Amateur photo shoot/editing(pic heavy)
09-01-2012, 09:32 PM
#11
Yeah dude. Like alleys, brick walls, parks, bridges, stuff like that! I'm gonna try and find a graffiti wall around here in Atlanta. I think all those colors would be really cool! Just gotta be careful of the area I choose 0_o But yeah you'll get the hang of it!
09-01-2012, 10:12 PM
#12
First and foremost...nice stang!
Good start with the pic's.
It takes awhile to find the angles that works best...just keep clickin away.
Better backdrops will yield better results for sure.
Try and find places that will allow you different elevations in relation to your car. This will create even more angles to work with.
Cloudy days make for great pic's, but be sure to experiment with different times of the day.
Lots of great editing software out there. Me, I mostly use Picasa 3 (its free) for most editing and effects...like this one.
A favorite angle of mine!
Most importantly...Have fun doing it!
Good-luck man.
Good start with the pic's.
It takes awhile to find the angles that works best...just keep clickin away.
Better backdrops will yield better results for sure.
Try and find places that will allow you different elevations in relation to your car. This will create even more angles to work with.
Cloudy days make for great pic's, but be sure to experiment with different times of the day.
Lots of great editing software out there. Me, I mostly use Picasa 3 (its free) for most editing and effects...like this one.
A favorite angle of mine!
Most importantly...Have fun doing it!
Good-luck man.
09-01-2012, 11:16 PM
#13
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mayo- EPIC pic man!
OP- I like the B&W the best. Scan through as many pro examples as you can and just try out different angles that you see.
I used to photograph women but it's way easier when the model can do what you ask it to. I'd love to get back into it and start shooting cars too. It takes practice!
OP- I like the B&W the best. Scan through as many pro examples as you can and just try out different angles that you see.
I used to photograph women but it's way easier when the model can do what you ask it to. I'd love to get back into it and start shooting cars too. It takes practice!
10-17-2012, 03:44 PM
#16
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Not really sure how I haven't seen this thread before, weird.. Mayo has some good tips, setting is very important..
From looking at your shots, I picked out a few things. Exposure seems to be high (common Nikkon problem) so I would play with that a little, white balance is off slightly, your contrast to shadowing is overeditted and looking bad in a couple shots.. These are just a few things, there are more and it's criticism to help you learn.. Buying an SLR does nothing for your photos until you grasp all the workings of one. There is also such thing as overeditting a shot, for example I personally would have toned down the one in Mayo's post, and I don't like mine in my sig either (it's a very crap pic to me, ha).. You did good by getting the 3100, I would have recommended the 5000 but yours is still good.. Before you get caugt up in editing and all that, learn to take shots that are already great shots without it. I can produce amazing looking pictures wiht a point and shoot because of my editing skills, does that mean I wasted money on sevearl of my high end SLRs? no because there's more to them.. I would highly recommend purchasing a Nikkon guide to photography if you're seriously interested in becoming a hobby photographer..
From looking at your shots, I picked out a few things. Exposure seems to be high (common Nikkon problem) so I would play with that a little, white balance is off slightly, your contrast to shadowing is overeditted and looking bad in a couple shots.. These are just a few things, there are more and it's criticism to help you learn.. Buying an SLR does nothing for your photos until you grasp all the workings of one. There is also such thing as overeditting a shot, for example I personally would have toned down the one in Mayo's post, and I don't like mine in my sig either (it's a very crap pic to me, ha).. You did good by getting the 3100, I would have recommended the 5000 but yours is still good.. Before you get caugt up in editing and all that, learn to take shots that are already great shots without it. I can produce amazing looking pictures wiht a point and shoot because of my editing skills, does that mean I wasted money on sevearl of my high end SLRs? no because there's more to them.. I would highly recommend purchasing a Nikkon guide to photography if you're seriously interested in becoming a hobby photographer..
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