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Shooting cars in motion

Shooting cars in motion

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Shooting cars in motion

- Capturing cars in motion is a bit of a challenge, I tell you. I was surprised at how difficult it could be at times. You would think because these are older cars that they're just putt-putting along the road. Not necessarily, these cars have pretty nice engines a lot of times and they move. And when you're on the open highway, they'll come shooting past you. So a lot of times it really helps for you to be in motion yourself when you want to get the moving car shots. This is one of the scenarios I found effective. If you're in one of the coconut cabs, one of the coco-cabs, which are the little three wheelers, a lot of times they have open windows and so forth, get in position so that you can shoot out the window. And same thing goes if you're in a regular cab or even in a bus. If you get into position so that you can shoot through the glass, the really only thing you have to worry about when you're shooting through the glass, are the reflections. So you got to pay attention to the…

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