Winter Photos

[Easyplan66]

Adam, I would be gratful for any tips you can give me, some of my lighting is a bit poor.

 

[GransportFan1]

Andrew, they are amazing pictures, they look excellent, all i would do is enhance some of the colours on them, it will give the pictures more clarity. They look great.

 

[conaero]

Very nicely done mate. How long did it take to get a film of salt on it, or did you wash in situ, ha ha.

 

[Easyplan66]

this is walton hall where Ferrari hold their annual concours, only three minutes from my house so car was still clean when I got there. Adam I have another 20 pics or so, if you pm me your email I would love it if you colour correct a couple for me To see what is possible.

 

[GransportFan1]

I will PM you my email and do some corrections if you like. You have a natural ability for taking pics.

 

[Easyplan66]

thanks Adam, what photo sharing site do you suggest

 

[GransportFan1]

I dont pay for photoshop, what i use is Picasa 3, it is free and you can change the colours and light quite well to make your pics look professional.


If you wish to share your pics with people throughout the world, use Flickr, most popular photo sharing site in the world.

 

[Andrea]

particularly like the first and last one Andrew - very nice.

 

[GransportFan1]

particularly like the first and last one Andrew - very nice.

agree Andrea although pic 2 and 4 do it for me.

 

[Easyplan66]

Just emaliled you 5 pics adam, my favourate is the third one, dont now why. Although I do have a load more, may put them up later.

 

[Easyplan66]

A few more,

 

[GransportFan1]

O.k i have edited the first 2, to edit the pics click on Picasa 3 on your desktop, find the pictures you wish to edit, click on the picture you want to edit, you are then presented with the image you have clicked on, look at the menu on the left and you can see you can add text etc, click on the "Tuning" menu above where it says "straighten" and what i do is increase the light and highlights so that the picture is more clear,also add a little shadowing as this gives the picture a sharper look, then all i do after that is click "back to library". When you have finished editing each picture, just click once on the pic you have just edited then go to file and save.


I will copy this into an email and send it to you along with the edited pics.

Here are the 2 pics i have edited for you.

oh and one last thing, if i need a loft conversion or extension, i will be contacting you.

 

[Easyplan66]

That bottom one looks great now, I will have a go later. Thanks mate.

 

[GransportFan1]

No problem, happy to help and aim to please.

 

[Andyk]

Andrew...I think they look great..Natural...I like.

 

[Emtee]

I must say I like the originals. The slightly de-saturated colour suites the weather and the colour of the car. The last of your original photo's is just lovely Andrew. It has a slightly moody mysterious feel.

If I may be so bold as to offer a couple of tips?.. Watch out for distracting elements when framing the picture. The eye of the viewer wants to settle on the car, not background scenery such as trees, lampposts and road signs.
Cropping. just some slight judicious cropping can make an enormous difference to a picture. You can use cropping to help direct the viewer to the important elements within the photo.
Flash - Easier if you're using an SLR, or at least a camera with a hot-shoe. A good flash will make a great deal of difference as it will allow you to highlight the car. A flash diffuser will shorten the flash range, which is fine for car photography as it will light the subject, but leave the background unaltered. The advantage of a diffuser though is that it will stop any distracting flash-flare.
Cheers, Miles.

 

[Easyplan66]

thanks miles, good advice. Sounds like you are a bit of an expert yourself

 

[GransportFan1]

some good advice and tips there Miles, you a photographer yourself? also you sound as though you know your camera's, what camera you got?

 

[Emtee]

some good advice and tips there Miles, you a photographer yourself? also you sound as though you know your camera's, what camera you got?

You ready Adam..

I run Canon as my digital platform (never liked Nikon). I have a 10D as a work-horse and a 5D for full frame work (this makes a big difference with lens selection). I have a little Canon snappy thing and I can't remember what the model is, but it's good to stick in your pocket. I also have the last of the Canon SLR film bodies, the 1V for when I want to scan from 35mm negative (Epsom scanner). For medium format I run an old Pentax 67 (stunning camera and the detail is breathtaking) with a 105 and 55mm lens. I also use a Holga for medium format for when I want to go 'seat of the pants'. Similarly I play about with Lomo's and have two. For film work I develop (or cross-develop) the negative and then scan into Apples Aperture software, there-after (and depending on what I'm doing) I'll either use Elements or the full CS suite. I print to Epsom unless I'm going old school when I have to go dark at the local college (I plan to build my own darkroom at some point). I tend to shoot B&W when using film and use Ilford Pan F when light allows, but if not then I'll use Delta.

Cheers, Miles.

 

[Andyk]

Miles read all that...None the wiser mind....