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Advice: How to Photograph Your Car

04 Jan

Cars.com’s Ian Merritt gives some tips on how to photograph your car.

Video samples and impressions of the Carl Zeiss Distagon 2/35 lens paired with a Canon 60d SLR body.

 
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  1. IzzySpeaks

    January 4, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    As a tut this sucks

     

  2. Esas Khan

    January 4, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    hahahahaaha..this fat ass is soo funny! xD

     

  3. Esas Khan

    January 4, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    oh really,cant i take pictures widout tha?

     

  4. lespaul10

    January 4, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    LOL…now that is some funni s***!!

     

  5. Cezar Bananszczyk

    January 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    this sucks ? ;/

     

  6. Jasshands1

    January 4, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    but a polizer is amazing piece of equipment…one should never leave home with out ti and you can get a really good quality one off ebay

     

  7. dude2106

    January 4, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    Not very many people have a polarizer, and this is just a tutorial on how to take a photo of your car for resale, not how to take great looking photos of your car. And no he is not using a fisheye lens, that is just distortion. Quite a lot i admit, but i have tried it my self a few times when taking close ups with a normal DSLR lens. Software can correct it pretty well, but he is right. He just gives an easy tip on how to avoid it.

     

  8. Vincent Vega

    January 4, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    Yeah I have to agree with sizziacalunji this is not a tutorial on how to make amazing advertisemnet quality photos. This is just a guide on how to show your car on sites like autotrader in which case all you need is the right angles and clear images that show what the car actually looks like. When you buy a car I dont think the trees coming out of the roof or lots of reflections are going to make you not want to buy the car.

     

  9. GingerSnapsPhoto

    January 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    good grief O,o
    

     

  10. Krotos9000

    January 4, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    if the car is Bugatti , i dont care about how he take the photos . ! every pics are awesome

     

  11. sizzlacalunji

    January 4, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    People this is a simple guide for taking photos of a car up for sale. This has nothing to do with location or the photographer being a professional. Jeez…

     

  12. alexhamster1134

    January 4, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    n00b

     

  13. Emily Wolf

    January 4, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    yaeh would’ve been better if he used a 2.8 so at least the background would blow out a bit

     

  14. Jasshands1

    January 4, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    a polizer works wonder….this guy is a idiot and wtf is he using, a fisheye?

     

  15. Jasshands1

    January 4, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    a polizer works wonder….this guy is a idiot

     

  16. Frederick Jones

    January 4, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    you guys are cold….. man o man.

     

  17. TheGILBERTnetwork

    January 4, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    what a bunch of loser wanabe photogs commenting

     

  18. Pinky2950

    January 4, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    Haha, no polarizer. Hahahahaha!

    I know it’s been mentioned already, but – LOL. He’s such an amateur…

     

  19. Ruanurbanratz

    January 5, 2013 at 12:08 am

    lol, use polarizing filter!

     

  20. PuCCiPuCCe

    January 5, 2013 at 1:01 am

    works everytime…LOL

     

  21. Clarke05

    January 5, 2013 at 1:44 am

    hes not good enough to use a wind screen for the mic

     

  22. jimmykool

    January 5, 2013 at 2:16 am

    wow, he’s a professional photographer? He sucks. The location is wrong, he has tree’s coming out of the roof and distracting backgrounds. He’s at a busy location giving far too many reflections. I wouldn’t listen to this fella. Must be the bosses son to keep his job.

     

  23. Jimmy Edgar

    January 5, 2013 at 3:05 am

    why do you say that, looks like a 5d, he just sux at photos

     

  24. cybervanig2000

    January 5, 2013 at 3:09 am

    did he really need to use a canon 5D to take those freaking shots? I think not.

     

  25. damikco

    January 5, 2013 at 4:09 am

    The malibu is a great car!

     

  26. supaflymadafaka

    January 5, 2013 at 4:46 am

    hehe, i think i will feel you pain in a couple of years…

     

  27. AbstrakMedia

    January 5, 2013 at 4:46 am

    Awesome I’m pickin up a 50mm, and 21mm Zeiss this year. The 50 Im getting this weekend look out for a review.

     

  28. q8ieng

    January 5, 2013 at 5:36 am

    Congrats friend, nice lens 🙂

     

  29. icyArthur

    January 5, 2013 at 6:28 am

    Thank you so much for making this video!

     

  30. riaiaikido1

    January 5, 2013 at 6:33 am

    My fave lens on a 5D Mk II.

     

  31. KingCastFranconia

    January 5, 2013 at 7:10 am

    I know what they cost and actually it’s no more than an L lens that everybody and their mother has, screw that. Price will not deter me.. as soon as I have the money to pay the price, LOL. I blogged this lens today cut paste google.

    15 MARCH 2012

    KingCast is gone to market with Canon 60D and 24-85 USM 3.5-4.5.

    BTW I play tennis as well, this video was shot with the 24-85, some at 24 and some at 60fps.

    14 MARCH 2012

    KingCast takes to the court, 2012.

     

  32. KingCastFranconia

    January 5, 2013 at 7:25 am

    I have this camera, time to get this lens. I blogged about it today cut paste google:

    15 MARCH 2012

    KingCast is gone to market with Canon 60D and 24-85 USM 3.5-4.5.

     

  33. Tanaka Clark

    January 5, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Thank you so much!!

     

  34. ecomogtv

    January 5, 2013 at 8:55 am

    The song is by Adam Drake & Richard Bundy. It’s called “The Chalice”

     

  35. KSR7777777

    January 5, 2013 at 9:19 am

    nice…what is the ISO level?

     

  36. rainwilds

    January 5, 2013 at 10:12 am

    Great vid! Looks like a TV advert!

     

  37. afthefragile

    January 5, 2013 at 10:23 am

    you can get a set of 5 primes for 5500euros. Dunno what that’ld be in dollars. But considering the quality of the lens, its excellent value…

     

  38. Tanaka Clark

    January 5, 2013 at 10:30 am

    I love this song and the video of course;)
    what’s the name of the song? cheers.

     

  39. Rolwhite

    January 5, 2013 at 10:49 am

    This is my next lens, but I wanted to know is it ok for shooting in low light.

     

  40. Hessel Folkertsma

    January 5, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Loved this video! Well done!

     

  41. drewjayryan

    January 5, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    If I tell you, my wife will find out!!

     

  42. cooldaddypmg

    January 5, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    awesome….that lens is super sharp….whats the price?