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Originally Posted by SMOKETREES
Where would you recommend for a nice photoshoot?
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static, rolling, or rig shots? depends on the scenery you are looking for and the car. I am not too huge of a fan of distracting backgrounds in my photos as i tend to shoot with the car as the subject and not the background.
There are quite a few places SE of the stadium downtown near the 7th streetbridge. Lots of good industrial spots that can work as a backdrop & rig shots.
As for rolling there is very little coverage from the sun in phoenix so it makes it a bit rough unless you want to shoot right at sunset (in which you will need to aim for a good road that has the correct driving direction to control shadows which can be a horrid experience!).
Also day / night makes a difference. Phoenix is kind of a boring town (hah). but this is one spot south east of central & washington that can be kind of nice right at dusk:
Personally i like to get away from the town and people so ic an focus on shooting. This is off peoria ave about 3-4 miles past "civilization"
This is off central (iirc i would have to drive by and check i always forget) downtown. It is slightly W of the hilton downtown, and near the wellsfargo. Keep in mind there is a camera right above the chain link gate, if you notice im shooting about 2 feet past the edge of the gate as that is the "property line". As long as you are in front of it the security is usually not too mean (but typically thy chase you out after a few).
i cant find any photos from when i shot at this location years ago but i liked this alley (although fairly crampt! keep this in mind!!) 2nd street & washington
I like quite a few places around 2nd & washington my self. There is an old garage down there, and a church etc that has some nice clean non distracting walls and typically low traffic.
As for rolling (I rarely do these, i prefer to "rig" shot). I like around papago NW of tempe. It's just rough to get an overcast day. I prefer shooting overcast and then drawing my lights & shadows in by hand:
