1ST CAR SHOOT C&C PLZ!!!

[guyzer09]

Hey just finished some of my first car shoot. it is my coworkers Honda S2000. it was a darker silver/grey color so the lighting was tricky! c&c plz!! dony worry about hurting my feelings i still got alot to learn!!

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http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz302/KMLPHOTO09/S2000Hal0024copy.jpg

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http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz302/KMLPHOTO09/S2000Hal0010copy.jpg

3-
http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz302/KMLPHOTO09/S2000Hal0005copy.jpg

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http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz302/KMLPHOTO09/S2000Hal0001copy.jpg

[JayCee Images]

Number two and four are good...maybe need a little more PP.

One and three dont do much for me composition wise.

[thebeatnut]

I'd say the background and lighting make a car picture special and I don't think the background here is doing the car any favours.

[Grimage]

The 2nd one I like the most! Nice, Out of Ordinary Perspective.

[griptape]

I also like the second one a lot. I'm not usually a fan of tilts, but that's some great composition. The background is a little distracting, but you're probably aware of that and a victim of what you had to work with. My only big complaint is that they look pretty flat overall. To my eyes at least, they could all benefit from a little more post work. Example:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/3962762314_b04c9fb9ce_o.jpg

[Pete W]

No 1 need the plant cloning out as it looks like it is growing out of the bonnet.

griptape has done a great edit and given the car punch, the originals are a bit flat. as has been said the choice of location was not the best.

[guyzer09]

wow thanks everyone!! griptape now how did you get the car so shiny? thats what i was trying to do to begin with but my pp skills are not to par!!lol

[griptape]

Dodge and burn and multiple curves layers using layer masks to reveal the highlights (without blowing them completely out hopefully) while leaving enough shadows for contrast. And a little selective sharpening and selective softening.

[guyzer09]

aw nice i will play around with that today

[gonzogolf]

A couple of things I noticed. I know the background was kind of lame, but it would be nice to have a full shot with a little room to give context to the set. The too tight shots give a claustrophobic feel. The other is try to work later in the day where you have some more flattering light.

[bensherman2]

Dude got to the transportation section Photoguy has a great post called "move your feet" a top quality read.