Thanks for the tips Allan. The metering and shooting high from a distance are particularly food for thought. I can see I will need to study some of the better photos more closely.Chris you don't have to be an experienced photographer as much these days when it comes to the actual camera capabilities as most cameras are armed with advanced auto functions. You will have a ball with yours as you have great backdrop locations around your area.
Just a few tips for what its worth;
Shoot early morning or late afternoon unless overcoast.
Avoid shooting into the sun unless its intended otherwise.
Meter on the highlights if using the cameras auto mode (set camera to centre point focus and focus on a Bright area rather than the shadowed areas) to avoid exposure blow outs (you can bring shadows up in edit).
Shoot from down low (on your knees) or from up high above your head while standing further back.
Capture the sorrounds but frame the whole scene to tell a story.
Study the whole picture through the viewfinder or screen before shooting.
Shoot every photo like it just cost you $100 and not like you know you can just delete if it looks crap.
Mate you can really get amazing results with just about any camera if you apply some general basic principles. Its fun, adictive and look at what Les is capturing...mind blowing images.....but yes experience is a huge benefit and no doubt Les is experienced, but experience is not the limiting factor to having fun and exploring the relms of creativity!
I look forward to our exchanging of images when our beauties land home soon.
I used to have an SLR in the good old analogue days. Digital is so relatively easy, for the most part. But I find getting depth of field is tough. Remembering how to navigate through a multiply buttons and menus without the user manual is a pain, and if successful, the results don't seem worth the effort.
I mostly use my phone camera these days, but I will have to dust off my semi-proper digital still/video camera and dig out the tripod.
Thanks for your encouragement
Black with Grabber blue strips looks stunning (I have just noted the camera height below!). Trouble is that black rarely looks clean.
Thanks. BTW, great member name you have; I didn't work it out at first
That looks amazing! Wow, really striking combination. GB is definitely a great colour and looks amazing with black trim.Black with Grabber blue strips looks stunning (I have just noted the camera height below!). Trouble is that black rarely looks clean.
Still regret ordering a couple of week too late to get CO. It seems like I should love GB when I finally see it though. It is certainly added to the anticipation!
S T U N N I N G ! ! !Been a while since I posted in here, but here is how she looks lately
Beautiful car! Digging the red lighting and "GTFO" on the windshield. How'd you blackout the headlight housing?Been a while since I posted in here, but here is how she looks lately
Allan - I do not have a flickr account. I need to look into something better than photobucket that I am currently using. I will check it out.CasperGT said:
Allan - I do not have a flickr account. I need to look into something better than photobucket that I am currently using. I will check it out.
2016 ended on a bad note for the car. A good friend of mine backed into it in their driveway. It needs a new front bumper cover and APR splitter. I guess the bright side is, it happened during the winter when the car sits in the garage mostly. Now I need to decide to either redo the same front-end look or change it up a bit.
This was taken on the same day the car was hit.
Thanks bad luck with the damage. Hopefully my GB Stang will be bright enough for people to notice it is there!
