Taking the Familiar and Making it New & Exciting: Cars & Coffee Photography

Cars & Coffee photography is something I’ve done regularly this year. When engaging with a familiar subject, it’s important to me to keep it feeling fresh & interesting.

What Can We Learn About Cars & Coffee Through Photographing the People?

So this week for Cars & Coffee Photography, I decided to focus on the people looking at the cars. I have some questions I want to answer with photos about the people…

How do they stand in relation to each other?
How do they stand in relation to the cars?
What is their body language?
What do they wear?
How do they interact with the cars? Looking and/or photographing.
Who is there with them? Kids, spouses, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, dogs.

Something New Every Time

Finding a focus within a larger event is a great way to be sure I’m finding something different than what I’ve done in the past.

This is one of the reasons my clients have me out to photograph the same events every year: I’m always able to find something fresh and a new angle on the story.

Related Posts

If you look at more Cars & Coffee Photography and other car events I’ve photographed, you can see how my photos differ with each event. Click here to see more.

These Cars & Coffee events are put on by Graham Rahal Performance.

Author: Zach Dobson

Zach Dobson is a documentary and commercial photographer based in Indianapolis. He holds a degree in journalism from Indiana University with a concentration in photography. Since starting his business in 2006, Zach has focused on documenting people’s lives and businesses in action. Zach’s client list includes the Indiana Pacers, Coca-Cola, the AARP, ZipCar, Indiana University, Visit Bloomington, Hamilton County Tourism, Land O’Lakes, RIOT LA Comedy Festival, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana High School Athletic Association. Zach is a Professional Member of the American Society of Media Photographers [ASMP]. He resides in Carmel, Ind. with his wife and business partner, Courtney, and their five children.

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