Armin’s Quick and Dirty Tips and Tricks to Automotive Photography

[J-Rod 555]

Originally Posted by Verdugo

Pretty good! The wide angle helps give the shots some idea of space, however I'd like to see some close crop shots too. The sepia tones are nice, but the shadows are very pronounced, which I think takes away from the shots since you don't get a sense of motion from seeing the wheels spinning. I like the overall feel of the shots nonetheless

Thanks... I need a new lense... something in the 1.8 range...I would much rather have the background blurred/wheel spin in most of the shots. I edited the sepia one again, and shifted the black point down a bit so that it was more about the car..

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[Ridin_The_Short_Bus]

Thanks for the tips I'll be sure to apply them when I go out shooting tomorrow.

Here are a few I took at the local Autocross

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by RiDin_ThE_ShoRt_BuS

Thanks for the tips I'll be sure to apply them when I go out shooting tomorrow.

Here are a few I took at the local Autocross

Not bad, however there's a few things that pop out at me. First off, they're very contrasty...if that's the look you're going for, then all is good, but if it's not, you might want to turn down the contrast so that we can get more shadow and highlight detail Second, I would probably suggest a slower shutter speed since all the moving shots just have the wheels completely stopped, so there's no sense of motion happening. Finally, be careful about where you're cutting off parts of the cars

[Huffer]

Alright, lets hear the criticisms

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by Huffer

Alright, lets hear the criticisms

I like the first one the best out of the three. I probably would've positioned it to see more of the side of the car, but where you decided to cut off the car works very well. The second photo is very underexposed since the car is in the shadow and you have the backlight. The composition is very center-weighted and I don't like the powerlines in the background. The third photo makes the car look like an afterthought, and makes me feel like the viewer should be concentrating more on the scenery than on the car. I'd definitely move the car or frame it in more of a way so that the car was actually more of the subject of the photo.

[05-rsx]

I know it's not a car, but I still liked this one.

[hangmanfsc]

^^ that is GREATTTT, nothing like the real deal of speed.. i have yet to try that. Great shot!

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by 05-rsx

I know it's not a car, but I still liked this one.

I agree, that's a pretty badass shot. I love how the heat from the engines is distorting the air behind it I'm actually pretty big into military aircraft too...you can thank watching Top Gun in the theater when I was 6 years old for that

[WC LATHE WERKS]

This car is for sale? I saw one just like it on NJ craigslist

[The Beej]

i'd like to get some feedback on a few of mine...








nikon d-50

[The Beej]

wtf, one click double post

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by The Beej

i'd like to get some feedback on a few of mine...

These are all pretty good Each composition is pretty much spot-on, except maybe the wheels on the Mustang in the last photo. Normally, I wouldn't like the extreme angle and bright light in the second night photo, but I think it works in this case to give it almost an epic feel. The only thing I'd probably say is that for the daytime shots, they're all a little bit underexposed, but otherwise I think you're in good shape.

[Wrx KidD]

Armin-

Just got my new D90 and took some shots of my friends bikes. I still have not uploaded the group shots and I still have 2 other bikes not shown in the thread. Let me know what you think.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1843929

Tim

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by Wrx KidD

Armin-

Just got my new D90 and took some shots of my friends bikes. I still have not uploaded the group shots and I still have 2 other bikes not shown in the thread. Let me know what you think.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1843929

Tim

Pretty good, Tim. The lighting is very even and the exposures are good, but as I say with all strobe shots, they all just kinda end up looking the same. So I guess they're good but at the same time don't really stand out, but that's just how I personally feel about strobe shots, especially in parking garages.

[Wrx KidD]

Originally Posted by Verdugo

Pretty good, Tim. The lighting is very even and the exposures are good, but as I say with all strobe shots, they all just kinda end up looking the same. So I guess they're good but at the same time don't really stand out, but that's just how I personally feel about strobe shots, especially in parking garages.

Sounds good I think...I was hoping you would talk more about the angles that I shot and if I presented the bikes with a aggressive "stance". Thanks for the advise though.

Tim

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by Wrx KidD

Sounds good I think...I was hoping you would talk more about the angles that I shot and if I presented the bikes with a aggressive "stance". Thanks for the advise though.

Tim

Well, that's just it...with a bike, there's only so much you can do with composition since it'll only lean one way on the kickstand, and the wheels will only turn in one direction. Combine that with strobes and just how every parking garage pretty much looks the same, and the options are just simply limited. Your angles are probably the best you can use...the only other thing I would maybe suggest is to get extremely low to the ground.

Armin

[Wrx KidD]

Thanks Armin I will try and get some more interesting shots for you to look at next time! Keep up the thread looks healthy.

[J-Rod 555]

Heres a couple more from a recent auto-x







that right it's herculiner

[Falango]

Definately some awesome photography tips, and not just for vehicles either. The rule of thirds almost always makes a photo more interesting.

[oly kenji]

so, after reading all the posts on the thread lol i've decided to purchase my first dslr. going to keep it simple since ive only had point and shoots my whole life. but will be picking up a nikon d40 tomorrow. woot woot! willl post pics for cc in the next couple days

[anthonyfur]

Armin! new edit wat cha think?



bigger size here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthony...06679/sizes/o/

[UltimateLurker]

Stop it Anthony, you know it's good , it just needs to be horizon corrected, and posted BIGGER!

[anthonyfur]

^^ hahahaha. how the heck can you tell its not straight??? specially with those mountains??? lol

bigger? thats why i linked the bigger version

thanks UL lol

[Verdugo]

Originally Posted by J-Rod 555

Heres a couple more from a recent auto-x

Good stuff. I really don't have any major critiques...just watch out for getting the subject too close to the edge of the frame, and I'd probably want to see more action shots

[UltimateLurker]

Originally Posted by anthonyfur

^^ hahahaha. how the heck can you tell its not straight??? specially with those mountains??? lol

bigger? thats why i linked the bigger version

thanks UL lol

Drag a guide line down to your license plate in Photoshop, you'll see...haha. Secondly, it's still not big enough!