Satin Pearl White Mercedes C300

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Good job. That satin paint holds the highlights well & it really pops out of the backgrounds.

location is great. I guess number 1 and number 4 are my favorites

2 and 3 are the strongest of the set in my opinion.

In photo 1 the car seems a tad out of place with the white being so dominant. It almost looks like a composite.

I would adjust the white balance on the car to better match the rest of the photo, or use a couple gradients to blend some colour and contrast...

Numbers 6 and 7 would be more interesting if both shots were recomposed. 7 would look better with the car composed on the right of frame, and 6 would look better if the car was right centre instead of lower right of frame. Would've turned the wheel toward the camera too.

Overall great quality though, keep em coming dude! PS. You fellow Ontarian. Look me up on facebook. We should network haha.

Leafy Photography wrote in post #16397093
2 and 3 are the strongest of the set in my opinion.

In photo 1 the car seems a tad out of place with the white being so dominant. It almost looks like a composite.

I would adjust the white balance on the car to better match the rest of the photo, or use a couple gradients to blend some colour and contrast...

Numbers 6 and 7 would be more interesting if both shots were recomposed. 7 would look better with the car composed on the right of frame, and 6 would look better if the car was right centre instead of lower right of frame. Would've turned the wheel toward the camera too.

Overall great quality though, keep em coming dude! PS. You fellow Ontarian. Look me up on facebook. We should network haha.

Thanks for the critique, every photographer will see a subject in a certain way. I like to compose my shots where a subject is sitting comfortably in a scene, and create a mood with the surrounding environment and lighting. I took a quick gander at your work and can see based on what you do, your suggestions reflecting on to mine. A lot of your composition and subject placement tend to have them facing towards the outside of the frame, something that I am not content with and as shown do not do in my work. To each his own in that regard. As I said, everyone sees something in a different way than another person.

Regarding the first image, quite a bit of color correction was done to reduce the harsh yellow WB of the ambient light sources that were present at the location. I did not want to completely change the temperature of the lighting as I felt it would have been too bland and otherwise a boring image. White by nature should be fairly neutral and should not have a certain coloring to it, which would suggest incorrect WB adjustment. I did apply some color balance on top of the whole image to unify both exposures for the car and background and the not have major coloring discrepancies.

While I appreciate constructive criticism, I can't justify changing the way I do my compositions/framing/e​diting just to suit the likes of other creative individuals who do things another way. If everyone did the exact same thing, same framing, same lighting, same settings, etc, there would be no competition and no differentiating yourself from others.

Tony_Stark wrote in post #16397402
Thanks for the critique, every photographer will see a subject in a certain way. I like to compose my shots where a subject is sitting comfortably in a scene, and create a mood with the surrounding environment and lighting. I took a quick gander at your work and can see based on what you do, your suggestions reflecting on to mine. A lot of your composition and subject placement tend to have them facing towards the outside of the frame, something that I am not content with and as shown do not do in my work. To each his own in that regard. As I said, everyone sees something in a different way than another person.

Regarding the first image, quite a bit of color correction was done to reduce the harsh yellow WB of the ambient light sources that were present at the location. I did not want to completely change the temperature of the lighting as I felt it would have been too bland and otherwise a boring image. White by nature should be fairly neutral and should not have a certain coloring to it, which would suggest incorrect WB adjustment. I did apply some color balance on top of the whole image to unify both exposures for the car and background and the not have major coloring discrepancies.

While I appreciate constructive criticism, I can't justify changing the way I do my compositions/framing/e​diting just to suit the likes of other creative individuals who do things another way. If everyone did the exact same thing, same framing, same lighting, same settings, etc, there would be no competition and no differentiating yourself from others.

I hear you. I was merely trying to make you look at a different perspective regarding compositon and post processing. In the end, critique is all subjective. I'm just suggesting to you what may look better in the eyes of others, or not as you pointed out. In the case of your first shot, I would argue that sometimes artistic licence should win out over total authenticity, something that in the other strong shots I mentioned, has both in spades. But then again, you're the photographer. Just trying to make great work even greater.

Leafy Photography wrote in post #16398582
I hear you. I was merely trying to make you look at a different perspective regarding compositon and post processing. In the end, critique is all subjective. I'm just suggesting to you what may look better in the eyes of others, or not as you pointed out. In the case of your first shot, I would argue that sometimes artistic licence should win out over total authenticity, something that in the other strong shots I mentioned, has both in spades. But then again, you're the photographer. Just trying to make great work even greater.

You're clearly not getting what the OP is saying. Your comments "I was merely trying to MAKE you look at a different perspective regarding composition and post processing" and the "just trying to make great work even better" just portrays a sense of elitism from you. What makes your work "GREATER" as you suggest? Are you the ultimate master of automotive photography?

It's all subjective buddy. Critiquing composition is an endless argument. Critiquing technicalities is where the true argument lays.

ultimachi wrote in post #16399232
You're clearly not getting what the OP is saying. Your comments "I was merely trying to MAKE you look at a different perspective regarding composition and post processing" and the "just trying to make great work even better" just portrays a sense of elitism from you. What makes your work "GREATER" as you suggest? Are you the ultimate master of automotive photography?

It's all subjective buddy. Critiquing composition is an endless argument. Critiquing technicalities is where the true argument lays.

Oh shut up.

It's a bloody critique. From what I can tell, he has decided to gracefully take it or leave it based on his very cordial reply. He doesn't need you to interject like a rabid, salivating ****su. Clearly I am a fan of his work otherwise I wouldn't have commented or critiqued at all.

I left my opinion, to him. If you don't like it GTFO.

Sincerely,

the Master at Automotive Photography.

Hey @Tony_Stark (ha ha, nice)

I like your photography but more so your editing. Looks great and I like the feel of the images. I've been playing with my images as well to sort of get what you've done. Good stuff ...

Leafy Photography wrote in post #16400536
Oh shut up.

It's a bloody critique. From what I can tell, he has decided to gracefully take it or leave it based on his very cordial reply. He doesn't need you to interject like a rabid, salivating ****su. Clearly I am a fan of his work otherwise I wouldn't have commented or critiqued at all.

I left my opinion, to him. If you don't like it GTFO.

Sincerely,

the Master at Automotive Photography.

You forgot to capitalize the "T" in The. Shhhhh.....it's ok. Keep telling yourself that before you cry yourself to sleep every night. No one is watching.

ultimachi wrote in post #16407436
You forgot to capitalize the "T" in The. Shhhhh.....it's ok. Keep telling yourself that before you cry yourself to sleep every night. No one is watching.

Love you too baby.