Car shots at an exibition

Hi Guys

First time posting here, been shooting with a new lens kit and I just want to make sure that I am doing the right things, please be harsh, constructive.. lol

Also please advice on my exposure, iso and aperture settings.

thanks in advance.

dont want to be mean, but I have always found that these standoff shots that are required at most shows are somewhat uninspiring.

Exhibits are tough with all the little lights causing unfortunate reflections. I noticed that you used Auto white balance (WB). I don't trust it indoors. Notice that the very last exposure in the 2nd group of images was of a gray card, & it's not even close to neutral: Gray card: Why your meter may be lying to you!

PhotosGuy wrote in post #14581273
Exhibits are tough with all the little lights causing unfortunate reflections. I noticed that you used Auto white balance (WB). I don't trust it indoors. Notice that the very last exposure in the 2nd group of images was of a gray card, & it's not even close to neutral: Gray card: Why your meter may be lying to you!

Thanks for the critic, I found it very useful. Now as part of the learning process. I would like to know what I can do to improve. How about my exposure/aperture settings. Also I went with AWB as I didnt want to take risks, the WB wasnt corrected as I normally shoot raw, and this image was straight from the camera, I only resized, no sharpning, correct AWB etc.

Looks like what I should aim to do now is have a custom WB in place to start with, is there a simple and straight forward way to do this. The grey card bit I will try and do next.

platforminc wrote in post #14582081
How about my exposure/aperture settings.

Without a tripod, you don't have much room to fiddle with the exposure. But #2 is a little soft, probably from camera movement.
You might have used that white card in #2 to chimp your exposure to a little faster shutter speed. Need an exposure crutch?

All images need some sharpening, both on the original & after each resizing for different purposes. Sticky: Sharpening Tips & Tricks, Tutorials, and FAQ

Looks like all the direct lighting on the cars was incandescent. You might have tried that pre-set WB.

You gotta study Photography more. These are great for a blog but nothing special. I have not yet seen that Lambo. though? Are they finally coming out of the 1980's stealth curves/lines and trying to be a Ferrari? lol

StaticMedia wrote in post #14585034
You gotta study Photography more. These are great for a blog but nothing special. I have not yet seen that Lambo. though? Are they finally coming out of the 1980's stealth curves/lines and trying to be a Ferrari? lol

That is the Aventador. Its been out for over a year now lol. Very sexy looking car from any angle. Before that, I really loved the Murcielago

I would have liked to see a low angle shot of the lambo, almost looking up at it, and off to the side a bit so you see more then just the front end.

Ok guys, these are the other pictures that I was only able to load now.

Using what software? Sticky: Sharpening Tips & Tricks, Tutorials, and FAQ

Good tutorial: Really Smart Sharpening

Why not just wash your car & put it in better light? See the links in my Sig.

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Read photosguy's sig - some good stuff in there...