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Originally Posted by w.o.w_92TT
i've got a nikon d80 with a tamron dx 18-200 mm lens (NOT VR), tripod. I usually have trouble with too much glare and not enough sharpness, and i've tried using a polarizer lens filter (to not much success). my experience with cars is very limited, especially at night, but I used to work in a photo shop so I know some of the basics. I can sometimes get clear pictures after much experimenting but they never seem to kind of pop with vivid detail like many of the pictures i see here. i usually try shots in parking lots with harsh light (often orange-ish).
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your camera should have a setting to change your white balance. the orange glow can be corrected (iirc) by tungsten WB. if not that, shoot in RAW, and fix it in Photoshop.
here are some night shots that have been color corrected due to those orange lamps:
granted I used remote strobes to light up the car, but the WB was getting fooled by the sodium lamps in the background. i just readjusted my WB on the fly (for those I can correct) and fixed the rest in RAW in PS.