newby wif cheapy

[chooksie]

hey newbi here on friends account, got the "best camera" out, a Polaroid PDC3030. ne advice on the camerawork?? it woz on the smallest size (800x600) on bad quality. help much appretiated

[PhotosGuy]

Good start! Keep at it! Have you seen this? (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70290)
Other examples here. (http://photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Samples%20-%20Rides/)

[Nidz]

Ok I'll try to help here. I'm going to be the critic on this one. Here's some tips even a newbie like myself can offer for nothing.

1. You should double check your spelling/grammar before posting because your spelling is atrocious.
2. Pick yourself a better subject than an old rusty Magna in a carport. there's not much romance in that but hey, that's only my opinion.
3. Photograph the whole front end. Not just 3/4 of it. Remember the 3rd's rule. If you don't then look it up.
4. The picture is on a lean to the right slightly. Use Photoshop to straighten it up.
5. Don't use low resolution in any case if you can help it. Taking a picture at 800X600 not a good idea. Take it at a bigger resolution then shrink it back down to 800X600 after using some kind of sharpening tool. I believe this camera has 3.2MP and a 16MB card.. Use it.

Apart from that you’re doing well.. lol.. Good luck. I hope I wasn't too much of a harsh critic.

[MattyB]

it's actually a magna nidz :)
i don't care about the spelling, spell how you want!
but i do agree, try and take your car to new places, at different times of the day
read this, you'll learn alot. i sure did. http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php

and take tips from photosguys, he's the car specialist around here ;)

[anttor]

what does spelling have to do with picture?

[Belmondo]

Don't worry about the spelling. You don't have to be able to spell better than any of the moderators, and we have one in particular who, well, ummm.......

Forget that.

It's tough to take a picture of anything that's partly in shade, and partly in full daylight. Try to avoid that unless you're doing it deliberately to achieve some sort of dramatic effect.

And welcome to the forum.