Car shooting: getting started with car photography

In this video, Florian Haizmann welcomes you to the video training course on automotive photography. Here, Florian gives you a brief overview of the video training course and shows you a few clips of what you can look forward to.

Which car suits which location? What is there to consider? Here, Florian explains how you can go about planning a shoot and what you need to bear in mind. Thanks to the numerous tips you'll get in this video, any planning will be child's play.

All beginnings are difficult! - If you're interested in car photography, taking pictures of your own car can get boring at some point. In this video, Florian shows you various ways of getting hold of high-quality cars. Florian also talks about his beginnings and how he established his first contacts with various car dealerships.

To get started, you need relatively little equipment to photograph vehicles. Florian explains what this is in this video. He also gives you additional tips on what is important for the future purchase of materials and the advantages of working with a studio light.

Photography without frills - in this video, Florian welcomes you to photography with simple means and lists what you can expect in the following parts.

A clean car is important to save you a lot of work in post-production. Here, Florian shows you his personal cleaning workflow and explains why not everything always has to be clean for a successful shot.

There is no general recipe for positioning the car and composing the image. However, in this video you will learn important tools such as the three-quarter shot and other tips for the right focal length to improve your image composition.

In the photography part, Florian shows you how to set the focus correctly and what you need to bear in mind when shooting from a tripod. This video also shows you how to get rid of distracting reflections using a polarizing filter.

It's even easier! You don't always have to take photos from a tripod - just change the camera setting briefly, take a hand-held shot and incorporate the sun that has just appeared into the composition.

In this video, Florian shows you his approach to taking pictures with a low sun. This is explained to you step by step, from determining the camera position to the correct exposure.

Florian shows you step by step which sliders can be used to further enhance the mood in Lightroom. You'll also learn how to apply all the settings to multiple images so that you can export them correctly in Photoshop later on. In the Photoshop part of this video, you will learn how to layer the images correctly in order to merge them all into a finished result in the final step.

For the finishing touches, Florian shows you how you can use free plug-ins to further enhance the contrasts and mood of the image. There are also a few tips and tricks on how to change the focus of the image and, of course, lens flares.

In this video, Florian focuses on simple development in Lightroom to create a natural post. In the development, the mood becomes much warmer and the contrasts will also play a major role here.

Dynamic shots play a major role in automotive photography. In this part, Florian talks about the different ways to get more dynamics into the picture.

In this video, Florian shows you how to set up your camera correctly for successful pull-along shots. In the practical part of the video, you can watch Florian taking photos of followers with different lenses and what you need to bear in mind.

In a car-2-car shoot, the car is shot from a moving vehicle. Here, Florian explains what you should look out for and gives helpful tips on communication, equipment and safety during the shoot.

As these motifs already speak for themselves, there won't be too much post-production here. However, a few brief developments will be made here in Lightroom. In addition, the image sections are changed in order to simply set the focus better.

A completely different look can be achieved with artificial light. Here, Florian explains the basic ideas behind photographing with artificial light. You'll also get an insight into the basic techniques for working with artificial light.

When working outdoors with artificial light, it is important to get the ambient light out of the picture as much as possible. Florian shows you the best way to do this in this part of the video.

In this video you can see how important positioning can be, especially in strong sunlight. After finding the right position, Florian shows you how to properly illuminate a car and what you should pay attention to.

In the last part, Florian goes through each flash with you and you can see how each individual flash changes the overall picture. In this part you will learn which flash is where and why, and you can easily see every effect of each flash.

As many people don't have four/five flashes standing around, Florian will show you an alternative way to create breathtaking photos with just one flash. During the shoot, you will be taught everything you need to know to correctly compose a multiple exposure in Photoshop later on.

You can achieve great results easily and simply with the help of a flash, especially for indoor shots. There are also a few small preparations to be made before the camera is even used. You can see exactly how Florian goes about it in this video.

The right eye for detail - that's half the battle in automotive photography. Here you can find out what Florian pays attention to when photographing the details, and you can see the approach himself when photographing the details.

After the images have been photographed, they just need to be assembled in Photoshop with several layers. In this part you can see how the whole process works to get a good image out of many pictures.

The subjects of the detail shots speak for themselves visually. But these also get a light development in Lightroom. Florian will also use Photoshop to remove any small blemishes or spots.

Here Florian gives you a short summary of the video training. He also has a few little tips for you here.

Not everything always goes perfectly. Even if something had to be filmed several times, we don't want to deny you a look behind the scenes.