Pratice with my IS350 - v2.0

[m.shalaby]

Had to delete most of the other picturs from the first thread for multiple reasons.

Anyway, here's me just praticing (dirty car/winter wheels/ect...) I'm really trying to focus on decent reflections, which isn't that easy with ambient light. Anyway, here they are:


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Lesson learned these past 2 days of shooting: You can't have it all. Its either a 'cool background' and contend and work with bad reflections (i did my best) - or go to an open space and have great reflections but a lack luster background...

[m.shalaby]

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[muay_thai_dan]

last 3 of the first post are my fave.

last shot in the parking lot i would clone out the lamp post growing out of the car's roof

[m.shalaby]

last 3 of the first post are my fave.

last shot in the parking lot i would clone out the lamp post growing out of the car's roof

thanks... yeah I didn't get too crazy with post processing, these were just lightin/reflection practice... tried to keep out bad reflections the best I could while at the same time keeping the background somewhat interesteing.

[m.shalaby]

anyone else? thanks!

[CaptainTonus]

#8 would be good if you didn't have a lightpost growing out of the roof of the car. Either clone that out using photoshop, or re-position yourself so it doesn't show up in the picture.

[PhotosGuy]

Nice light on the last ones! Its either a 'cool background' and contend and work with bad reflections (i did my best) - or go to an open space and have great reflections but a lack luster background... First make the car look good?

[m.shalaby]

i usually like having old buildings or funky stuff in the background to contrast with the car, but have a hard time getting good reflections.

i can go to a parking lot at dusk and get great reflections... but everyone and their mother has seen 'parking lot shoots'...

any widsom in finding the best of both worlds?

[CaptainTonus]

i usually like having old buildings or funky stuff in the background to contrast with the car, but have a hard time getting good reflections.

The problem with funky stuff or old buildings in your background is they can be distracting. You're taking pictures of a car, not an office building, ya know? With that said, it is hard to find good locations to shoot a car, you have to get creative. Parking structures can be good at night as long as the lighting is decent, old abandoned roads are great too if you can find one.

[bigpow]

love the 1st, 3rd and last pic - awesome pic, clean & tastefully done IS

[Holster]

i feel like the city shots are a little too busy. mabye find a more open city area that has better depth? ive never seen good reflections before. why do you need a lustrous background when your subject is the car? make sure your displaying the subject. anything els could overpower the car.

warehouse areas make great backgrounds because they still retain the urban feeling and usually provide a lot of room to distance your subject from everything.

[javylsu]

Somebody likes posting pictures of their car... ;)

Javier

[Davis Chan]

nice shot....!!

[m.shalaby]

Somebody likes posting pictures of their car... ;)

Javier

lol, hey bud!!! yes,that I do! but here, looking for C&C - trying to become a decent photographer... cool to see you here on these boards too