cars in water

fanadman1

this is in response to the thread about the cars beng pictured in or beside water
who can say this is not a lovely spot for taking photos of the car ?

Atlantic Dawn

For scenery yes but if I was looking at buying that car pictured I wouldn't touch it. The grass photos give the impression the car has being ploughing fields for the day and the one of it on the road gives the impression it's just left it's rubber all over the road doing donuts

challengemaster

The location looks lovely for taking photos of the car


However it's completely nonsensical to go parking the car on the grass or in the water itself to take the photos, and actually just ruins the photos. Think of this logically - when do cars normally drive on grass? Answer:

they dont

Why would you assume it looks good then?

That's speaking as a car photographer btw.

fanadman1

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

For scenery yes but if I was looking at buying that car pictured I wouldn't touch it. The grass photos give the impression the car has being ploughing fields for the day and the one of it on the road gives the impression it's just left it's rubber all over the road doing donuts

there only for my own gallery :P selling photos will be on the street :P
aw aye the donuts were all me :P only rwd leon in the country :P haha

fanadman1

challengemaster wrote: »

The location looks lovely for taking photos of the car


However it's completely nonsensical to go parking the car on the grass or in the water itself to take the photos, and actually just ruins the photos. Think of this logically - when do cars normally drive on grass? Answer:

they dont

Why would you assume it looks good then?

That's speaking as a car photographer btw.

you have a very good point :L
it is silly but for photos for showing of my car on sites such as this and facebook for my friends it looks the part :L
and challengemaster u dn't need to say your a photographer i've seen some of your photos breathtakeing alltogether

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

when do cars normally drive on grass? Answer:

rally cars do

.

FYP :pac:

challengemaster

I just meant I've seen thousands of both my own and other car photographers photos, so might be more used to analyzing these things, albeit critically

The best thing to do with photos of a car is have it where you'd expect it to be, or be natural.

Porsche regularly do this, their press shots for the GTx RS are always on tracks. But it's a porsche, it's expected to look and feel at home on a track.

http://cdn3.worldcarfans.co/2009/8/medium/4283713.jpg

Take a 4x4, where do you expect it to be? Some enviornment suited to the vehicle, muck, rocks, mountains...

http://www.carversation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2011-Land-Rover-Range-Rover-Trio-1280x960.jpg

Put the car where it's most suited. That doesn't mean the background has to be boring, it just means don't try have a seat leon climbing mount everest or swimming the atlantic.

fanadman1

challengemaster wrote: »

I just meant I've seen thousands of both my own and other car photographers photos, so might be more used to analyzing these things, albeit critically

The best thing to do with photos of a car is have it where you'd expect it to be, or be natural.

Porsche regularly do this, their press shots for the GTx RS are always on tracks. But it's a porsche, it's expected to look and feel at home on a track.

http://cdn3.worldcarfans.co/2009/8/medium/4283713.jpg

Take a 4x4, where do you expect it to be? Some enviornment suited to the vehicle, muck, rocks, mountains...

http://www.carversation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2011-Land-Rover-Range-Rover-Trio-1280x960.jpg

Put the car where it's most suited. That doesn't mean the background has to be boring, it just means don't try have a seat leon climbing mount everest or swimming the atlantic.

funny enough thats somewhere my car be's parked regular enough :P

u know the way when your young u park up to talk to your friends juring the week :L thats one of the places we pull in :P
but i understand what u mean it is not the grass that makes us want that place if there was a tar maced place with the same background thats where id go :L

Voodoomelon

challengemaster wrote: »

Put the car where it's most suited.

Done. Took a while to find one with Micras in it, but it was worth it.

MetzgerMeister

Callum, going by your definition, your car is expected to be in a farmyard

Nonoperational

At least it's not parked in a foot of water.

Chris_Heilong

I think cars look good near the sea, a bit of scenery goes a long way for making something look better....but never put your car in the bloody water.:)

fanadman1

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I think cars look good near the sea, a bit of scenery goes a long way for making something look better....but never put your car in the bloody water.:)[/QU
think its stupid meself :P
what about cars parked on piers and things like that :L

Chris_Heilong

fanadman1 wrote: »

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I think cars look good near the sea, a bit of scenery goes a long way for making something look better....but never put your car in the bloody water.:)[/QU
think its stupid meself :P
what about cars parked on piers and things like that :L

A pier would be fine or a construction yard. The car on water thing I think goes back to an old car advert that I think many are trying to emulate if not subconsciously. I couldnt find it on the net so quickly made up an image for reference. Something like this:

fanadman1

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

fanadman1 wrote: »

A pier would be fine or a construction yard. The car on water thing I think goes back to an old car advert that I think many are trying to emulate if not subconsciously. I couldnt find it on the net so quickly made up an image for reference. Something like this:

id say it looked nice but it would be very very hard to do in real life cause they have perfect conditions

wendell borton

This one got a bit too close to water.

piston

As something of an amateur photographer, I appreciate a well composed shot of a car in scenic surroundings.

However, if you are taking a photo of a car purely with the intention of selling it using that photo, I would consider a plain background better as you want people to look at the car, not the scenery in the background.

And parking your car in water is a silly idea.

I'm sure it wasn't intentional but many years ago, I saw the top six inches of a Peugoet 504 estate sticking out of the water on a beach at high tide. I'm sure that did it a load of good...