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Just my $0.02....
I think that if you want to make this look professional everyone has to start from scratch and take new pictures. The angles in the pictures provided so far are all over the place. Some may look close to each other but I guarantee you that once you photoshop the backgrounds out, resize the images and place them next to each other even the slightest difference in angle will make the cars looks out of proportion and the finished poster like amateur hour. To make it look right you'll need to establish a few guidelines:
1) Pick a spot on the car to align your camera with. The door handle might work if it's centered enough (at least it's an easy refenece spot). Everyone should then set the camera straight in front of the handle.
2) Pick a distance to set the camera away from the car. This would depend on #3...
3) Set a focal lenght. You don't want some cars looking curved (short focal lenght) and others flat (long focal lenght). 70mm with a digital camera (105mm with a 35mm) is a common lenght and gets good results.
4) Everyone should shoot in the same conditions, preferably out in the open BUT not under heavy sun. Early morning or late afternoon when the sun is not hitting directly is best, with the side of the car being shot facing the light source. The pictures posted have some cars under bright mid day sun where the wheels are so dark you can barely make them out, and others with the bright sun hitting at an angle where you can see every dirt detail even under the fender liners. That's not going to work.
5) All cars should be shot with as little background as possible, as previously noted. This is more for the benefit of the person doing the photoshoping. That's a lot of pictures to photoshop!
I hope this helps. This is a freakin' awesome idea. Let me know if I can help in any other way
I think that if you want to make this look professional everyone has to start from scratch and take new pictures. The angles in the pictures provided so far are all over the place. Some may look close to each other but I guarantee you that once you photoshop the backgrounds out, resize the images and place them next to each other even the slightest difference in angle will make the cars looks out of proportion and the finished poster like amateur hour. To make it look right you'll need to establish a few guidelines:
1) Pick a spot on the car to align your camera with. The door handle might work if it's centered enough (at least it's an easy refenece spot). Everyone should then set the camera straight in front of the handle.
2) Pick a distance to set the camera away from the car. This would depend on #3...
3) Set a focal lenght. You don't want some cars looking curved (short focal lenght) and others flat (long focal lenght). 70mm with a digital camera (105mm with a 35mm) is a common lenght and gets good results.
4) Everyone should shoot in the same conditions, preferably out in the open BUT not under heavy sun. Early morning or late afternoon when the sun is not hitting directly is best, with the side of the car being shot facing the light source. The pictures posted have some cars under bright mid day sun where the wheels are so dark you can barely make them out, and others with the bright sun hitting at an angle where you can see every dirt detail even under the fender liners. That's not going to work.
5) All cars should be shot with as little background as possible, as previously noted. This is more for the benefit of the person doing the photoshoping. That's a lot of pictures to photoshop!
I hope this helps. This is a freakin' awesome idea. Let me know if I can help in any other way
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^ Correct. I believe all of those pictures were taken at the Scion United event. That's how they're able to get the right angle on all those photos.
http://commercial-archive.com/node/144682
http://commercial-archive.com/node/144682
