Red Mazda Miata & White Chevy Camaro Z28 photoshoot

I started messing around editing using with HDR. Photos 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all HDR and I think the results came out pretty good.

I also ordered myself a circular polarizer that should get to me by the end of the week ... so no more crazy reflections on glass and body panels. Finally!

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Is that last shot taken with a tilt-shift or is it a PS job?

Great shots, I love them all. My favorite is the second picture. How do you erase the hood so perfect in the second picture. Every time I do it, it comes out so uneven. Also what lens were you using?

Great shots, very sharp!

CopenKagan wrote in post #8900953
Is that last shot taken with a tilt-shift or is it a PS job?

Photoshop.

I can't see myself using a real tilt-shift lens all that often so with the right setup, a little photoshop and obviously less money, I can make a regular photo look like a tilt-shift photo.

jlozano180 wrote in post #8901007
Great shots, I love them all. My favorite is the second picture. How do you erase the hood so perfect in the second picture. Every time I do it, it comes out so uneven. Also what lens were you using?

Thanks!

When using the marquee or lasso tool in Photoshop, make sure you have a pretty decent feather size so it softens the edges.

In the second pic, I made an oval and subtracted the corners where it overlapped the headlights.

And I'm using the Sigma 18-50 F/2.8 EX DC Macro for most of the shots. I used my telephoto a couple of times but none of those came out good.

Dbaker1016 wrote in post #8901019
Great shots, very sharp!

Thanks!

i think 8 is too soft... (probably cause of the blurring) but all the rest are nice!

You have some nice shots in there.

And try this without the feather when you have a hard edge, too:
Selecting areas in PS.

I don't see any crazy reflections. #1 is stellar.

Tulsa,OK downtown. Good location. Nice shots too.

The last photo is so surreal. I feel like they're toy cars!

Great job

S30L28 wrote in post #8905154
The last photo is so surreal. I feel like they're toy cars!

Great job

Thats what I was gonna say haha

dizzye36m3 wrote in post #8903447
I don't see any crazy reflections. #1 is stellar.

#1 actually has the most reflections. Both on the hood and windshield. A polarizer should help cut down on those reflections.

zelseman wrote in post #8904963
Tulsa,OK downtown. Good location. Nice shots too.

Yep, it was my first time really going into downtown Tulsa and I like it a lot. It's different than OKC - some older buildings that look pretty cool.

And the BOK Center is amazing looking. A wonderful piece of architecture. Better looking than OKC's Ford Center, that's for sure.

S30L28 wrote in post #8905154
The last photo is so surreal. I feel like they're toy cars!

Great job

Exactly the look I was going for!