How to find CAR PHOTOGRAPHY locations!
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- In this automotive photography video I go through what makes a good location and how to find them anywhere. There are some top tips that you might not have tried before. I hope this helps you find some great spots!
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Great video, i've recently started saving locations in Google Maps, I cannot overstate how useful it is!
Yeah man for sure!!! Having a bunch of go to locations is amazing!
Some great advice and tips Oliver, one thing I've been struggling with is finding a variety of locations.
Great, glad it was useful for you!! It can take some time to build up good spots buts worth the effort.
Thanks Oliver! Found you through the collaboration with Mark. Im excited to find you so early on your channel. Cant wait to see what you share in the future!
Thanks buddy! Mark is a legend! He is a youtube pro! Excited to see what I can do and where I can take this. Got loads in the pipeline so will see how I get on.
@@OliverLundy Marks not the only legend Dont count yourself out there fella, both of you are very talented and inspirational.
Keep up the good work
@@gunsandhoses343 thanks dude its means alot!!!
I’ve just found your channel and it’s superb! Binge watching lots of videos at the moment and you are very talented. I’ve already learnt a lot and need to improve my Photoshop skills now 😎
Hey Craig! Thanks! Glad they have helped in some way. Got lots more lined up. Got a 15 month old which has made putting out content a little on the challenging side.
@@OliverLundy looking forward to the new content 👍🏼 And good luck with the little one, I’ve gone through that and you are very time-poor with little ones 👶🏻
@0:48 must be accessible by car. Why does this sound familiar 😂
Maybe I should have added especially low cars!!!
Thanks Oli that’s some really great advice. I’ve dropped the odd pin locally but never thought about looking at other local photographers or car pictures to see if their locations would work. Definitely going to start saving some Instagram stuff & adding comments to pins on Google maps as I imagine after a while there will be a few
Yeah man it's well worth investing the time and having a bunch of go to spots that you know work well. Glad it was useful for you. Can't wait to see more of your work.
Great tips! I noticed a lot of places you mentioned were close to you, what if you are in a more remote area, how far would you typically drive to get to a location before you consider it too far? Do you favor the close spots, or go where you know the best results are even if its a few hours away?
Good question, I guess it would depend on the project. I personally would travel for a teyky great spot, but I also think you can get great results in local places if you look for them. Even remote areas have workable options.
If you have a client that's requesting you for a car shoot, then they may have a spot already in mind. But if you're just trying to build your portfolio, then be creative about the spots where you can do a car shoot at. I live in Cleveland Ohio, and I have a friend that lives here also, but he actually wanted to do a car shoot in a remote location where you could see nothing but land because we've done city shoots to death, so we ended up driving 2 hours away to farmland just to do something different. Although I wasn't going to charge him because he was a friend of mine and I wasn't sure if the outcome of the shoot, he ended up paying me for my time for the day anyways.
Another tip would be that location is one thing, but creativity IN that location is another thing. For instance, If you can only shoot in a crowded parking lot, then shoot close, shoot only detail shots or interesting angled shots. You have to get in mindset that if you have an actual client that is paying you for your time and talent, you better produce something that's worth their time and money.