I tried to do some photography...

"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy) 11/10/2015 at 13:30 • Filed to: None

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Not sure how I feel about it. Thoughts?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 13:42

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Depends on what you were trying to achieve, but I would have a bit more depth of field so that the whole emblem stays sharp.

On a side note, is the Sonata yellow or is it a neutral colour with yellow lighting?

pjhusa > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 13:45

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“Sonata"

pjhusa > gin-san - shitpost specialist 11/10/2015 at 13:46

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Probably lighting.

ttyymmnn > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 13:48

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What I notice first off:

White balance. What color is the car? You can probably get much closer to the original color with a little work in a photo editing program.

Depth of Field: The first part of Sonata is blurry. That may have been what you were after. If not, cranking down the aperture will get the whole thing in focus.

Overall: a little dark. Again, that’s based on what I see, not knowing what you were after.

From a purely compositional standpoint, I’d like to see the Sonata a little farther into the bottom left corner. It’s too centered for me. It’s already got a bit of a rise to the text line, and putting it farther into the corner would give it the sense that it is coming from somewhere.

Jonathan Harper > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 14:25

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Fiddle with white balance and if you’re trying to shoot a badge aim to get the whole badge in focus.

MLGCarGuy > gin-san - shitpost specialist 11/10/2015 at 18:18

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Thanks for the tip.

The car is white, but the street light caused it to look yellow.

MLGCarGuy > ttyymmnn 11/10/2015 at 18:19

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Thanks for the advice. I’ll give it another shot.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 19:41

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Great thing about digital, though, is that even if the photo doesn’t quite look right at first, there’s a lot you can do in post-processing. While not perfect, white balances can be adjusted afterwards, and composition can be corrected with cropping and whatnot. One thing I learned the hard way is to not delete photos until I have the opportunity to look at them on the big screen, unless of course the photo I took is very obviously bad and unusable (i.e. if it’s completely out of focus). Just keep shooting!

ttyymmnn > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 20:27

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Most cameras have different white balance settings depending on the light source: sunlight, shadow, fluorescent, etc. Rather than set the camera on auto white balance, try all the different settings (if you can). Sometimes, even a setting that is different from the actual light source will give you the results you want.

MLGCarGuy > ttyymmnn 11/10/2015 at 20:31

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Not to sound stupid or anything, but how would I be able to change those settings?

ttyymmnn > MLGCarGuy 11/10/2015 at 20:38

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Never apologize for asking a question when you’re trying to learn something.

It depends on the camera. Any SLR worth its salt will have easily accessible white balance settings. On my Canon, it’s a button on the outside. Simpler point and shoot cameras often require a little more drilling down through the menus. Those cameras are made to be quite simple, so advanced features are often hidden. They really want you to shoot in Automatic mode, but even the simplest should have some sort of Manual mode, and there should be a menu somewhere that will allow you to change the cameras WB. I think even some smartphone camera apps have adjustable WB. If you no longer have the manual for your camera, a Google search should find the whole thing in PDF form. You could even Google: “Change white balance on (your camera).”