Photo Tips and Tricks

Junior truck photographer Thomas shares some top tips on how to take a great truck photo

Rain, snow or sun-shine, you’ll find me out and about in all sorts of weather, snapping photos of cool rigs hauling in and around Canterbury.

Here’s a few top tips I’ve learnt for a good roadshot.

I make sure my camera is on the right setting for most of my photos. I use the sports mode as I find it suits the fast moving trucks the best.

The best thing about roadshots is you can pick your background and find some really nice spots to take your truck photos.

I also look for where the sun is and try to get the sun on the front and side of the truck. This is very important unless it’s an overcast day.

On overcast days I can shoot trucks going in both directions with an even lighting.

Timing is quite important as well, as cars and other traffic sometimes get in the way.

Timing is everything when it comes to roadshots. Here’s a few of my favourites I’ve taken over the last year…

Keep on trucking! Over and out, Thomas

Sometimes I’m lucky enough to get invited to photoshoots. This was a pretty good one. An Austin Transport K200 with a good load of reinforced steel mesh. I took this one down at Canterbury Park with Dad.

Some Rigs are quite rare and you don’t see a lot of them around. This International Lonestar of Gemmells is one of those trucks.

I shot this R560 Scania of APL Direct hauling south straight off the Picton Ferry. They mainly cart Aluminium windows.

One of my favourite times to shoot a truck is after it’s been raining because you get some awesome roadspray pictures. Here’s a Wynard’s K200 I caught heading south near Dunsandel.

Here’s one of Brett Marsh’s Kenworth T909s heading back to the North Island. I captured this one just out of Hornby, I was so surprised as Marsh Transport is based in Tauranga.

Truckers need somewhere to rest up, have a break and get something to eat. I caught these two cool stock trucks parked up at the Riverlands truck stop in Blenheim doing just that.

I shot this cool old international S-Line in Mount Cook Colours at Tarras heading back home to Christchurch after the Wheels at Wanaka Show. It had a great load of old classic trucks on board.

There were heaps of cool old classic trucks heading into the 2021 Wheels at Wanaka Show loaded. This old White Road boss had a great load of vintage tractors.

Photo Tips and Tricks

Junior truck photographer Thomas shares some top tips on how to take a great truck photo.

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