Car Rig Photography

Car Rig Photography Get The Best Shot Of Your Vehicle

Perhaps you’ve not heard the phrase “car rig photography” before, but chance is you’ve almost certainly seen examples of it. It’s the technique used to capture those fantastic images of cars, vans or motorbikes that give the appearance of speeding down the open road.

The type of images  you see in adverts selling premium quality cars.

Only it’s not half as dramatic as it looks. The cars aren’t speeding for starters. They have a long metal boom attached with a camera on the end and they are being pushed to minimise vibration.

Car rig photography is typically used to capture dynamic shots of cars in motion, and is often used in automotive advertising, marketing, and editorial content. Here are some specific scenarios in which car rig photography may be used:

1. Car commercials: Car manufacturers and dealerships often use car rig photography to capture footage for their commercials. By showcasing their vehicles in motion, they can demonstrate their performance and features.
2. Automotive magazines: Automotive magazines frequently use car rig photography to capture shots for their editorial content, such as road tests and feature stories.
3. Car photography: Car enthusiasts and photographers may use car rig photography to capture shots of their favorite vehicles in motion, either for personal use or for sale.
4. Film and television: Car rig photography is also used in the film and television industry to capture car chase scenes or other action sequences involving cars.

Overall, car rig photography is a useful technique for capturing dynamic shots of cars in motion, and can be used in a variety of contexts to showcase the performance and features of vehicles.

Car Rig Equipment

These fantastic motion shots are achieved by using  car rigging equipment. Car Rigs comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, with

• Adjustable poles of varying length to suit the vehicle
• Adjustable poles to suit the demands of the area view to be photographed.
• Quality Suction Cup mechanisms to secure equipment to the car
• Pole clamps
• And importantly a secure camera mounts are crucial.

When the equipment is secure (remember the adage check twice it only needs to fall off once) the photography fun starts.

With car rig photography, car motion and camera shutter speeds, together these elements create fantastic motion shots that conjure an image of speed and motion.
Photography rigging is a popular tool used in automotive photography that attaches to the car or vehicle.  Achieving fantastic results by the physics of the car and camera moving in tandem.

Car Rig Photography

John Owen specialises in high detail, extremely sharp car and bike photography. He can achieve great shots either on location or in the studio.

John tells us  “Cool, sharp, breath taking – stunning rig shots take a special skill set and a good kit-bag of tricks. We use different rigs systems on cars dependent on the type of vehicle and the end effect required”.

Talk to John Owen he is a complete petrol head and passionate about taking images that capture the joy of the car or motorbike

Contact Andrew Goode an experienced business development professional who can help you commercialise car rig photography and to see further examples of great car rig photography.

Electric Truck Vehicles Economical, Quiet & Easy To Photograph

Electric Truck Vehicles Can Save You Money

Do you match one of the following scenarios.

• You are a manufacturer with a large industrial single site or perhaps you have a number of large sites all located within a close geographic area (perhaps just tens of miles from one another)
• You are a large single or multi sited university or college campus. With accommodation, halls of residence,  lecture rooms and theatres, workshops and a multitude of lecture rooms and stock rooms to keep stocked and operational
• You are a facilities management company responsible for the upkeep, maintenance and general day to day running of a large science park, industrial estate or retail complex

In all the above cases you may well benefit from using an electric truck which would offer a number of significant advantages over an equivalent petrol or diesel vehicle

The advantages of an electric truck over an equivalent diesel utility vehicle in the above scenarios

1. If you are typically driving up to 60 miles a day of short continuous stop start driving then an electric truck should from a fuel cost perspective will potentially yield a significantly lower running cost
2. Electric vehicles are incredibly easy to drive, some typical comments about Fox EV electric trucks include
   • “The electric vehicles are so responsive it makes driving them a real pleasure”
   • “Having to travel around the campus both early morning and late at night the quiet operation of the electric truck makes it an ideal method of transport”
   • “The narrow width and excellent manoeuvrability of the Electric Trucks makes them ideal for using on pathways / narrow limited access areas unsuitable for  a larger diesel vehicle
   • “I love the fact that apart from putting on charge last thing, electric vehicles are virtually maintenance free”
   • “We need to use our vehicle to drive to sites throughout the city and the vehicle is great to drive on the road”