Kiddie Cars

[HungryWriter]

Comments and suggestions on some pictures. I don't have a lighting package but do have an 420EX for my G6.

I have high ceilings so a bounce off that just turned the shot darker. A straight on flash blew it out and reflections off the white car were horrid. So I decided to shoot without the flash.

I tried several shots. Finally I used a little natural light from a window directly behind and above my cars for fill then opened up my window to the left of the shot for the key lighting.

With post processing I was able to darken the table to match the backdrop a little.

In the B&W shot you can see the crappy table.

Camera G6
Speed 0.8
Aperture 5.0
http://squint.netfirms.com/glennspics/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10002/090405-kiddiecar1.jpg

Camera G6
Speed 0.6
Aperture 5.0
http://squint.netfirms.com/glennspics/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10002/090405-kiddiecar2.jpg

Camera G6
Speed 1/60
Aperture 4.0
Flash: on
http://squint.netfirms.com/glennspics/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10002/normal_090405-kiddiecarbw.jpg

[Radtech1]

I really like them all.

The only thing that I would change would be to remove the car from the background on the third shot as it competes with the tricycle. And perhaps crop a little off the left and bottom from the first shot.

Well done presentation of an interesting subject.

Rad

[goatee]

Some lovely shots. I agree with Radtech1 about removing the car from the background in the third shot. I'd also prefer it if it had stronger contrast - one of the reasons I really like the first two shots is that the first one has great contrast, and the second great saturation.

Great work in what must have been really tricky lighting!