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Securing Your Cars AND Your Cameras

As you know by now this site’s for car lovers, photography lovers and both of the above! If you’ve got some precious equipment be it a car or a camera you’ve got to take good care of it – here’s a few things you can do to feel better about the security of your belongings
Get a room: if you have the space, dedicate a whole room in your house for the stuff you love. Whether it’s a garage or an extra bedroom you’ll feel better knowing no one’s going in there without your permission.
Get secured: It’s a great idea to look into http://www.HomeSecurityFamily.com if you’re a homeowner just to give yourself peace of mind when you’re not home to watch your cars OR your cameras.
Get Insured: Your best bet is still to get insured for all of your valuables, particularly your work equipment if that’s what you’ve got stored at home. Whether or not you ever have to cash in on it you’ll be glad you have it on the off chance something terrible happens and you need to replace items.

Who are the Most Successful Automobile Photographers?

Tim Wallace is probably the most successful Automobile Photographer in the United Kingdom. He is an award winning, automobile photographer. He has breathtaking photos of, Aston Martins, Jaguar and Morgans, Mercedes in his portfolio. France brought us, Jacques Henri Lartigu, who died in 1986. Lartigu, was renowned world wide, for his brilliant photographs of automobiles in motion during car races. Another British photographer, who started out as a car mechanic was, Craig McDean, he went on to win many notable photography awards, for his gallery of work, regarding automobiles. Stephen Orr of Glasgow, Scotland, was Read the rest of this entry »

What Gear to Bring to an Auto Show

If you want to go to an auto show, you may want to consider bringing a few things with you just in case you see something that really sparks your interest. The most you can do is get in the vehicles and get a feel of them. You can take pictures, and shoot videos of cars that you like. This is why you may want to consider bringing a camcorder or camera with you. You can also bring a pen and paper just in case you need to write anything down Read the rest of this entry »

Make Abstract Shots with Extreme Close Ups

Abstract shots are a great way to find new uses for an old subject. If you have a car or other vehicle you have photographed before then you can being new life to it using extreme close-ups to show detail which may otherwise be missed.

Extreme close-ups make details the subject of the photo. Blowing up these details can bring out aspects of a car other photographs would miss. The best abstract photos capture light in Read the rest of this entry »

Fast or Slow, Adjust Your Shutter Speed for Effect

Getting photos of a vehicle can be challenging but it can be done. There are several ways to get the effect that you are looking for by adjusting the shutter speed, having the right equipment for the job you are doing and having a second pair of eyes to point out things that you may miss when you are the photographer. The photos that you take can give the buyer a better “look” at the specific car and it’s features, it will showcase Read the rest of this entry »