Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
just the standard 18-55
I'd recommend for the first time, set it in Aperture Priority mode and just shoot. Don't worry *too much* about the settings, the camera should handle the exposure. Focus on composition; that's literally the biggest mistake I see early amateurs making. Keep the horizons level and try to capture the entire car in the frame. If you want to capture details, make sure and get close enough that it's obvious what you are trying to do. Show coverage doesn't necessarily lend itself to out-of-the-box thinking, as it tends to be more journalistic than artistic (though it doesn't have to be but that's a whole different story).

That, and stay low. Everybody at the show saw the cars at eye level, give them something different (though still level with the horizon, please).