Thanks guys, I appreciate your insight!
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Black is hard to catch all the details and body lines (there's some reason to why magazines try to avoid real dark colors for cover cars).
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Good point- hadn't really thought of that.
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Shooting different color cars can also affect your camera settings setup. You can also try fiddling with your white balance settings in addition to what you've doing with f/stops and shutter speed.
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I set the white balance by shooting a white card under the lighting first. What would other options be for adjusting the white balance?
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and the smallest aperture (plus the right lens) is the best way to guarantee that. I use a Canon 50mm "Compact Macro" lens. If you want your pictures to look like a real car does to you, you want to shoot at 35-40mm.
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Hadn't thought of extending the lens. It's an adjustable zoom, I think 35-70mm. So of course extending it would slow my f/stop even more. Out of curiosity, why 35-40 for real cars?
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Remember you don't need to spend a whole lot of money to achieve great results.
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That's what I'm hoping! But I'm still figuring out where to apply that money. I know my camera is certainly not studio quality, but I would like to avoid buying a DSLR if it's simply going to give me the same frustrations. Meanwhile I'd like to learn what I can using this one first.