Good camera angles
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Good camera angles
Some pictures I see of TTs make them look downright weird. This car is definitely not photogenic. What are some of your solutions?
Can you post some good looking pics to give me some ideas?
Thanks
Can you post some good looking pics to give me some ideas?
Thanks
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ITs because most people are too close to the car and have
their camera lens at a wide angle... not only that but they take the picture from an eye level viewpoint....
This makes cars look uhm... bulbous... something the TT does not need
for your best pictures put the camera on full zoom (use a tripod or brace yourself for a very very steady hand) and then move back away from the car until it just fills the frame without anything being cut off. GET DOWN! don't stand up to take the picture. You'll want to squat, sit or for the best shots, lay on your stomache.... try sitting the camera on the pavement and tilting the lens up slightly with the lens cover or something. For 3/4 views... make sure the wheels are turned so you can see the face of the rim, for side shots make sure they are dead straight.
That method will give you the best and most flattering shots.
This makes cars look uhm... bulbous... something the TT does not need
for your best pictures put the camera on full zoom (use a tripod or brace yourself for a very very steady hand) and then move back away from the car until it just fills the frame without anything being cut off. GET DOWN! don't stand up to take the picture. You'll want to squat, sit or for the best shots, lay on your stomache.... try sitting the camera on the pavement and tilting the lens up slightly with the lens cover or something. For 3/4 views... make sure the wheels are turned so you can see the face of the rim, for side shots make sure they are dead straight.
That method will give you the best and most flattering shots.
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Here's about 100 shots
Some good, some bad...
I've learned to look at car mags & commercials for interesting angles. Turning the rims towards the camera is always a big plus. And don't let any trees/poles/cacti stick up from behind the car. Other than that...just take lots of different pics & learn as you go.
....and I can't believe you said the TT is not photogenic!<ul><li><a href="http://www.azaudi.org/modules.php?set_albumName=TTahoe&op=modload&am p;name=gallery&file=index&include=view_alb um.php">http://www.azaudi.org/modules.php?set_albumName=TTahoe&op=modload&am p;name=gallery&file=index&a
I've learned to look at car mags & commercials for interesting angles. Turning the rims towards the camera is always a big plus. And don't let any trees/poles/cacti stick up from behind the car. Other than that...just take lots of different pics & learn as you go.
....and I can't believe you said the TT is not photogenic!<ul><li><a href="http://www.azaudi.org/modules.php?set_albumName=TTahoe&op=modload&am p;name=gallery&file=index&include=view_alb um.php">http://www.azaudi.org/modules.php?set_albumName=TTahoe&op=modload&am p;name=gallery&file=index&a
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sorry but....
the ads i keep seeing in magazines or online make the car look weird and ugly. I think there is a magic to car photography and obviously some of these mags don't know how to make the TT's beauty shine through.
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what Dani said \/ \/... interesting angles are best. ie. anything other than 'normal eye level'
3/4 view is usually good...
from above...
<img src="http://image.photoloft.com/opx-bin/OpxFIDISA.dll?s=cano&src=/Photoloft/Asset21/2003/04/25/10578/10578383_0_7841.fpx,0,0,1,1,512,384,FFFFFF">
or...
from near groud level...
<img src="http://image.photoloft.com/opx-bin/OpxFIDISA.dll?s=cano&src=/Photoloft/Asset21/2003/04/25/10578/10578395_0_4325.fpx,0,0,1,1,512,384,FFFFFF">
from above...
<img src="http://image.photoloft.com/opx-bin/OpxFIDISA.dll?s=cano&src=/Photoloft/Asset21/2003/04/25/10578/10578383_0_7841.fpx,0,0,1,1,512,384,FFFFFF">
or...
from near groud level...
<img src="http://image.photoloft.com/opx-bin/OpxFIDISA.dll?s=cano&src=/Photoloft/Asset21/2003/04/25/10578/10578395_0_4325.fpx,0,0,1,1,512,384,FFFFFF">
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Angles and light are the key to a good TT photo........
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/9514/rearangle.jpg"></center><p>Setting sunlight works best for most colors. The rounded edges of the TT makes it very photogenic. Try very low and hi angles. It takes alot of practice to photo a car well.