Car Photography Basics in 9 Minutes

Want to get better photos of your car? This video shares the most important but easy-to-learn car photography techniques I've picked up over the last 35 years shooting for magazines, manufacturers, and commercial clients. Enjoy!

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[juanitakelly]

You really packed 35 years of specific (and general) tips into 9 minutes, backed up by beautiful examples!

[Shehab.ELRefai]

“A great lens doesnt make a great photo, the photographer does.” 💯

[jimathanasopoulos]

This is excellent content, delivered flawlessly. "If one can't explain something simply, they don't understand it well enough".

[styles]

I love finding priceless lessons that people shares all around the world. Well done!

[byronjohnson]

I'M VERY, VERY IMPRESSED BY THE WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VIDEO AND EXPLANATIONS. KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK.

[soyLachino]

Great video - whether it is cars or not - you can apply these principals with lens focal length, apertures, etc. for all subjects. Beautiful examples too!

[madfemurfast]

Really nice. Usually I am not a fan of white cars and the pictures are amazing showing the beauty of the Boxster. Fantastic images.

[TheChrisTedeschi]

Peter, this was fantastic. Thank you so much. This was a great introduction for me for car photography, but also an introduction to you and your channel.

[doogieham]

Fantastic video! That ‘s the most informative 9 minutes I’ve spent in a long time. Your tips are greatly appreciated.

[Jakepf]

I've been digging the ULTRA wide angle lenses with cars lately. Especially when they're very crispy and sharp

[natepickslay]

this is the most concise and useful video on this subject I've found, thank you

[MatthewRaifman]

Wonderful video. Really appreciate your experience and perspective here. I'm a wildlife photography, but here In Berkeley CA there are many beautiful vintage cars that I can't help shooting in my spare time.

[daltonramsey]

I mostly did wildlife photography but I kinda moved away from it and have been using a Panasonic g9 and Leica 25mm 1.4 II as a weather sealed setup to document family life. A coworker has a Giulia quadrifoglio that I’m going to try photographing for him. This video gave me some good ideas to start with. Thanks.

[ferrarikangaroo]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It gives me an excuse to use my car next weekend :)

[andrejalesko]

Love your simple tips that i do know but forget when it comes to the shoot day :)

[TsavoTouring]

Great tips! Always trying to improve my car photography.

[aussie]

You know your stuff. I will need to get a good CPL filter when I upgrade to a new Nikon Z system soon.

[Thomas_]

Thank you Peter for sharing your knowledge and helping us.Great video

[Drew-photo]

Thank you again for another great and inspiring video I will use those tips if it stops raining 🌧 in Clane 😂😂

[peterviragphoto]

Great summary of tips Pete & some awesome shots, including those you took with your drone!😎🏎️