Ok,
this is a really basic walkthrough for taking a static front 3/4 shot of a car, which is far more difficult than it sounds. I'm just trying to answer some of the questions i get emailed quite frequently. There are also some useful tips that apply to all sorts of car photos.

Without further ado:

the tutorial

Matt

ps. Please let me know if its any good, it took me a couple of hours!

Excellent. As an amateur i really appreciate that you as a pro take the time to do this kind of thing. Thank you.

Bigtime +1. Thanks for taking time for the little guy.

Sweet ! Good info Matt.

Great tips, thanks for taking the time to write this

very nice, thank you

no problems. I hope it is useful.

So useful, I've pinned it =D

Gosh, im flattered.

Matt

very insightful thanks alot matt, i love your work

BAD ASS!!!! Thanks Matt!

As I said in the mail I sent you, thank you so much for the time you spent on this tutorial.

You're da man who's not afraid of:

- Showing your rig.
- Explain and teach how you do things.

Sometimes I feel photography is a secret society, where everyone is afraid of sharing experiencies and insights on how things are done. You go against that thought. The thought that if anyone shares information you might get unemployed.

I could do a side-by-side shoot with you right now, and I'll bet 50 bucks with anyone, your shots would excel mine everytime.

It's not the knowledge, it's how you put it to work.

Thanks alot Matt, that was a lot of help.

for ameturs , that was absofuckenlotly awsome.

Thanks, Matt!

Nice read, I got some good usage out of the tips recently!

Very nice. My dumbass has been "into" photography for a few years now, and hadn't even thought of the sketches or getting the character of the car. Show's how much I know...

Thanks for taking the time to do this Matt. I found it very clear, easy to understand and I hope I can apply your tips to improve my own photos!

I even registered especially so that I could post my thanks.


Kevin

Very useful tutorial! Thanks Matt!

Hey is there any way you could send me the file in e-mail? The link is not working for me....idk why.

Matt left the forums - you're going to have to email him to get in touch!

I take a car photo at here.

Wow, cheers for this! Big help

CANON A650

Some tips...Not from me of course As a total noob, it provided more insight in the wonderful work you guys do.



Linky

Good advice and information in this thread!

The link is broken, here is the correct one:
http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature/drive...aphy_Tips.shtml

Some reason I just saw this tutorial now . Awesome tutorial definitely a bookmark for me. Thanks!

yeah, quite helpful. Sometimes its good to relearn stuff you thought you knew and find out stuff you didnt. cheers

yeah always a good read and top up

Sup Bros! Just stopping by to get good feed backs. For anyone here lives in U.S., what would be the best invoice kits to be used for taking car pictures? Does anyone have suggestions on what would be the best components that an amateur or advance amateur like me to use to take good car pictures without spending too much buck?

Is it just me or does the link not work

Well i noticed the same a while ago. Perhaps someone has this website as a backup?

Guys, have you got this tutorial by matt watkinson ? Could you send it ? Thanks!

^I would love to get it, too

Have you tried typing in 'Matt Watkinson tutorial' into google?

No?

Thought not, or else you'd have seen this:

http://is-is.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=53757878124

Someone ban this troll.

Some may find this useful - I just got forwarded it from a client:

http://www.diyphotography.net/take-cool-ca...ialized-car-rig