Everytime I detail then take pics... What is that?
 

I am getting way better at detailing my car but my photo skills are awful. If you have any advice on better angles or lighting tips plz give me feedback!
But it's funny because every single time I take her out clean.... Hey is that the new Aston Martin? Like the smaller on they made? Haha that's what I got yesterday :-). I hope you all love your car as much as I do. Enjoy your weekend my fellow 86ers!
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ONE LOVE!

for better angles, look at the numerous photos on the forum that look really good to you, and copy them. print out a few (you can probably print 4 or 6 on one piece of paper), and try to position yourself to match the picture in your camera screen.

also, remember that you can always crop a photo more easily than you can add to it, so go a bit wider rather than closer.

if you're using natural lighting, just make sure the sun isn't in front of you.

that's the easiest way to start out IMHO.

first of all - set the proper white balance.

Stand lower to the ground, the angle will look more aggresive.

I also know very little about photography and I've only got a cheap little camera, so I try to take lots of shots from all different angles and normally something comes out OK.

Here's some of my better pics - sun high and slightly behind, taken from a bit further away.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=11036&page=42

BTW, your car looks great! :w00t:

the best I could do messing with colors and cropping.

Shoot in manual

Get a tripod

Get a book on basic photography. Your pictures were taken at a poor time of the day for natural light. Composition is something you'll have to learn on your own. IE: you have trash cans in both of your pictures. :P

how about a decent camera? lol what camera are you using? i had better shots on my phone, the camera might be the problem?

Thx for all the feedback photography is definitely not something that is learned overnight. Some good tips here! Hopefully next time you all will be more impressed!

Wait for sunset and make sure the sun is behind you and the car in front. Won't look so shady.

If you give a 16yr old kid a race car, it doesn't mean they are going to drive as well as a race car driver.

PHOTOSHOP. will make those look brilliant.

Shooting into the sun makes the subject very dark compared to the background, sky and water. Try to keep it behind or off the the side of the lens.
For certain locations, time of day and season make a huge difference.

Look at what is in the frame. Moving a couple feet in a different direction can make a big difference. Or move the subject slightly.

Sometimes a bit of zoom in can be useful. Some cameras have a limited optical zoom.
Using the digital part of the zoom starts losing pixels around the edges.

For my simple Sony point and shoot I've been using -0.03 ev and + sharpness. What that's equivalent to on another camera is anybody's guess.
Seems to be working right mostly, depending on ambient lighting.

The funny thing is people wont realize the smaller Aston Martin they made is a heavily modified rebadged Scion IQ lol.

Shoot first thing in the morning just as the sun is coming out. Just make sure it's at your back. Would like to see you try this and show the pics.

im sure there is a fine line between a decent camera and a professional one, from the photos he took, it looks like a 3MP camera.. regardless a DECENT camera wont hurt!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/data:...EBkoIECg+qgQA7

Learn rule of thirds. :thumbsup: Everything else has been covered.

I think the dog should be in the pictures too.

Honestly thanks to everyone I really appreciate the pointers. I want to buy a decent camera for around 150.is that practical? Also dog will make some appearances for sure haha

For $150-200 you should be able to get a decent point n' shoot, which honestly if you use it right can have really good results and are good for static car shots as you don't need a long lens.

Few pictures I've taken with my brothers Olympus Stylus (because it's so much easier to lug around than my SLR with lenses...):

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

When it comes to action and reaching out far it's hard for a PnS to even compare with an SLR though, and that's where the money spent is worth it for an SLR.

You have "croppy" photo skills...I too suck at photog.

He sortof reminds me on my dog that I had from my childhood(80's) up to 2001. My cat lived to be about 18 as well.

My #1 critique on those pics is the mentioned white balance, the colors are off. Something on the camera might be set off.
Next up is exposure. Looks like those were taken midday and midday lighting is harsh and hard to make look nice. That's why photogs call early and late day hours the golden hours. Your midday pic with too harsh lighting made it impossible for your camera too handle, the difference between the brightest and darkest (contrast/dynamic range) is just too much for it.
Having the sun at your back is not necessarily the best either, you can work it with it behind for some interesting looks too. Heck, I managed to catch this on the end of a rainy day with my smaller carry around camera.
http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/w...2/P1010606.jpg
Watch the horizon, sometimes you can do it for effect, but most people find it distracting when you have the horizon in your pic and its not level.
As someone mentioned, getting low angle shots does give a more aggressive feel, but play with all kinds of angles.
Watch the reflections too, if it's intentional it can be cool, but usually when you get yourself in a reflection into your pic it's goofy.
Getting a big fancy camera with a nice lens does afford you tighter depth of field, that's the effect you see where the subject is nice crisp focus, but the fore and background are blurry. With small cameras its difficult to get the effect, to get the most of that if its a zoom lens set it wide and get as close physically as you can. If you can control camera setting, set the shutter speed fast and the aperture big (lower f number).
Be aware of stuff in background, if you shifted your angle a bit in the second pic you might have been able to get the other car & trashcan out of the pic, and the glare off the water also out of frame. The reflection of the water can look neat, but its too much in this case and is blowing out the exposure.
As another post said, look at pics you like, then try and figure out what it is about it you like and what made it like that.