Why are there so few car photographs?

[FussyFez]

Janesy B said:

No that's what I meant. Sodium lighting gives that effect, cameras struggle to find the right white balance in those conditions.

I've had a play in PS touch and as soon as I rid it of the yellow glow, it's just looks monochrome.

Meh!

[WillAron]

Are there any good sites or videos giving tutorials on how to retouch car photos?

[kman]

WillAron said:

Are there any good sites or videos giving tutorials on how to retouch car photos?

i dont mean to sound silly, but have you tried a site called... youtube??? honestly theres more videos on photoshop available there than any one photography tutorial site.

[GFWilliams]

cteagles said:

GFWilliams said:

Looks good Chris, think it would have been nice to highlight the M badge more though?

Thanks, I agree, a little more light on it would help. Just starting to play with light painting the car more. How did you achieve the shot below? Its a great image!

GFWilliams said:

I used an LED torch and just kept doing it until I was happy with where the highlight went. Think it took me about 30 attempts, it wasn't the easiest bit of carbon to light well!

[WillAron]

kman said:

i dont mean to sound silly, but have you tried a site called... youtube??? honestly theres more videos on photoshop available there than any one photography tutorial site.

What I mean is are there any good tutorials on YouTube that show you how to retouch a photo.

[ExPat2B]

I would highly recommend Phlearn as a retouching youtube channel. Spend a few days watching his techniques, learn all the shortcut keys he uses ( he has a special video just for that and I am so glad I spent the time to learn it as it speeded up my workflow 10fold ) , and you will be a long way down the road.

[trackdemon]

WillAron said:

kman said:

i dont mean to sound silly, but have you tried a site called... youtube??? honestly theres more videos on photoshop available there than any one photography tutorial site.

What I mean is are there any good tutorials on YouTube that show you how to retouch a photo.

Erm....

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-ins...

[PGD5]

Threesome by PGDesigns.co.uk, on Flickr

[big dub]

Mk2 Golf by Rob Joyce, on Flickr

[Rogue86]

Just a quick crop and sharpen, but for all intents and purposes sooc:

[FussyFez]

3 cracking shots above!

Nice work guys!

[TorqueR]

[yellowjack]

TorqueR said:

Is that a #bloodycyclist in the background, spoiling an otherwise excellent shot?

[WillAron]

Farmhouse Drive by Will Aron, on Flickr

Just completed this edit. Feel like it's missing something. How can I make it better?

[Mini1275]

2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed by DanB-Photography, on Flickr


2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed by DanB-Photography, on Flickr


2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed by DanB-Photography, on Flickr


2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed by DanB-Photography, on Flickr


2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed by DanB-Photography, on Flickr

[rottie102]

WillAron said:

Farmhouse Drive by Will Aron, on Flickr

Just completed this edit. Feel like it's missing something. How can I make it better?

Try different crop to start with? Cut more out from the top so there's no window visible, leave more on the right so the porch is not cropped and get rid of the rubbish behind the car?

[cteagles]

GFWilliams said:

cteagles said:

GFWilliams said:

Looks good Chris, think it would have been nice to highlight the M badge more though?

Thanks, I agree, a little more light on it would help. Just starting to play with light painting the car more. How did you achieve the shot below? Its a great image!

GFWilliams said:

I used an LED torch and just kept doing it until I was happy with where the highlight went. Think it took me about 30 attempts, it wasn't the easiest bit of carbon to light well!

That simple! I have been looking at diffusing the light from the torch or using a bigger softer light like a torch through a softbox. I imagine carbon is pretty hard to light paint, a nice metallic paint picks up the light no problem though!

[WillAron]

rottie102 said:

Try different crop to start with? Cut more out from the top so there's no window visible, leave more on the right so the porch is not cropped and get rid of the rubbish behind the car?

Okay. Is the clarity too much or is it okay how it is?

[WillAron]

Farm House Drive Updated by Will Aron, on Flickr

Any better?

[steves106]

Shot a while back, only just got round to doing a proper edit:


997 Carrera GTS by SteveJamesPhotography, on Flickr