WJ Automotive Photography

So, you'd like to know a little more about me then? Great. Where to begin...

...well if you got this far, it's likely that you already know my name- but for those of you who don't, I'm William. Welcome to my site!

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I started this site in 2015 to share my passion for automotive photography with the online world. But where did it all begin?

Since I was very little, I have been completely obsessed with cars. My favourite toys at home were my HotWheels cars- I spent much of my free time drifting, racing and going to shows with these little lumps of metal- hoping that one day I'd do it for real. Hours on end were spent absorbing the aesthetics of each and every toy car, examining every detail- establishing what made each car special and unique. Whenever we were travelling anywhere, I'd be keenly observing passing traffic from my booster seat in the back of Mum's car- all that's changed between then and now is the booster seat, which has recently been replaced by the driver's seat! Without a doubt, it was these years spent playing with toy cars and watching traffic that sparked my passion for all things automotive. 

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But why photography? Looking back, I think my fascination for photography began with a desire to document things that I saw. Well before I had a camera, I was taking pictures of things that took my interest through a letterbox-shaped opening that I used to make with my thumbs and forefingers. Sounds pretty sad now but I used to get a real kick from it back in the day. I can remember vividly how excited I was when I got my first camera for Christmas- and I entered that classic first camera phase of taking pictures of anything and everything. The desire to take pictures continued to grow, and in the more recent past I bought a DSLR camera after being completely inspired and excited by my older sister's DSLR camera. It was at this point that I started to think more about what exactly I was photographing, and I began to take a real interest in the composition of the shots that I was taking and how I could use different camera settings to create different effects.

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It was only really in the last 5 years my obsession for photography and cars united. I started to take pictures of all the nice cars that I saw- simply to document the fact that I saw one! Around this time, a trip to London on which I saw a Pagani Huayra outside a hotel encouraged me to hit the city more often in search of supercars- and over the last 3 years that's how I've got really stuck into how different shooting angles, camera effects and editing techniques can transform the appearance of a car. It's only very recently that I've had the opportunties to shoot some cars privately- it's been a really enjoyable and rewarding experience!

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I like to step back from time to time and just reflect upon how far I've come with this hobby of mine in such a short space of time. It wasn't so long ago that I would dream of one day seeing a Bugatti Veyron- the machine that all young car fanatics yearn to see. Now, thanks to all the adventures I've been on to London and to various car events, I've seen over 20!

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So, that's a very brief insight into my connection with automotive photography so far- there are so many more topics to touch on and in much greater detail, but I won't bore you with that just now. Unless- what's that you say? You want to read more? Well just head on over to my blog then!