Background for a photo shoot ?

hey,littlecobra · #1 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 03:46 PM

1. edgy, cosmopolitan shots- in a warehouse district- graffiti, razor wire, etc.
2. nostalgic- train yard, tracks crisscrossing, guard gates down, etc
3. bright, colorful- carnival, one of those parking lot amusement parks with neon lights, etc. blur out a bit in the background. dusk, low light, cool
4. landscapy- lake edge, parks, BLUEBONNETS (ha), no curbs just road to shoulder to grass.
5. to get a 'look' of a track, sort of, go to a big church parking, grab some orange cones from 'Lowe's' or some such home improvement store, and then strategically place the cones to look laid out for autocross. Could use as few as 3-4 cones- return them for refund when done! Make sure the church or school or such isn't in the background.
6. after looking through my gallery, airports are good.

good luck! Kristen
ps- if you use the cones, etc, make sure the 'depth of field' is really short, and blurs out a lot of the background. Just the fuzziness of the cone would be enough. I've taken pics of my car's' in a lot of settings,

FUNFER2 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 04:04 PM

I live 10 miles east of the Capitol city of Lincoln. Just 50 miles from Omaha.
I just thought of Mahoney State Park by the river. Although I haven't been their in a few years, there has to be a nice location there. Especially it being higher in elevation. Just wish this was fall, for all the pretty colored trees.

I would hate to drive my car a long distance because it will get all dirty again.

lol

GREAT cars by the way !

hey little- your car is still one of my favorites. And thank you for the great list of ideas.

Seagull81 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 05:25 PM

Put it in front of a green screen and Photoshop anything you want behind it.

FUNFER2 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 06:30 PM

I don't have photo shop but, I know who does. It needs to be a high resolution and that won't be a problem with a pro-photographer. It's amazing what can be done on a computer today. I appreciate the great tip.

This is an example of my x-mas card last year among other stuff that my friend can do.

FUNFER2 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 10:05 AM

Man,....great cars & information !

I'll try and narrow the list down to the top 5 or so.

Kev

Tony Ripepi · #6 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 01:34 PM

Hello Kevin,

First off ...Go to Curt Scotts Cobra Country Website.

http://www.cobracountry.com/home2.html

Click on his tips for taking pictures of your Cobra ---Read, & heed and you will get a primer on how to take pictures of your car.

As the guys indicated the background is important and back to your original question use a location that is not busy but, will give you a consistent color to frame your car in. Sunrise and Sunset are the best light to highlight the curves of the car.

Have fun.....

Tony R.