New to the group here, my name is Jordan-Rhys. I am a camera technican based out of Sydney, Australia and film and television background.
This photo of the Nissan S15 was my second attempt at photographing a car. The owner of the vehicle has just dropped around AUS$30k on mods and wanted to have a series of photos she could upload to your social media to show off the vehicle.
Shot with my Canon 5D mk ii and Canon 24-70mm f2.8 mk i
All natural lighting (excluding headlights).
Feed back welcome!
Nice car! I like the shallow depth of field. For natural light, you've managed to get some good fill on that intercooler to bring out the detail.
My opinions on how I'd do it (ie it's just my opinion, I'm not the god of automotive photography, I just have my own way about it) - the composition is a bit happy snap - ie shot near head height. I would have shot this from lower down to get a more aggressive look.
Also, not sure if it's in the edit or it's the fence or some weird reflection, but there's a horizontal line about 3/4 up the bonnet just before the windscreen washer jets that looks unnatural that I find distracting (could be completely natural).
My personal style would be to bring the whites up higher if using lightroom to try and make the car pop a bit more, it's just a bit dull for my own liking (but it's just my opinion on what I like, hardly consensus).
This is a nice image and would compliment a full set very nicely, but I very rarely go with a front on shot as a hero image - ie I'd love to see the full set, rather than this as representative. Good start!
I dig the shot. The front exposure and color is great overall
One thing to remember with automotive photography is that the viewer needs to be able to see the cosmetic details easily. In this case, the front lip at the bottom of the frame. The client would most likely want to see a little bit of that. Even just giving it some highlight treatment to bring out the little shine that's already there would be enough. The headlights can do with a little bit of clarity. The intercooler looks awesome and the turbo is pretty apparent, so that's great.
The depth of field is interesting, but the shallowness has gotten rid of the windshield vinyl detail as well as what looks like the rear strut bar (silver bar between the seats). A polarizing filter may get rid of a bit of the glare from the windshield which will allow you to see the seats and interior details a bit easier.
Love the shot overall - keep it up!