A few samples of my Photography Skills

99BlackHatch · Post by **99BlackHatch** » Sat May 02, 2009 3:24 pm

Pics from the cruise sir.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:55 pm

The angles kill me. All the first pics are way too dark. The unedited versions of the straight pictures are good though.

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:08 am

JustRob;178510 wrote:The angles kill me. All the first pics are way too dark. The unedited versions of the straight pictures are good though.

that's because you're not JDM...

:popcorn4:

the pics themselves look good IMO.

who's 7 is that?

K'netic · Post by **K'netic** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:41 am

So as I was saying, I ordered a D5000 and to my surprise, the fuckin thing showed up today!

Here's a sample of the 720p HD Video:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRvIayTzRyc"]YouTube - Nikon D5000 Video Sample[/ame]

And here is a shot I just took of the sunset from my back yard in Cleveland.

Enjoy:

Silver Knight;178524 wrote: who's 7 is that?

The FD is my buddy Adam's old 94. As far as I know it was stolen and stripped last year.

Shame...

kleancut · Post by **kleancut** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:49 am

im liking most.

gsrauto98 · Post by **gsrauto98** » Sun May 03, 2009 3:45 am

I like the pics, angles dont bother me too much but would rather have them just straight IMO

erittz · Post by **erittz** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:56 pm

i like the angles in some of'em and dont like them in others. good pics though!!!

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:59 am

Whaddup Matt. That backyard shot looks tight. Wanna shoot the TL-S with its new setup?

impreza_GC8 · Post by **impreza_GC8** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:19 pm

K'netic;178459 wrote: Also I replaced the shots taken at the blasphemous "jdm" angles.
I swear, sometimes you guys just gotta be willing to look at things from a new angle; literally.

The ones you posted that were unedited had more information in the darks, especially in the wheels. You don't want to create so much contrast that the wheels become black. You want to depict the car as it is, if the wheels are bronze yet you make them appear black it isn't an accurate representation of the vehicle.
The "JDM angles" as you call them take away from the image most of the time. People do it without thinking about why they are doing it or to what purpose. Rolling shots can get away with a little tilt because it allows the car to fill the entire frame more than a standard horizontal would. Stills do not necessitate crazy tilt unless there is an good reason. Your S2K shot is hurt by the tilt because the background is really cool and would've added to the shot but now its cut out with a diagonal line and there is too much of the road in one corner. A standard horizontal with the car placed according to the rule of thirds would've made that photo stronger.
Also, its just a pet peeve of mine, but rarely do I like images where the tire is facing the camera, turn the wheels so that the rim faces the camera, it gives the car a much better stance.

adio3x · Post by **adio3x** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:42 pm

WOW I need to get back onto to nikon cafe, I didn't know they were coming out with a
d5000, the name doesn't really go with any of the other nikons lol. Looks like it sits inbetween the d60 and d90, interesting.

Well asfar as your pictures go, stay away from the crazy angles, also like James said above, remember the rule of thirds and try to keep the subject away from the center of the frame. Good start though!

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