Beginner Looking for Tips (Pic Inside)
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Beginner Looking for Tips (Pic Inside)
Hey to all you pros out there. Just started working with Raw photos and bridge cs3. Is it just all about playing with it yourself. Or should i be doing some sort of technique. I read alot of tutorials, but most of them arnt for cars.
lighting and composition are probably the two most important things to me when I take pictures of cars.
Granted I don't have a full blown array of lighting equipment yet, but using available light is key here. If you're taking a shot with limited light, picture how you would use it in post production.
With that said, knowing how you want the end result helps you know how to take a certain picture. Most photographers have a certain style they nailed down, so they already have a picture in their head how every photo they take could/would look like.
Granted I don't have a full blown array of lighting equipment yet, but using available light is key here. If you're taking a shot with limited light, picture how you would use it in post production.
With that said, knowing how you want the end result helps you know how to take a certain picture. Most photographers have a certain style they nailed down, so they already have a picture in their head how every photo they take could/would look like.
If it were me, I would have less ground in the image, and more car/building.
Possibly a different white balance, unless you were going for that yellow tint.
Also, if you used some remote lighting, it would make the car pop for sure.
Possibly a different white balance, unless you were going for that yellow tint.
Also, if you used some remote lighting, it would make the car pop for sure.
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If there's nothing interesting going on in the foreground, then crop it out.
If the available natural light is insufficient, then set your camera for a longer exposure or use your own lighting. That glare on the window takes away from the subject.
You can only do so much in Photoshop. The most important thing in photography is lighting. Your best bet is to take pictures a little earlier, or find a location where the buildings are not blocking all of the sun light.
If the available natural light is insufficient, then set your camera for a longer exposure or use your own lighting. That glare on the window takes away from the subject.
You can only do so much in Photoshop. The most important thing in photography is lighting. Your best bet is to take pictures a little earlier, or find a location where the buildings are not blocking all of the sun light.
