tbrazzy-s3's '00 GS-R

kikkinasphalt · Post by **kikkinasphalt** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:34 pm

Nerrej;172484 wrote:Its not that the first pic is about the background but the back ground is too busy. There isn't much to do about this unless you have a SLR. if you had a SLR, you could blur the background.

he was using my canon rebel.

hes just not used to it yet.

oh, and the stock lens (unless he was really far away with the cheap 75-300 lol)

i need new glass for sure.

tbrazzy-s3 · Post by **tbrazzy-s3** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:50 pm

yea, pictures were spur of the moment before bubble tea. didn't have much time, so.. but anyways. plans for the integra include.

-New wheels, as seen in this discussion..-
--Clean up the Engine Bay, lose cruise control, unnecesary brackets, etc--
-Replace the blown KYB struts in the rear-
--Replace or Upgrade Suspension including R/L Control Arms and Sub-Frame Brace--
-I/H/E-
And after all that, I want to look into high-compression pistons, and a tune i plan on running a naturally aspirated engine because it will be my daily driver for a while.

impreza_GC8 · Post by **impreza_GC8** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:27 am

Not sure why we feel the need to hammer on people's photography so much. I really don't see anything wrong with the images considering a beginner shot them. They are well exposed for the most part and a certain eye for composition is evident. I took the liberty of recropping and adjusting the levels for you. That eliminates some of the background clutter. Feel free to disagree with my crops.
BEFORE:

AFTER:

In the above image I cropped from the top and bottom for simplicity, removing any lines that were distracting. Eliminated the temp tag from the window. Brought it in from the right to eliminate the distracting grate thing and brought it in from the left as well. There's still some tree clutter back there but not nearly as noticeable. Slight background blur, slight vignette effect.

Image 2:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I cropped in from the top to remove dead space and eliminate the tree on the left. Cropped in on the side a bit. Cropped in from the bottom as well. I eliminated that horrendous antenna and blurred the background a hair. I increased the contrast in the shadows a bit and brought out the reflectiveness of the paint on the pass side of the car.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:19 am

No one is hammering on my photography. I asked for opinions and suggestions and that's what they gave me. Thanks for the edits. I didn't even notice the antenna in the second picture. Thanks for the tips has well.

CourtesyFlush · Post by **CourtesyFlush** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:48 am

cropping/editing looks good. like the original pics as well. good work

tbrazzy-s3 · Post by **tbrazzy-s3** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:00 am

'tis true. im pretty sure mod the sol called dibs to the rims before he knew my name. its all about priorities heh.

impreza_GC8 · Post by **impreza_GC8** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:00 am

JustRob;172825 wrote:I didn't even notice the antenna in the second picture. Thanks for the tips has well.

Becoming aware of your backgrounds and eliminating any distracting elements is one of the single best steps a person can do to take their photography to the next level. Its easy to miss things, I do all the time, but just make sure you are watching your backgrounds while composing. Usually a cluttered background can be fixed by moving your position a few feet in any direction.

kikkinasphalt · Post by **kikkinasphalt** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:43 pm

impreza_GC8;172860 wrote:Becoming aware of your backgrounds and eliminating any distracting elements is one of the single best steps a person can do to take their photography to the next level. Its easy to miss things, I do all the time, but just make sure you are watching your backgrounds while composing. Usually a cluttered background can be fixed by moving your position a few feet in any direction.

one of the best things i learned about car photography is

"fill the frame with the car, it should be the focus of the picture, not where the picture is taken"

now granted you dont want to shoot in a trailer park. but dont make the pic about the backround/location make it about the car.
these are taken with the same camera. also at the wrong time of day(lighting) but there were for friends who are selling these cars.

im no pro. but unless its an action shot. i dont see the need to a lot of backround. and even then its a case by case situation.

impreza_GC8 · Post by **impreza_GC8** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:58 pm

SLOSHONOGO;172881 wrote: "fill the frame with the car, it should be the focus of the picture, not where the picture is taken"

I would disagree with this actually. I think the location can make an otherwise boring shoot or relatively stock car much better. Combine location with lighting and you can make a great image. The pics you posted were rather boring I thought. Rather documentary in nature. Like, "here's what the car looks like." There were trees growing out of the roofs and distracting elements in the background.

tmarsh · Post by **tmarsh** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:43 am

impreza_GC8;173491 wrote:I would disagree with this actually. I think the location can make an otherwise boring shoot or relatively stock car much better. Combine location with lighting and you can make a great image. The pics you posted were rather boring I thought. Rather documentary in nature. Like, "here's what the car looks like." There were trees growing out of the roofs and distracting elements in the background.

+1 when you take pictures of boring stuff, you need a good background to make the picture worth looking at.

I'm guilty of framing up shots where the car takes up too much space, usually to try and avoid crappy locations. More planning really really helps.