A couple pics of a friends BMW

C&C please...

a friend asked me to snap a few of his car for him and i think these came out well..

let me know if anything can be bettered/changed.

1

The colour red has come out really well

You definately have an eye for creative perspectives that really work. I love the contrast in the pictures, and even the textures work very well.

If I were to offer advice, this is what I'd say:

Pic 1=> I see one too many layers I think. I've seen this framing work before, so what I would be interested in seeing (after scrolling up and down on this forum page to expirment with crop) would be to EITHER crop the blacktop out, starting the image's bottom right at the bottom of the tires.... OR Crop the top off. If you end up cropping off the top, I see something weird about the shine on the rear column / quarter panel. So I'd suggest cropping off the bottom to see how that feels.

Pic 2 => The headlight on the viewer's left hand of the picture is reflecting a light. I think this serves to unbalance and wash out the picture. If you could diffuse that light (or edit it out) I think the picture would be richer and more symmetrical.

Pic 3 => I would definately crop the top off. I would probably crop low enough to make that seavan (or whatever you call them) be continuous from the car to the top of the frame. I like the differing backgrounds, horizontally.... But I think the hard corner and edge of that seavan may take attention away from the car. If the viewer just ignored that seavan as a background, it makes a nice backdrop for the car. In other words, I'd try cropping the top down to where the seavan starts.

I really like these photos. Keep more coming!!!

thank you i appreciate the compliments and the critique!!!

i really havent played too much with any of my pictures... i dont know.. something about screwing around with them alot makes me feel like i didnt even take them.. its just something i never have done..

but i can really see where your comming from.. especially in the last one.

I think taking pictures of cars is pretty hard. Thats why most pictures for brochures are made in a studio. Here are my thoughts:

@1) The background distracts me. Too many lines (sky, wall, container, yellow lines on the ground.
At the rear door, there's some light blown out. No shine on other parts.

@2) I think it's too dark. The background distracts too and adds nothing. The spots at the bumper should have been removed.

@3) this one is (imho) the best from the series. The container reflects nice on the paint. Too bad the wall isn't higher. The 'triangle' near your name distracts.

bit too contrasty for my taste. The first two shots are a bit too flat for me. consider adjusting the angle and/or tilting the horizon to add a little sense of motion/dynamics. Also take the sticker off the winshiled and the air freshner off to clean up the car a bit.