What I do all day...

[OFRD_GRL]

I don't have access to lighting or anything fancy at work. I work with sunlight and a top level of the parking garage...

[RebelYell83]

nice,gotta ask,as i am getting more into photography,and would love to get into something like this.how much retouch did you use on these?,gorgeous pics

[OFRD_GRL]

Not one single bit on any of them, with the exception of the interior pics are lightened & contrast adjusted a little since I don't have strobes or softboxes or anything to help with the lighting.

[RebelYell83]

what kind of set up are you using?,i am using a fuji finepix s-1000fd 10 megpixel,high zoom,and at times,it takes great pics,,but i cant figur eout the aperature and f-stop manual controls to fine tune it,so the beginign of the yeah,i was looking a cannon rebel dslr,,,and i should of pmed you this so were hijacking,,sorry

[OFRD_GRL]

Canon Rebel EOS XTi
18-200 zoom 72mm lens
I use the AV (aperture) mode so it controls the time of the exposure, but i still control the F-stop and ISO

Typically I am a -1/3 OEV
ISO 200
F3.5
and it controls the exposure time, which is usually 1/2500 or something silly like that.

[panthercz]

Not to shabby but one thing you need to do is clean up the subject matter.
The steering wheels, rims, and side logo of the M5 all are decent pics but I'm immediately distracted and drawn to the dirt and dust.
Get some nice thick microfiber cloths and wipe down the subject before you shoot. http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-suprem...wel-3pack.html

Your photo's are a presentation, make what you are presenting as nice as possible.

Here are two photo's I took, that I use as examples as to why cleaning up your subject is important and it applies here as well. These are drivers to some high end speakers I got in to photograph.
As it was upon receiving it:


After dusting it off real quick with a microfiber cloth:

[OFRD_GRL]

The pictures are actually inventory photography for a mercedes & bmw dealership. So as far as dust & such, I'd agree if I didnt have to hammer out 100's of cars a month
I run the cars through the wash, dry them off real quick and shoot... My boss doesn't want me to take the time to do the details when we are always behind since I cover essentially 5 dealerships LOL

[munding]

pic 8,9. AWESOME!!!

[OFRD_GRL]

pic 8,9. AWESOME!!!

thanks! That is a brand new special edition ML63 IWC
it sounds like an old muscle car and RIPS through the gears

[Crazy4Herps]

Sweet!