5 Mistakes To AVOID As A Car Photographer! (And The Lessons I Learned)

If I could go back 8 years and tell myself what to expect when I got into car photography, these are the 5 mistakes / lessons I would tell myself before pursuing this as a career and business! Automotive photography is an amazing career, but it isn't the easiest to break through and make money doing it as a full time creator. So here are my 5 lessons to you that might help along the way in your journey.
Thanks for watching, feel free to download the photos linked in the google drive above to practice editing your car photography - make sure to tag me on Instagram @TheCarCreative so I can see your edits!

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0:00 5 Mistakes / Lessons for Car Photographers
0:53 Lesson 1
2:43 Lesson 2
4:53 Lesson 3
7:08 Lesson 4
9:42 Lesson 5

[vinayk]

3 years ago you answered my question in a Q&A as to why you’re not gate keeping, glad that mentality hasn’t changed even though SO MUCH has in these three short years. Loved these tips and the lighting, stay warm out there!

[BarryCoombs]

"Always be kind, friendly etc, don’t be a jerk, you’re selling yourself" - that’s the best bit of advice anyone can use and it applies to any form of business and life itself. It’ll take you a long way. Great content and advice here - thanks for the post. 🙏🏾

[camerasandcolours]

Awesome video, man! I'm not an automotive photographer by any means but I can definitely say that tips #1 and #5 are hugely beneficial to ANY kind of photographer, or entrepreneur in general. It's a long road and if you don't have the passion to get you through the difficult times you'll probably burn out real quick.

[arkham-witch]

Don‘t be a jerk is the best tip ever! I had contact with a popular landscape photographer in my country and out of nothing he was a jerk to me. Of course he is doing workshops etc. I am not talking shit about people, but if someone asks me I would never ever recommend him. Or book a workshop from him. He has damaged his business without realizing it 🤷🏼‍♀️

[adventure]

Something else that can work is getting to know the top salespeople in different dealerships and offer customer photo shoots when they sell a car. The top salespeople can afford to pay you directly to go to the customer's home, office, parks etc. The customer will be so excited to have their car and themselves photographed they will tell everyone about their salesperson and the salesperson will get referrals from that customer so it's a win-win for everyone.

[oscarmartinez-gblr]

I needed to hear that! I was stressing with the fact I wasn’t getting work

[ave___photography]

Nice lol the R33 you clicked on is one of my shots, shot it in Toulouse, France 8:26

[owenbazinet]

Thank you for always helping the new photographers!! Such an inspiration for me especially being from Canada as well!

[aaronyatesphoto]

Love your work mate, great perspective on the Automotive Photography world. I've watched your channels grow over the last few years and you've really inspired me to make some changes that I know will impact my path going forward within the content creation space. Your engagement with your community is something that stands out to me, willingness to share your insights and overall transparency with just how tough this industry can be. Keep doing what you're doing, I for one can't wait to see where your journey takes you in the years to come. Keep at it brother!

[LarryBlurrd]

Yeah definitely earned a sub. Real genuine creator that’s not just trying to make money with videos

[ACCELERTV]

That lighting though. Awesome video Alex!
- Ian

[darksideemt]

Really glad YT suggested your stuff. After watching a few of your videos today I have definitely learned a few things that I need to change. I did see that I already do a lot of what you suggest (have been doing this as a hobby for quite a while now) which made me feel good. Your IG tip about how the car lands on my IG page I definitely need to fix and work on going forward. Until I saw you point that out in this and your other video about IG I didn't notice or think about that. Would love other critiques on my work if you do another video like that in the future.

[k.v]

Video was stellar, and the information you provided is really education! And it’s awesome to know there are others from calgary!!

[lifethroughoptics]

Dude… absolutely awesome video 🤩🔥 And I 100% agree with all of these lessons, insanely valuable advice! It was so awesome to hear that you and I think about this whole photography and content creation space in such a similar way as well! Thank you for all you do and for the mention at the end! Hope to meet you and create some cool content together in the future! If you’re ever in Melbourne or Australia in general definitely reach out 😊🫶

[Mrprocent]

Good tips and easy to listen too you`re voice :-) . You sound like a humble person.

[adventure]

You are correct, don't be a jerk. To make money whether a little or a lot is not about the gear but about being likable. A lot of successful photographers may not be the best technical photographers in their area or have the latest gear but they are very likable and many of them will make more money than the "best technical photographers".

[JoshCameron]

Great video dude and awesome tips! Really inspiring to see how you've progressed in that time!

[Kiarroo]

Thank you for the tips, just starting my automotive photography journey and I can't wait to see how far it'll take me.

[JesseSoto-ot]

Thank you for sharing this information, Also love your hoodie!

[viperlucky]

Thanks for the videos, I’m quite beginner at 16, just got my second camera a Canon M6 Mark 2 with a 22mm f2 and it’s always amazing to watch you.