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Shooting Automotive daytime running lights

Learn how to adjust color for LED lighting on automotive headlights. See how color temperature affects the image, and settings to adjust.

Learn how to shoot small details on a car, such as badging and gauges. See different techniques for capturing automotive detail.

Learn the top 5 automotive photography myths, and how I debunk them. Learn about HDR images, camera gear, lighting and time-of-day.

Go behind the scenes on my shoot with a Mitsubishi 3000GT in Brooklyn, New York, and learn how to add 90s style to your automotive images.

Learn how to adjust your camera settings to achieve the perfect star burst in automotive photography to get the look you want.

Learn how to retouch automotive paint and distracting scenery in Adobe Photoshop with the Clone and Patch tools.

Learn what a LUT filter is, and how to use them for automotive images. Also, discover why using Lightroom presets isn’t the best way to edit.

You don’t need a big expensive light to properly light your car. Learn my 3 tips for correctly lighting a car in any outdoor environment.

Learn my top 5 tips for light painting any car. Grab any basic camera and a light source, head to a dark spot and shoot up to 5 exposures.

Learn how to shoot cars in quarantine, with basic tips like what camera to use, how to find good spots to shoot and proper cleaning.

Learn how I made an automotive 80s background for a modern Porsche 911 GT3 in Photoshop, including fonts, lighting and graphic treatments.

Learn the top 5 tips for detailing your car for a photo shoot, from your own garage to using a pro detailer in a studio.