Some of you seem to think your car has to be great to get in the calendar, but it's more about the photography... some really slick cars lost out to just "decent" ones last year because the shots were nicer of the decent ones. You don't need a perfect car or even an expensive camera. You just need to keep these things in mind:
- Location, location, location!
- HIGH resolution images ONLY.
- Night shots tend to be too blurry for most digital cameras.
- If you're going to get creative with slanted angle shots, make it a severe angle... slightly crooked horizon and building or curb lines look sloppy.
- Unless your neighborhood has mansions, curbside shots can look amateur at best.
- Unless you are drifting/action shot, make sure your front wheels are *straight*. Crooked wheels make the car look broke, and detract from the natural lines of the chassis.
- No mis-matched wheel sets... you ever see magazine-quality cars with them? A calendar is more showy.
- Don't worry about taking shots that would show the license plate, we edit them with the club logo.
- Don't worry about minor body flaws.
Stick to those guidelines and your chances are good.