Need some feedback on my pics

Mellow Yellow · 04-15-2023, 09:56 PM

Hey all! Took up the camera and editing for the first time in a while. Looking for some honest feedback on improvements in both sides of the coin. Thanks!!

jefe2000 · 04-15-2023, 11:41 PM

You’ve got a great subject and a fantastic location. That super-bloom background is really nice and complements the LBB color well. Nice choice.

The lighting is fairly harsh. You might be served well by shooting photos earlier or later in the day, when the lighting is softer:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold..._(photography)

BadgerDog · 04-16-2023, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jefe2000

You’ve got a great subject and a fantastic location. That super-bloom background is really nice and complements the LBB color well. Nice choice.

The lighting is fairly harsh. You might be served well by shooting photos earlier or later in the day, when the lighting is softer:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold..._(photography)

You gotta admit, though, it sure makes that paint pop!

Mellow Yellow · 04-16-2023, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefe2000

You’ve got a great subject and a fantastic location. That super-bloom background is really nice and complements the LBB color well. Nice choice.

The lighting is fairly harsh. You might be served well by shooting photos earlier or later in the day, when the lighting is softer:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold..._(photography)

Yea it was late morning for sure. I tried to use the ND filter to help out a bit lol

rogeroger · 04-16-2023, 02:09 PM

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing! Where did you take them? I’m in Northern California and have been looking for a spot to see more wild flowers.

artist21 · 04-17-2023, 04:56 AM

nice pics and thanks for sharing as well

AUSf22 · 04-19-2023, 01:23 AM

Love the pics! the only critique I have is the car could possibly be more level or centered better. I am not a professional photographer however but I do have a lot of friends around me that help me take photos of my two cars.

Other than that, they look amazing.

Dozer324 · 04-19-2023, 10:21 AM

Framing and being level is so key. Love the first pic but a tad to much dead space to the left. Also the last few photos seems to have a lot of vignette. This could be from too much contrast.

Overall really like the pics, I think a little less editing and taking the photos in better light will also greatly improve the end result. Post up some more!

///M TOWN · 04-19-2023, 07:52 PM

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BadgerDog · 04-19-2023, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dozer324

Framing and being level is so key. Love the first pic but a tad to much dead space to the left. Also the last few photos seems to have a lot of vignette. This could be from too much contrast.

Overall really like the pics, I think a little less editing and taking the photos in better light will also greatly improve the end result. Post up some more!

Yeah as a quick and dirty test I just zoomed in on my phone. If you set the road to the left side of the frame you get three nice converging lines through the frame (horizon, and both sides of road). The subject takes more of center stage as well of course.

Mellow Yellow · 04-20-2023, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AUSf22

Love the pics! the only critique I have is the car could possibly be more level or centered better. I am not a professional photographer however but I do have a lot of friends around me that help me take photos of my two cars.

Other than that, they look amazing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dozer324

Framing and being level is so key. Love the first pic but a tad to much dead space to the left. Also the last few photos seems to have a lot of vignette. This could be from too much contrast.

Overall really like the pics, I think a little less editing and taking the photos in better light will also greatly improve the end result. Post up some more!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Yeah as a quick and dirty test I just zoomed in on my phone. If you set the road to the left side of the frame you get three nice converging lines through the frame (horizon, and both sides of road). The subject takes more of center stage as well of course.

Appreciate the input! The vignetting was pretty strong. It seemed like a product of the ND filter and it was magnified by the gradient filter on lightroom

And thank you for the pointers on being level and such. Maybe I'll try some shots with the grid on

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