r/GTAPhotography • u/FreddyCosine • Nov 17 '24
Help/Need Advice Best places to photograph cars?
Is there a good location that's accessible in the map without entering a property that has showroom-esque lighting where I can photograph cars?
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u/MSerious11 Nov 17 '24
a lot of this is personal preference. Some types of cars just look better in certain places, like a high-end car on the high-end side of town. Or you might be going for a certain look, like the Vinewood main drag at night, with neon as your backdrop.
One thing I do that has helped me a lot is to go into a race with my car. I'll set up a one person race, and set the traffic to off or very low and set the weather, etc. Regarding traffic, I'm sure you know has a mind of its own - you might try to park your car at a stoplight for shot, only to be rammed by angry NPC drivers.
You can take it a step further and create your own race (in Creator mode), completely controlling the traffic, weather and time of day. Set it up as a GTA style race and you can leave the car.
Also consider, whether in a race or not, recording it for Editor mode, where you go into story mode to edit your captures, moving the camera wherever you want. This also provides your best resolution pics. I get the best looking pics using a USB HDMI capture dongle, but it's time-consuming. I normally use that only for videos.
I do avoid pics in garages and shops as the lighting is just not realistic; it makes it look better than you'll ever see outside.