Making the most of a tight location for Car Auction Photography in Watsonville
I am always excited when Brian of Peixoto Auto Group reaches out to me about photographing his latest client car. This time it was another car auction photography shoot for Cars & Bids. I drove up to Watsonville looking forward to making great shots of the white Lexus GS 350 he told me about prior to the shoot. The one challenge was going to be the location. I had seen it before, and at that time of day, the mix of sun and shadow would not really work. However, scheduling this one early in the day allowed for me to have the lighting and space to make it work. I used the barn as the backdrop for the required 360 exterior shots, then had Brian move the Lexus to another driveway spot to get cleaner backgrounds for the interior photos. I wrapped up the shoot going low angle getting some hero shots with my trusty 24mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.2 lenses. In the end I was very pleased with the variety of photos I was able to make for Brian in this location and really liked the inspiration I had in photographing the very cool looking interior of this GS 350. Thank you Brian for continuing to choose me as your car auction photographer and for the wonderful 5-star review!
Back in Watsonville to photograph another vehicle for Cars & Bids for Brian of Peixoto Auto Group. This unique truck makes the third vehicle I have photographed him for auction. I am very happy to report that the custom Shelby Mustang I photographed for him last month sold for a very good price! For sure this converted truck was unlike anything I have photographed for auction before. I took the same approach, but the logistics were an extra challenge due to the length of the vehicle for getting the required 360 views photos. Then even though this is a well driven and worked truck, I still want to glam it up with some hero shots if I could. Moving it to a tree covered spot on the property allowed me to hero it up pretty well if I do say so myself! The interior also presented another challenge as there was no backseat to put myself into nor was it a convertible to get full dash shots like I normally would do with a car auction shoot. Good thing I like a challenge and have many car auction shoots of experience to draw on to get the best possible shots, to help Brian get the best possible closing price for this unique truck! Thank you Brian for continuing to choose me as your car auction photographer!
We met in Seacliff, California to photograph a 2016 Shelby Mustang GT Convertible. I have a very methodical approach when photographing a car for an auction site, starting with the exterior coverage photos. This essentially involves photographing the car as if it were being rotated on a giant 360-degree platter — and since it is a convertible, doing it twice from all angles.
Photographing a Custom Van while Talking to the Owner during Bring A Trailer Shoot
I really enjoyed talking with Chris, the owner of this custom van, as I photographed it for the car auction site Bring A Trailer in the Monterey, California area. This van is highly customized, having started out life as a passenger van, but now outfitted with solar, a wi-fi extender, and a shower! Chris was very helpful during the car auction photography shoot allowing me to get the best photos possible of the van, inside and out, so it can sell for the best price on Bring A Trailer. He pointed out all the custom details and helped getting the high up solar panel roof shot. Thank you Chris for choosing me as your photographer and I hope the van goes to a good new owner!
Custom Mini Cooper Photographed for Bring A Trailer car auction site
Bruce put a lot of work into modifying his Mini Cooper from engine boosting to custom exterior lights, the exhaust, and even the door sills! Still, it is time for Bruce to say good-bye to his Mini Cooper so he contacted me about making professional photos of it for selling it on the car auction site Bring A Trailer. We met at an abandoned parking lot on the CSUMB campus (don’t tell anyone, ha!) to make the series of photos car auctions sites like Bring A Trailer need and want. I enjoyed working with Bruce photographing his Mini Cooper from exterior, to engine bay, to the interior. Thank you Bruce for choosing me as your car auction photographer and good luck with the sale!
