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dan_c4rsa
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4th Mar 08 at 23:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Went out on a photo mission to take some photo's for my portfolio and that.

Most turned out really well from the like 80 i took lol.
These are just the first 3 ive uploaded. I havent photoshopped them at all apart from the borders on 2.

Quite pleased with the outcomes as i was in full manual mode inc. manual flash strength when used.







What you lot think? Im quite pleased/ as said i'll upload when ive got them on comp


edit . and the whitebalance isnt off the lights were just REALLY orange lol.

[Edited on 04-03-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
BluKoo
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5th Mar 08 at 03:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pretty good pics Although i'm not that keen on the last one.

I'm no professional, but i'd like to offer some of my (possibly useless) advice...

I think you've gone a little overboard with the angles of the crop. If the car filled more of the frame then it might look better.

Considdering the car is the focal point of the picture, i think it needs better lighting. I would be better if you could find somewhere with some white lights.
If the pics are going to be used for your portfolio i would have cleaned, or got your mate to clean the car a bit. It just looks like more effort/thought has been put into the shot.

Here are some pics I took a few years ago. As i said, i'm no professional but you get the idea. These have had a bit of photoshop work carried out on them.




[Edited on 05-03-2008 by BluKoo]
AndyKent
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5th Mar 08 at 08:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Like the first two, but I'd have either altered the colour tones on the camera to give a whiter result, or edit it in photoshop to not be quite so orange. That said, red car and orange lighting works well, whilst hoddos looks better with white lighting and a blue car.
BluKoo
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5th Mar 08 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aPk, i'm not hoddo...

anyway dan_c4rsa i hope you don't mind, but i had a play about with the first pic in photoshop.


Does look a little bit over processed, but I kinda like it.
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all comments welcome.

yeh. i did take the colour cast off today in PS but i dont know if i like it. i'll post it up....
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and Blukoo thanks for the advice.

we did wash it. but couldnt resist a rag first


oooops
Hoddo
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5th Mar 08 at 17:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what blukoo said really. get yourself a torch possibly an L.E.D one so its nice and white then when doing a long exposure shine it on the car to give it a little more definition.
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right i had a play around. Blukoos shop looks good but too heavy on the burning.

I gave it ago, will post before and after for you o see. Think its better?

before...


after


[Edited on 05-03-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oops wrong wrong will edit the after pic in a second - edit - done!

[Edited on 05-03-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
BluKoo
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5th Mar 08 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, that colour balance looks better now.

Still hurts my neck looking at it though. Is that the angle the original picture was taken at, or did you just crop it like that?
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
original angle. i have another in portrait thats more focused on the car

that pic to me was more for the whole image Becasue of angles/architecture
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
more on the car....
AndyKent
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5th Mar 08 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
aPk, i'm not hoddo...


Opps, sorry, must've been thinking of another thread.
Hoddo
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5th Mar 08 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would re-shoot using a flashlight or something, do normal angels and crop as you feel neccessary.
Hoddo
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5th Mar 08 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
had a quick blast at it, cars a bit over contrasted on a second look but not far off:
dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have some where we used a lamp later on - but was a mates and only had it for like half an hour....
really annoying the car was dirty though






dan_c4rsa
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5th Mar 08 at 21:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
had a quick blast at it, cars a bit over contrasted on a second look but not far off:



yeh cars a bit 'standy outy' but tis better.
Hoddo
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5th Mar 08 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
white balance is slightly 'blue' on the lamp shots, but a nice good, polish and then a lamp would work well.
Graham88
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5th Mar 08 at 23:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa


Much better
Hoddo
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6th Mar 08 at 00:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had a play. just cos thats how I've learned everything I do in Ps.

I think it always looks better under exposed as long as the car stands out:
dan_c4rsa
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6th Mar 08 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ai.

ive never shot at night before so think i did quite well


even though ive been photoing quite a hwile, i always do it in the day
A1EX
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6th Mar 08 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
neck ache

straight pictures much nicer
dan_c4rsa
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6th Mar 08 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers everyone.

we're off out saturday.

i'll focus more on the car and not the whole pic.

 
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