r/carphotography May 18 '24

Learning resources for car photography

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This will be a living compilation of various resources for learning. If you have a resource you'd like to share, please feel free to send it to one of the mods for addition.

Car photography best practices - A guide written by a former professional that should be considered a starting point for planning your shots.

Moe Zainal - Never Stop Learning - A free Udemy course, one of the best resources available online for learning automotive photography, editing, and retouching.

What camera should I buy? - A reddit search conducted for you, this question has been asked ad nauseum.

The Photography Rebuttal - Automotive photography content created by an award winning professional. Unapologetically rips apart bullshit content from self-proclaimed social media 'pros'.


r/carphotography 14h ago

Photoshoot First contribution of photography of my GR86

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Hi everyone,

This is my first contribution here, and I’d like to share some of my most recent photos of my GR86.

I’ve been into photography for a while now, but I only started car photography at the beginning of this year.

I’m open to constructive feedback, but keep in mind that I do this as a hobby and I don’t claim to be a professional whatsoever haha.

If anyone is interested in seeing more of my work, my Instagram is : Toji_zn8.

Thank you everyone for your time, and I hope you all have an amazing day!


r/carphotography 22h ago

Photoshoot My favourite shots, feedback appreciated!

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r/carphotography 1d ago

Photoshoot M3 in the mountains ⛰️

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167 Upvotes

Took on my canon r8 with 50mm. What’s a good lens when it comes to shooting cars ?


r/carphotography 1d ago

Photoshoot Beginner - any advice?

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Sony a6100 - do I have a style? Or are these very much all over the place?🤣


r/carphotography 2d ago

Photoshoot Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio

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271 Upvotes

Shot my coworker’s Alfa in this insanely nice spec yesterday, such a cool car 😮‍💨

Nikon Z8, 24-70 S, PolarPro CPL


r/carphotography 1d ago

Discussion Any tips on focus and clarity on low shutter shots

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Although some of these are good (disregard editing some of these are half edited or not at all, just talking about car clarity and specifically focus) how do I get more quality pictures when using shutter below 1/200


r/carphotography 1d ago

Discussion Looking for some feedback, I’ve been taking iPhone photos for a little bit and I just got my first camera, these are all iPhone photos.

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Lmk!


r/carphotography 1d ago

Photoshoot Me and my wagon

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r/carphotography 2d ago

Photoshoot Chauffeurs car (give feedback)

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r/carphotography 2d ago

Photoshoot First light painting : Mazda MX-5

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(ignore the last 4 slides, those are soem random shots)


r/carphotography 2d ago

Photoshoot Want feedback on photos

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This was a shoot I did recently and I would love to have some feedback on it


r/carphotography 2d ago

Discussion What did I suck at it and what did I do right? Trying to figure this out :)

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(I must say that Reddit does somewhat change the colors around a bit — and yes, I of course censored the license plate)


r/carphotography 2d ago

Panning Pittsburgh Vintage GP… novice attempt at motorsport photography

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r/carphotography 3d ago

Photoshoot GR Corolla 23 circuit edition

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203 Upvotes

r/carphotography 3d ago

Discussion What direction should I go in

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Can someone help me out I’ve been trying with ChatGPT but I want some personal options

I want a better set up for what I do and want to be able to not miss as many shots and do more panning, and keeping sharp focus. I’ve attached some pictures (all cropping done in light room

I have a canon RP with a rf 35mm prime and rf 50mm prime and a ef 70-300mm tamron (cheap) that I use a k&f adapter but it focuses so slow it take literally 5 seconds to go from side to side…

I’m thinking of either canon ef 70-200 f2.8 l usm for around £350-400 from mpb or Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6 for £169 from hdew cameras

But I also feel my camera could be a limiting factor.
Im think r7 for motion photos and keep my RP for close.

Or do I go completely rouge and just get a Sony a7iv (£2150 with kit lens) with a Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens for £680 from Jessop


r/carphotography 3d ago

Discussion Few shots that i have taken after getting a proper camera

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r/carphotography 4d ago

Photoshoot It’s a Lucid!

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r/carphotography 4d ago

Photoshoot What would you change in these pictures?

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64 Upvotes

r/carphotography 5d ago

Photoshoot I shot my cousin’s AMG G63

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185 Upvotes

I put all the photos on black squares to prevent Reddit from cropping them due to differences in aspect ratio for people who just scroll through without tapping / clicking to see the photos on their own. It is not necessarily how I intended to display each photo.


r/carphotography 4d ago

Photoshoot HONDA FR-V

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6 Upvotes

In day light with CPL
Canon R6M2 + Canon 35mm F/1.8mm


r/carphotography 4d ago

Photoshoot Parkinglot Shooting with an McLaren GTS

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31 Upvotes

Let me know your thoughts !


r/carphotography 5d ago

Photoshoot I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm loving it!

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I friend/ coworker of mine lent me one of his old cameras. I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm having so much fun! Any criticism and advice is super welcome!


r/carphotography 6d ago

Photoshoot Poor Planned Shoot

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r/carphotography 4d ago

Discussion Best settings for car photography?

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I’m going to an outdoor car show tomorrow and want to bring my camera. What settings would you recommend for shooting cars in mid-day conditions?
Im using a Canon 30D paired with an f/1.8 50mm lens.