Does anyone else find the Z not very photogenic?

ZeeingAround

It's a helluva lot better than a 350z

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ZHighlander

It really depends on the picture, imo. The angle, the lighting, shadows, etc. Same can be said about most other cars too, and very often there's a lot of touch up, or it's not stock to really bring it out.

With stock, it's a bit harder to catch all the curves, which I think makes it look incredibly sexy. It also depends who's looking at it. Z enthusiasts will already have a bias, and know what to look for. Those who aren't familiar with a Z may not catch all those nice details in a basic photo, but usually appreciate it a lot more when seen in person.

I had a recent example. One of my friends who aren't really into cars, so therefore knows practically nothing about a Z, sees a basic photo of my 2016 370z and thinks it looks kinda like a "Fish" (cuz of the front "mouth"). I later traded that in for the 2016 Nismo (I regretted not getting the Nismo first, but pricey lesson learned). When he saw a pic of the Nismo he said it looks like an "Angrier Fish". Oookayyy.

But when he saw it in person, he was like, "Oh wow, looks much better in person".

Of course, I don't claim to be a photographer either, so this is based on a simple average Joe phone photo.

TerribleONE

My car (albeit not even close to stock) is probably one of the easiest cars to take pictures of. Looks great from every angle IMO

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felix0121

Maybe it would be more accurate to say that "Zs are comparatively harder to be on a nice angle for being photogenic than other (sports) cars".

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cooltoy

Bad angle, wil make any car look bad.

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darkphantom

The new nismos look sick with the new front, but looks are always subjective, photos depend heavily on lighting and background.

This looks like crap because it was taken from a phone but had it been a DSLR, would have been epic!

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littlejuanito

Very Photogenic depending on the lighting

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FairladyZ10PG

My car looks better in person than it ever does in the photos
I look at my car and it looks so nice... then I take a picture and it looks like crap lol
+1 on not being very photogenic

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markesc

I think the key with this car is you need to physically stand farther away, use a nice zoom lens, and capture it that way, otherwise the wide angle distortion in most shots/perspectives will make the car look more rounded...


**Also** Shoot @ Sunset with the light hitting the car... the middle of the day stuff rarely works.

markesc

Not the best lighting... but a good backround certainly helps!

sgosh

I resemble that remark.

Great photo though; nicely done!

+1 - It's hard to capture how nice it looks in person in a photograph without some careful planning.

I personally think it's because so much is lost when the car isn't viewed dynamically, or at the least in 3D.

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