"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
08/10/2014 at 17:41 • Filed to: None
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"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
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You take by far and away some of the best C&C (and other) pictures I've ever seen. If I was rich, I would send you out to take pictures of my cars, but I'm not. Any luck that you skills could be taught?
I have my sister's Nikon DSLR, and some forgotten skills from a high school yearbook class that I didn't take seriously enough to retain.
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Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
08/10/2014 at 17:47 |
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It looks like he messes with color temperature a lot
heliochrome85
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
08/10/2014 at 18:09 |
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The more expensive the equipment, the harder it is to take a bad photo. iPotatos simply can't do this sort of work.
twinturbobmw
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
08/10/2014 at 18:24 |
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A couple of tips for car photography:
Find unique angles. If you see a line or shape you like, find a way to make that line or shape look best. For instance, I really liked the fin on this Thunderbird, so I found an angle that emphasizes it.
Another thing, lighting is everything:
I've deleted countless great shots because of harsh lighting. Sure, you can try correct it, but it usually doesn't turn out great.
Notice how the side of this car doesn't look as white as the hood. Unedited, the white was way too bright, so toning it down without making the photo too dark results in this. Also, shadows are important. Notice in this photo and the Speciale photo you posted, there is a part of the car that is brighter or darker than the rest. This can be very distracting and can take away from the quality of the photo. If at all possible, make sure the lighting is consistent through the body of the car. Another example with this Viper, half the car in under the shadow of a tree, half isn't.
Another thing: Location is very important. Shooting cars at a location like this or this will turn out much better results than a busy parking lot.
Now as far as editing, the most important thing to do is experiment. Mess around with settings and find what you like best. After a while you develop a style you stick with. (If you're curious, my style is: Touch of warmth, tone down highlights, add a bit of clarity and vibrance, add vignette. Plus whatever you have to do to make the photo to satisfy yourself. Another thing I do, which is really a love or hate thing, is matte/film effect. This can be done easily many different ways depending on what you edit with.
Hope that helps!
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twinturbobmw
> twinturbobmw
08/10/2014 at 18:25 |
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And of course my Flickr has a ton of photos for you to look at.
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Tim (Fractal Footwork)
> twinturbobmw
08/10/2014 at 18:31 |
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What do you recommend to edit photos with?
I use Pixelmator a lot, but that's more of a Photoshop alternative and not a photo editor.
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twinturbobmw
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
08/10/2014 at 18:38 |
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I only use Lightroom 5 to edit photos. It is pricy, but everyone uses it, and it's an amazing program. There is a 30 day trial if you want to test it out.
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twinturbobmw
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
08/10/2014 at 18:39 |
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Another good software is Darktable. It's basically a free Lightroom ripoff , however it can be pretty unreliable and cause some frustration occasionally. But it pretty much does everything Lightroom does.
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> heliochrome85
08/11/2014 at 13:53 |
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I'd argue that a good photographer can make a good photo with pretty much any camera, and some people couldn't take a good photo with the finest rig on the planet...