suggestions apreciated. im in the process of taking some nice daytime pictures and im curious as to what scenery is good for my car. i dont know of anywhere off the top of my head where to take pictures.

anyone have any suggestions?? and what angles to take the pictures at?

 

Use "un-usual" angles. Alternate between close up's and wide angle. Your request is kinda vague.. heres some examples:

 

i found one of these electrical places, it turned out well

i made 1 cirtical error in that photo though and that was the pole right behind the car, without that pole that pic would have been awesome

using leading lines (meaning like some sort of object making a line(such as the yellow lines on a road) twords your car, making it the main focus)

having a natural border surrounding the car always looks nice sort of like this


the 3/4 rule can enhance an image, meaning to leave 1/4 of the image, in the direction the car is headed empty

 

Top of parking garages with something cool in the background works.

Example :

Water background

Example:

Trees are usually not the best but this worked for me.

Example:

Industrial

Example:

Random pasture

Example:

All of those pics are of my car and taken by me. Let me know if u need nething else. I will try to help!

Also invest in a tripod if you dont have one. They are a MUST!!

 

or get a digital SLR like i did if helped alot, taken with a sony cybershot 8.1 mp SLR they turn out very NICE, no matter what the background is.
they take great black and white

and night pics

 

^^ Yea, I shoot with a D-SLR also.

 

mine were taken with a poor camera lol, these dslr's will make anyone look good

 

love the shots everyone. now i no that i need to go buy a better camera 2 megapixels just isnt cutting it for me anymore

 

Megapixels are not everything. Some of the best pictures have been taken with really low MP cameras. Higher MP does not mean it is a better camera, its whats on the inside that counts and good lenses make a huge difference!! If you buy a camera dont just buy the one with a highest MP, make sure to research your options!

If you want a D-SLR be ready to spend a good 1000$ on a decent camera and supplies.

MP=Megapixles if someone didnt understand!

 

also fall right around sunset is a good time to take pictures as you get the most unique sky colors.

example

 

this camera ive got cost me 100. i only bought it for the first chase race at dover since i had free tickets and wanted to enjoy the memory of my first race more. but now its time to upgrade this samsung pos to something a lot better. thanx for the advice

 

no worries the camera im using retailed at a little over $400 i got it for $25 as the store was closing and everything had to go

 

Drive off road. Find nice sky conditions. Find nice lighting. Snap away. Take multiples.

 

No problem! I know we have a few people on the forum here who will be much more helpfull than me but if you have any questions just shoot me a PM and I will try to help, if I cant answer your question, I will send you to some one who can!

 

oh and take your camera with you anytime you get a chance and lots of batteries cuz the moment you don't have it thats when you'll find the perfect picture spot and you won't have anything to take the picture with

 

Most helpful hint I got from my neighbor who's a pro photographer, was that auto-flash is bull, so no matter when your shooting, turn the flash on manually.

Locally, I'd suggest taking the car to...
-Medowbrook Mansion; the front circle drive has alot of good places to shoot if you can get the right light, and in the back by the coble stone courtyard is a good place too.
-Cranbrook School in bloomfield; Dont know if youve been there, but that campus is a photographers dream. The buildings have a real cool and unique look to em, so post the car up infront of em and youd have a nice shot.
-Downtown Royal Oak; Good for the Urban shots, theyve got a few good parking stuctures with some good views and w/e and you can find some low traffic roads with overpasses and walls w/ alot of graffiti which looks sweet imo.

I want to find some industrial places to shoot. Ill be getting the Cannon d30 this year for christmas, so ive been asking around kindof for places/tips so when the camera comes ill be ready... right now all i've got is my phone to take pics.