Hamish
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Right. Went out 2night with my digi cam and a tripod to try and get some noght shots.
Now basically i want some advice
These pictures arent great, and i want to get better at this sort of thing  . I set the camera to the "night scene" setting and turned the flash off and let the cemera do the rest. Would it be more benificial to set the settings manually? (my options are limited though as its not a very expensive camera)
The pictures also look grainy and a tad blurey when i uploaded them to my computer. Why is this?
Also why does everything look the same colour. Is that just the type of light in the car park?
Now these are nowhere as good as Hoddo's  . And i just want some tips and hinters as to where i can improve on things like this.
P.s. sorry the car is so dirty 
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Hoddo
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most of the battle is hardware your using, well camera.
Most point and shoots have limited ISO's etc. and the Fstops are pretty limited too.
There is potential in the photo's you've taken, and I think they actually work quite well, they could be edited in photoshop to look less orange.
I dont your doing anything wrong as regards to your photography, but most modes are automated on regular point and shoots so you'll be hard pressed to get any better results without changing camera.
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Hamish
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thats what i thought .
Tbh the manual settings are VERY limited
I found that i could get a much better composition using a tripod than just pointing and shooting
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Haimsey
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2nd to last pic looks cool
Marcy Marc 
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Hamish
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i think that to mark, but the definition on the car is awful
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Hoddo
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have you got a version of photoshop?
you can turn photo's that your a bit unsure about from this:
into this
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Haimsey
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 How the hell
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Hoddo
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obviously your slightly limited with that you can do purely because its a jpeg not a raw file.
I'm pretty clued up when it comes to photo editing / manipulation. Used Photoshop back when photoshop 6 came out, meaning I've used it since I was a kid.
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Haimsey
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Ive used photoshop element for a bit, like since 3 years ago
Ive not used it at all for like 6 months though i dont have a mouse for my laptop here at uni  ive lost it somewhere 
Its impossible using a mousepad
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Hoddo
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well set myself a challenge to see if I could do a rear, bit tougher due to reds of the lights and number plates but here goes:
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Hamish
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cheers for that, that looks pretty funky. I do have Photoshop CS2 but tbh i have no idea where to start with it
tbh i would like advice on how to do thing like that or just touch up photo's realisitcally. But i would like to take decent pics first and foremost
Can i ask what the difference between and jpeg and raw file are and why im limited with the former?
those ps's do look cool though 
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Haimsey
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My A-level IT knowledge 
Jpegs tend to distort more when using them in PS. Raw picture file will be much more editable.
May be wrong
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Hamish
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cheers for that mark
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
My A-level IT knowledge
Jpegs tend to distort more when using them in PS. Raw picture file will be much more editable.
May be wrong
A RAW files keeps all the data from the original photo, a jpeg is a compressed file which discards alot of the data.
The reason your photos are all yellow is because you set up the white balance wrong.
Also stop taking shots a stupid angles
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Hoddo
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I found this a while ago, and re-discovered it again:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417604
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
[A RAW files keeps all the data from the original photo, a jpeg is a compressed file which discards alot of the data.
The reason your photos are all yellow is because you set up the white balance wrong.
Also stop taking shots a stupid angles
tbf only the first 2 are at stupid angles 
How should the white balence be set up?
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JonnyJ
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http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm
take a look at that hamish.
Its also difficult when your shooting in areas where the lights are actually giving of yellow light.
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Hamish
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cheers for that jonny . Ill have another try next week
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dwcars1.4
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ok i find that setting the cam up on the tripod then using a high shutter speed on the shutter priority setting
needs to be on a tripod and perfectly still, high shutter speeds let in more light. switch on ur interior light aslwell for added light inside teh car and will generaly brighten up the pic, if need be get some1 to tag along and get them to sit at certain angles with there lights on/sidelights so it gives extra light to the car.
u could try taking pics in a carpark which have white or blue tint lights to get shot of the orangy effect u get.
just ideas
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Gaz
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tripod, long shutter speed, change settings and snap loads of pictures - one will turn out.
Tip - never try and take the perfect picture everytime, you wont and will never have all great pictures.
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