Automotive photography

Show what makes this car worth a second look

The line of the bodywork. The finish inside. The character that makes one car feel different from another. Automotive photographs should bring those qualities into view.

I photograph cars and other vehicles for automotive businesses, dealerships and private owners, creating images for websites, marketing and personal collections. The coverage combines the whole vehicle with the design details that distinguish it.

Based in Leicestershire, I work throughout the UK. My portfolio includes classic and contemporary cars, detail photographs and vehicles in motion.

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Rear three-quarter view of a red Ferrari 458 Italia parked beside aircraft, showing its circular rear lights, silver wheels and triple exhaust.
Low rear three-quarter view of a black Aston Martin, highlighting its curved rear lights, boot spoiler and four exhaust outlets.
Blue Maserati photographed in motion alongside a brick viaduct, with sunlight streaming through the arches and the road blurred beneath it.
Front three-quarter view of a classic red Ferrari, showing its rounded headlights, chrome bumper, grille and sculpted bonnet.
Rear three-quarter view of a dark classic Porsche 911 parked on a driveway, with hedges and a stone wall behind it.
Close-up of a blue sports car’s headlight and curved bonnet, with water droplets covering the paintwork and lamp.
Blue McLaren parked outside a stone building with both doors raised, revealing the red interior.
High-angle detail of a pale blue racing car with an orange stripe, Gulf branding and a black number two on its nose.
Front three-quarter view of a black Aston Martin parked beside a large aircraft engine, with its front wheel turned towards the camera.
Blue Maserati parked on gravel beside the tall brick piers of a viaduct, photographed from a low front three-quarter angle.
Blue Maserati photographed in motion on a wet urban road, with its headlight illuminated and buildings blurred in the background.
White Mazda MX-30 in a showroom with its front and rear doors open, revealing the seats, dashboard and cabin.

Let the design do the talking

Light, reflections and viewpoint all affect how a vehicle looks in a photograph. I choose angles and surroundings that show its shape, then move closer to details such as wheels, lights, badges and interior finishes.

The finished collection can introduce the car at a glance and reward a closer look, giving you images for both a main feature and supporting content.

A brief built around the vehicle

For a business, the priority might be a campaign, a website feature or a set of photographs explaining a model’s appeal. For an owner or collector, it may be a personal record of a car and the details that matter to you.

We agree the purpose, location and coverage before the shoot, with the balance between wider views and details shaped around the vehicle and the way you want to present it.

Show the business behind the cars

For premises, people and wider marketing, explore my commercial photography. For workshops, technicians and processes, see my industrial and workplace photography.

Tell me about the vehicle

Tell me about the vehicle and what you want the photographs to achieve.

Or email info@smdphotography.co.uk.

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