Car shoots are difficult and sunrise car shoots are even
harder. For my car shot, I decided to try both. I have a coworker who wants to
be a model so I asked her to be mine. She owns a nice looking car so I asked
her to dress up like she’s a business woman going to work. She wore a black
blazer with slacks, heels, a blouse, and a vest. She also did her makeup
professional.
We
arrived at the parking deck about twenty minutes before sunrise. While we waited
for it to rise, I had her do a couple different poses and I did some test shots
of the car and model positioning. I had the subjects placed in a specific spot
so that many lines will come together and connect the piece. While it was
rising, I realized I missed something when I did my location scouting. There
was a huge building blocking the sun, therefore I couldn’t get the exact shot I
wanted. Regardless, I kept shooting every few minutes just to see which light
the shot looked best in post.
When
I viewed the photos to pick which one was the best overall, I ended up choosing
two. One where the sky was too light and another where the sky was just the
right tone of blue. In addition to adding a new sky to the first photo, I took
away an ugly top of a building, cleaned up the ground a bit, removed a car,
lightened the model a hint and fixed the windshield so the sun reflection
wasn’t so distracting. I really like the results.
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