is plenty of sunshine outside but I opt to take the pictures in the shadows, your gloss will be a lot more noticable this way. I shoot in every angle because I like to show how much effort I put into my paint work.

[MikeMc]

Light and Shadow, along with perspective will give you a "real" look. Most folks do not look at the WHOLE picture...only the subject.

Look at the trees growing through people in many snapshots.....DOES IT LOOK REAL ? if not WHY ?....Take your time and think!!

Example...this looks like a model....

While this one makes you look further.....

and as Marcos said shoot from many angles....(you can also hide flaws this way!)

Different angles make for unique looks....

Like one of my favorite shots of my '34....