How Not to take Photos of your ride...
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How Not to take Photos of your ride...
All - I am certain that I am not alone is my frustration when viewing a great many of the photos posted on this site. Example: a guy just puts on his new rims and wants everyone's opinion of them; then he posts a pic that is so dark no one can even see the rims - which are usually black! How does he expect anyone to give an opinion on what they cannot see?
Here are some very basic tips for taking those pics of your ride:
1) If taking photos in the daytime, make sure the sun is behind you! This will highlite the car, its color and details like rims, body kits, etc. DO NOT take photos with the sun in front of you - this puts the car in darkness and details become invisible.
2) Try using the flash even outdoors in daylight. Often this will brighten areas in the shade like rims and exhausts, particularly on closeups. If it doesn't look right, try again without the flash.
3) Try to take photos without clutter in the background. Find a field, big empty parking lot, ocean front, anything without clutter. The car looks bad with telephone poles or dead trees sticking out of the hood.....
4) If taking photos in the dark, try to get good strong lighting from the area, like parking lot lights. Position the car so the lights are behind you, same reasons as in #1 above. The flash may or may not help, it can cause harsh hot spots on the car which hurt the looks.
5) Take lots of photos, you can always erase the bad ones. This is what professional photographers do, they shoot up several rolls of film (remember film?) just to get one good shot. Digital shots are free, take a lot!
6) Use good judgement. If the photo doesn't look good or doesn't show off the parts you are asking about, don't post it! Shoot more, better photos and post them...
Here are some very basic tips for taking those pics of your ride:
1) If taking photos in the daytime, make sure the sun is behind you! This will highlite the car, its color and details like rims, body kits, etc. DO NOT take photos with the sun in front of you - this puts the car in darkness and details become invisible.
2) Try using the flash even outdoors in daylight. Often this will brighten areas in the shade like rims and exhausts, particularly on closeups. If it doesn't look right, try again without the flash.
3) Try to take photos without clutter in the background. Find a field, big empty parking lot, ocean front, anything without clutter. The car looks bad with telephone poles or dead trees sticking out of the hood.....
4) If taking photos in the dark, try to get good strong lighting from the area, like parking lot lights. Position the car so the lights are behind you, same reasons as in #1 above. The flash may or may not help, it can cause harsh hot spots on the car which hurt the looks.
5) Take lots of photos, you can always erase the bad ones. This is what professional photographers do, they shoot up several rolls of film (remember film?) just to get one good shot. Digital shots are free, take a lot!
6) Use good judgement. If the photo doesn't look good or doesn't show off the parts you are asking about, don't post it! Shoot more, better photos and post them...
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Light does not always need to be behind you, as long as it's not in front of you.
Hold the button down until the camera is done taking the shot, it's more stable that way.
In action shots, follow your subject as you push the button and continue to follow the subject until the camera is done. This will lead to great action shots with a clear subject.
At night, try putting the camera on something instead of holding it. A good stable base can allow for long exposures without blur. With a good stable base you can probably forgo the flash and let the ambient light around you make the picture come alive. A tripod is your best bet. If you must hold it, use your viewfinder and your head will help to stabilize the camera (good luck if you have one of those new stupid cameras without a viewfinder).
Chris
Light does not always need to be behind you, as long as it's not in front of you.
Hold the button down until the camera is done taking the shot, it's more stable that way.
In action shots, follow your subject as you push the button and continue to follow the subject until the camera is done. This will lead to great action shots with a clear subject.
At night, try putting the camera on something instead of holding it. A good stable base can allow for long exposures without blur. With a good stable base you can probably forgo the flash and let the ambient light around you make the picture come alive. A tripod is your best bet. If you must hold it, use your viewfinder and your head will help to stabilize the camera (good luck if you have one of those new stupid cameras without a viewfinder).
Chris
then he posts a pic that is so dark no one can even see the rims - which are usually black! How does he expect anyone to give an opinion on what they cannot see?
Last edited by Bubble; Jan 9, 2006 at 08:14 AM.
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AND WHATEVER YOU DO RESIZE THE PICTURES BEFORE POSTING THEM ON THE INTERNET!
Yeah, I got three T-3's facing the Internet but my screen resolution is only 1200 x 1024 ... which with some camera's resolution means that will about cover a wheel and you have to scroll around to see parts of the picture.
1024 x 768 is the biggest you ought to post - and even that's a bit large without purpose.
Yeah, I got three T-3's facing the Internet but my screen resolution is only 1200 x 1024 ... which with some camera's resolution means that will about cover a wheel and you have to scroll around to see parts of the picture.
1024 x 768 is the biggest you ought to post - and even that's a bit large without purpose.
Originally Posted by Jun
HEY GUYS, CHECK OUT THIS PIC OF MY RIDE! SORRY, I TOOK IT AT NIGHT!:
As you can see I got new rims, body kit, and a naked model on the hood
Comments?
As you can see I got new rims, body kit, and a naked model on the hood
Comments?
alot of the pics i took of my car during the build look like i was a crack head on a 12 pack of coke right after coffee break, lol. pretty sad really. especially for a guy who's dad was a professional photographer. dad would not be happy to see all the pointers i never picked up, hahaha.
Originally Posted by Jun
HEY GUYS, CHECK OUT THIS PIC OF MY RIDE! SORRY, I TOOK IT AT NIGHT!:
As you can see I got new rims, body kit, and a naked model on the hood
Comments?
As you can see I got new rims, body kit, and a naked model on the hood
Comments?
