Location shot using available light with reflectors, 50mm or less lens, f/11m, camera about 3m from car, height slightly above the bonnet.
Tim Wallace http://www.ambientlife.co.uk
I find with automotive photographs there seems to be so much post production work with multiple exposures, HDR, blending, etc. that can be seen in the below tutorials it extremely difficult to determine the lighting scheme for the photos. It is quite possible that the car photo above was taken in a studio with all the background and foreground added in post.
Some other photos and tutorial to look at:
Kate Luke Phototography http://www.katelukephotography.com.au/Vehicles.html Canberra area based photographer. Kate Luke is a degree qualified professional photographer. Kate offers the highest quality photographic services for weddings, portraiture and fashion. Below are screen shots from Kate's website.
Blair Bunting, http://www.blairbunting.com/blog/?p=2547, he is not a car photographer but the video in his blog provides lots of useful information about the planning of a studio shoot of a Lamborghini video. Surprisingly, Blair quickly shows how you can shoot the same car using a 60 watt light on a stick with a modifier. The video then takes us to the post production segment and what they do in post makes for very dramatic image.
Other Videos:
How to Photograph a car in night with one speedlight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpqoTv6icI
Must be in a totally dark area. video shows using long exposure speedlight at 1/32 power and a second set with 1/1 power with bouncer, ISO 400, f 5.6, 30", manual mode and manual focus.
Painting With Light: T-Bird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN2VY5xWGp4&feature=fvwrel
This short video tutorial is a fun and informative look at how the photo of the T-Bird on the front yard was made. Including not only photography techniques of "Painting with Light," it is also an insight from the photographers perspective of why and how.
How to photograph a car: Best practices | lynda.com tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLf5emrBnOo A 12 minute section of the 1hr 20 minute Lynda training. Talks about walking around the care and considering the areas you want to shoot. He uses a ladder for additional perspective. Includes hints of how to compose the shot. Explains when you might need to shoot HDR.
Automotive "Before & Afters" - an introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d18CJijyiTA&feature=fvwrel This video shows the before and after of a snapshot made into a work of art. Doesn't show any technique only the results. Their website gallery is pretty impressive http://www.thefastlens.com
Behind the Scenes - Pistonheads Car Photography Session http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=One6BFdC-HA
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