when taking pics, what angle do you prefer to get of the car? i like taking corner pics, kinda like this

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I like to try to use the surroundings to my best advantage when taking shots of cars. Low down shots of cars (4ft/1 metre) usually brings out the best of the car's looks, especially with it being a supercar. Sometimes though, if there is a wall of which i can stand on, to take a higher shot of a car, i will clamber up and take that shot.


This i took whilst standing on a somewhat low wall, but it made the shot just that little more interesting imo.


I also like to just take simple shots of the front of the car, positioned perfectly centre, where my viewpoint is higher than the car. Kinda gives the car a bit of a meaner stance. But sometimes i use the Rule of Thirds when standing up to take a shot like the one below.


I just positioned the car to the top right.

It's just a matter of experimenting, and finding the best way you like to photograph cars!

I thought i would revive an old post because this is pretty interesting. I usually try to emphasize a car's interesting features like GTRJACK said, and I ALWAYS take advantage of a turned wheel. VVV I found the Audi's front to be interesting in this picture VVV



Not exotic but I love turned out wheels!




I usually take my pictures lower to make the car seem more aggressive, but if I think the car has an interesting hood, then I might take it from higher up to display that.
SLS's have cool hoods.




Of course, when a car is on the move, it's difficult to apply all of the above, but if your feeling up to, it's always fun to try "panning".


One last thing, always try to take advantage of your environment. Whether it be another exotic car or some beautiful scenery always try to include it when you crop so it's not just the car. Cool buildings IMO



Overall, just look out for which angle you think the car looks best from, happy shooting :D

When i take photos, i first like to study the car for a few minutes. Then, once i have an idea of the shape of the car i'm working with, i can find my favorite angles on them. But even after that, i still like to take hundreds of photos so i have back-ups in case i dont like the ones i chose as much after the fact. Here are some of my favorite angles though.

On sportscars (especially the F-Type), i really like to take direct front shots. But i always make sure they aren't centered because i think they look too normal and bland that way.


On larger cars and classics, i find the low angles really look nice.


If the car is moving, pannings can make even a boring car look fast.


But my favorite photos to take are definitely the detail shots.

Studying the car for a little bit is a great idea! I usually just start looking and snapping but i'll try that next time.

I usualy find that if you crouch down so your eyes are the same height as the roof or headlights (really big cars) the cars proportions look better but that's just my opinion.

I like to take front and rear 3/4 angles like these because it gets a lot of the car in the shot and still gets a bit of the surrounding area in the background.





Although sometimes a good panning shot is the best way to go.

I love capturing a car in motion!

Besides corner shots with the car positioned in a bottom corner, I've found that I love profile shots. I like to get the car from across the street (or kinda far away) and position it in the bottom right corner, like Effspot used to do a lot:

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Lately, I've enjoyed getting rear corner shots especially. I like getting more of the side of the car, like this. It looks best from kinda far away:

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I also like getting more of the back, like this. It looks best if the taillights or brake lights are on:

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I like this angle as you can see the front and down the side I tend to crouch doing this

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My favourite angle