Some Pics of Shardul's Beast
01-18-2010, 11:26 PM
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Some Pics of Shardul's Beast
Just Some pics of Shardul's Car I shot a couple of weekends ago, My Photography Skills just dont seem to be getting any better But it's such a nice car so what the hell.
. Im looking for that look pretty soon
01-18-2010, 11:30 PM
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What type of camera did you use?
01-18-2010, 11:32 PM
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She is a beaute! Was that at the urbanspeed meet? That looks like rebels in the background.
01-19-2010, 07:46 AM
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If you want to improve your photography skills check out the Stickies in the Photography subforum of ClubLexus, it has a lot of info. I barely had a chance to read through it but a lot of the members are getting better at their photography skills, check out some of the posts there 
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/digi...otography-152/
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/digi...otography-152/
01-19-2010, 04:37 PM
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Looking good Shardul. Nice one-two punch you have there considering everything that's gone into your engine
I believe he used SL or CLS wheels that are the same style but have more aggressive offsets.
wheel spacers?
01-19-2010, 04:43 PM
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While I'm by no means claiming to be an expert, I can offer some constructive criticism.
The object -- the car -- seems to be a little overexposed, while the background, is properly exposed. Focus on the car, and not the background, to get the proper exposure.
If you want to make the car "sharper," raise the aperture (lower the f-value) so that the car is in-focus while the background is blurred. This will also allow you to use a faster shutter speed, which will in turn minimize any camera shake.
The object -- the car -- seems to be a little overexposed, while the background, is properly exposed. Focus on the car, and not the background, to get the proper exposure.
If you want to make the car "sharper," raise the aperture (lower the f-value) so that the car is in-focus while the background is blurred. This will also allow you to use a faster shutter speed, which will in turn minimize any camera shake.
01-19-2010, 09:39 PM
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Shardul's car is a sweet ride.. Love the Saloon - so is that where he was while you were taking the pics 
- Some helpful hints I've picked up on some magazine shoots...
Best outside light is first light in the morning and last light before the sun sets.. gives the car the "golden glow".. covers lots of flaws too..
The biggest thing that makes or kills a pic is the background - "noise" ( light poles, trash cans, telephone/ electric wires ) etc all distract badly.. Old rustic buildings or uniform backgrounds without a lot of visual things that break the focus of your eye when you look at it make the best shots..
I used to drive around scouting locations with the photogs and the places we ended up the most were the beach, old factories and this sounds crazy, but big giant dirt mounds, coal piles, or things of that nature were always winners - the mounds have to be huge - large enough for the car to look completely surrounded from every angle.
Like this one http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl.../photo_01.html
Shardul - I'm supposed to go to 98Aggies and shoot some pics of some of his cars.. You get the tab at Hilje's and I'll be glad to work your car in
- Some helpful hints I've picked up on some magazine shoots...Best outside light is first light in the morning and last light before the sun sets.. gives the car the "golden glow".. covers lots of flaws too..
The biggest thing that makes or kills a pic is the background - "noise" ( light poles, trash cans, telephone/ electric wires ) etc all distract badly.. Old rustic buildings or uniform backgrounds without a lot of visual things that break the focus of your eye when you look at it make the best shots..
I used to drive around scouting locations with the photogs and the places we ended up the most were the beach, old factories and this sounds crazy, but big giant dirt mounds, coal piles, or things of that nature were always winners - the mounds have to be huge - large enough for the car to look completely surrounded from every angle.
Like this one http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl.../photo_01.html
Shardul - I'm supposed to go to 98Aggies and shoot some pics of some of his cars.. You get the tab at Hilje's and I'll be glad to work your car in
01-19-2010, 10:00 PM
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Shardul's car is a sweet ride.. Love the Saloon - so is that where he was while you were taking the pics - Some helpful hints I've picked up on some magazine shoots...
Best outside light is first light in the morning and last light before the sun sets.. gives the car the "golden glow".. covers lots of flaws too..
The biggest thing that makes or kills a pic is the background - "noise" ( light poles, trash cans, telephone/ electric wires ) etc all distract badly.. Old rustic buildings or uniform backgrounds without a lot of visual things that break the focus of your eye when you look at it make the best shots..
I used to drive around scouting locations with the photogs and the places we ended up the most were the beach, old factories and this sounds crazy, but big giant dirt mounds, coal piles, or things of that nature were always winners - the mounds have to be huge - large enough for the car to look completely surrounded from every angle.
Like this one http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl.../photo_01.html
Shardul - I'm supposed to go to 98Aggies and shoot some pics of some of his cars.. You get the tab at Hilje's and I'll be glad to work your car in
- Some helpful hints I've picked up on some magazine shoots...Best outside light is first light in the morning and last light before the sun sets.. gives the car the "golden glow".. covers lots of flaws too..
The biggest thing that makes or kills a pic is the background - "noise" ( light poles, trash cans, telephone/ electric wires ) etc all distract badly.. Old rustic buildings or uniform backgrounds without a lot of visual things that break the focus of your eye when you look at it make the best shots..
I used to drive around scouting locations with the photogs and the places we ended up the most were the beach, old factories and this sounds crazy, but big giant dirt mounds, coal piles, or things of that nature were always winners - the mounds have to be huge - large enough for the car to look completely surrounded from every angle.
Like this one http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl.../photo_01.html
Shardul - I'm supposed to go to 98Aggies and shoot some pics of some of his cars.. You get the tab at Hilje's and I'll be glad to work your car in
01-19-2010, 10:51 PM
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While I'm by no means claiming to be an expert, I can offer some constructive criticism.
The object -- the car -- seems to be a little overexposed, while the background, is properly exposed. Focus on the car, and not the background, to get the proper exposure.
If you want to make the car "sharper," raise the aperture (lower the f-value) so that the car is in-focus while the background is blurred. This will also allow you to use a faster shutter speed, which will in turn minimize any camera shake.
The object -- the car -- seems to be a little overexposed, while the background, is properly exposed. Focus on the car, and not the background, to get the proper exposure.
If you want to make the car "sharper," raise the aperture (lower the f-value) so that the car is in-focus while the background is blurred. This will also allow you to use a faster shutter speed, which will in turn minimize any camera shake.
And what's happening with pics like this is that they are being photographed in the worst light possible. Do not shoot in mid-day bright light! You are getting too wide a range for the sensor (or film) to be able to properly expose the entire scene.
Shoot in diffuse light. Either overcast and/or early sunrise or sunset. A cloudy day is the BEST time to shoot. Unless you are a commercial photographer and have access to an indoor studio and can tent the light and control it 100%.
If you must shoot in crappy bright overhead sun, then use a flash to fill the shadow areas. You cannot expose a deep shadow and a highlight properly on the same exposure (frame.)
And what LitiGATOR is saying (depth of field) will happen more in diffuse light because (depending on ISO used) you will need to open the aperture to allow more light to hit the sensor (or film.) And if you need to decrease shutter speed because of low light, then use a tripod and don't increase ISO (too much noise.) Although the reality is that we can make shallow focus now on any image by editing it in Photoshop
Light is what it's all about. Photo-graphy actually means "the writing of light." (Photon/graphical) Always pay strict attention to your light and light source.
Besides all of that you have a hot looking E55, Shardul!
01-20-2010, 04:10 AM
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