How To Digitally Photograph Cars

By: Jason Siu, Josh Mackey .

Digital photography was revolutionized in 1991 with the release of the first digital SLR. Coincidentally, one year prior in 1990, Adobe released the groundbreaking photo-editing software Photoshop. Fast forward to present day and it is obvious that the digital SLR market has exploded, with manufacturers fine-tuning their technology and making them affordable to everyone. How to Digitally Photograph Cars is a how-to book on digitally photographing a vehicle the professional way; with tips, tricks, and secrets from professional photographers. It features in-depth post-processing techniques and shows you how to achieve that professional- quality photograph.

This book includes tips on panning, carto-car motion, shooting engine bays, using an automotive rig, controlling lighting, and more. The book even has tips on selling your finished work to automotive publications.

And, of course, there is extensive information on using Photoshop for post processing your automotive images, with information on Photoshop's essential tools, contrast and color adjustments, working with RAW files, layers and multi- layering, dropping backgrounds, clipping photos together, filters, resizing, and more.

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