Aston Martin Photography

[WillAron]

Hi there,

I'm a photographer who's currently building a portfolio of work for clients. A lot of people have said that my work so far is really good and I've just gained a High 2:1 in university studying car photography. However I still feel like I can do better.

I was unsure about asking this but I thought I'd give it a shot. I would really like to add some photographs of an Aston to my portfolio. If anybody is willing to come for a photo shoot then I will gladly give you the photographs in return. This will be free of course as this is for training and portfolio purposes.

I'm currently based in North Wales, but my area where I work ranges from North and Mid Wales to Cheshire and the West Midlands. I would travel further, but at the moment I have very little funding.

Hope you guys can help out.

Thanks,

Will.

[AMDBSNick]

WillAron said:

Hi there,

I'm a photographer who's currently building a portfolio of work for clients. A lot of people have said that my work so far is really good and I've just gained a High 2:1 in university studying car photography. However I still feel like I can do better.

I was unsure about asking this but I thought I'd give it a shot. I would really like to add some photographs of an Aston to my portfolio. If anybody is willing to come for a photo shoot then I will gladly give you the photographs in return. This will be free of course as this is for training and portfolio purposes.

I'm currently based in North Wales, but my area where I work ranges from North and Mid Wales to Cheshire and the West Midlands. I would travel further, but at the moment I have very little funding.

Hope you guys can help out.

Thanks,

Will.

YHM

[WillAron]

Cheers Nick, sent you a reply. Appreciate the help!

[L0TT0]

Nice portfolio Will - Jonby spotted at the Groes Inn

[Jockman]

North Wales, eh....there are a few of us nearby....do you photograph pushbikes ???

[WillAron]

L0TT0 said:

Nice portfolio Will - Jonby spotted at the Groes Inn

Yep. Was the Club Mullholland meet

[WillAron]

Jockman said:

North Wales, eh....there are a few of us nearby....do you photograph pushbikes ???

Sure can. I get involved in a few outdoor stuff around here.

[Jockman]

WillAron said:

Sure can. I get involved in a few outdoor stuff around here.

Do you do sheep then?

[Jon1967x]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Just goes to show... guy gets burnt for offering!

I'm also staffordshire/shropshire and interested in photography so happy to join in with my car

[WillAron]

Jockman said:

Do you do sheep then?

I can take pictures of sheep

Edited by WillAron on Thursday 10th July 16:33

[L0TT0]

Jockman said:

WillAron said:

Sure can. I get involved in a few outdoor stuff around here.

Do you do sheep then?

[WillAron]

Good job I got that question right. LOL.

[WillAron]

Jon1967x said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Just goes to show... guy gets burnt for offering!

I'm also staffordshire/shropshire and interested in photography so happy to join in with my car

Cheers Jon. PM'd you dude.

[KarlFranz]

I'm going to be brutally honest here, Will. I looked at your albums on Facebook and your work is all over the place. Same goes for your website. You need to whittle down your work a lot. There are a few gems here and there but they are surrounded by dozens on pictures that look like nothing more than a snapshot. If you want to showcase your work, you have to be your own worst critic and only show your top 1%. Don't use your friends, colleagues or family as critics, because they are not professionals and they also don't want to hurt your feelings. Those aren't the kind of people that are going to help advance your career aspirations.

As other in another thread have told you before, you have to work on your composition. Look at different angles. Pay attention to the background. Control your DoF. Look out for distracting reflections. Control your lighting. You can't simply point your camera at a car and start firing away and then pic whatever looks best. The best photographers have a plan in mind for what the picture they want to create looks like and sometimes spend hours setting it up just to get one shot. I know photographers that scout locations for days and show up multiple times in order to get the best weather conditions if shooting outdoors.

Also, you need to work on your post-processing. There were a few pics that look good but had distracting items in the background, cracks or parking lines on the pavement, superfluous people on the edges of the frame etc. The picture needs to be about the subject and it needs to tell a story. If I'm distracted by other items, then the message isn't coming across.

Good luck.

[sukh_m]

Nice post Karl, talk about denting the poor boys confidence

[B4rnst4ble]

I am going to be brutally honest , what an arrogant egotistical post Karl, obviously you are David Bailey in disguise, what qualification do you have to critique his work you numpty

Op keep up the great work

[Jon1967x]

Personally I think the critique would have been better as a PM with an intro and dressed up a bit. We all know we run the risk of blunt posts as Bentley man did when he offered his car to be photo'd.

I'm just looking forward to the all expenses trip to the Stelvio pass so my car can be pictured there..

[WillAron]

KarlFranz said:

I'm going to be brutally honest here, Will. I looked at your albums on Facebook and your work is all over the place. Same goes for your website. You need to whittle down your work a lot. There are a few gems here and there but they are surrounded by dozens on pictures that look like nothing more than a snapshot. If you want to showcase your work, you have to be your own worst critic and only show your top 1%. Don't use your friends, colleagues or family as critics, because they are not professionals and they also don't want to hurt your feelings. Those aren't the kind of people that are going to help advance your career aspirations.

As other in another thread have told you before, you have to work on your composition. Look at different angles. Pay attention to the background. Control your DoF. Look out for distracting reflections. Control your lighting. You can't simply point your camera at a car and start firing away and then pic whatever looks best. The best photographers have a plan in mind for what the picture they want to create looks like and sometimes spend hours setting it up just to get one shot. I know photographers that scout locations for days and show up multiple times in order to get the best weather conditions if shooting outdoors.

Also, you need to work on your post-processing. There were a few pics that look good but had distracting items in the background, cracks or parking lines on the pavement, superfluous people on the edges of the frame etc. The picture needs to be about the subject and it needs to tell a story. If I'm distracted by other items, then the message isn't coming across.

Good luck.

Thanks for you advice. I know I still have a long way to go until I reach the elites in the photography industry which is why I'm trying to get as much practice as possible now. I will make sure take a look at my site and see if I can put up as much of my best work as possible. I haven't been able to do proper photo shoots until now. Most of my work is more from events and from road trips rather than actual shoots so I've had very little time to plan out everything. Every photographer learns new things every day so in the future hopefully, my work will improve. I'm going to make sure with the shoots I have in the future, I actually think about my shots more. I used to plan everything in my head. I still like doing this because I am very creative. However as a guideline I will put it down on paper.

Thanks for your advice again.

[Ian365]

B4rnst4ble said:

I am going to be brutally honest , what an arrogant egotistical post Karl, obviously you are David Bailey in disguise, what qualification do you have to critique his work you numpty

Op keep up the great work

Having been involved in photography for over 40 years it's obvious Karl knows what he's talking about and I agree with every observation he made. I too would have given a similarly honest opinion but maybe delivered with an extra helping of encouragement.

[B4rnst4ble]

Being involved in something for 40 years does not mean you are any good at it .......
The guy has come on asking for a subject to develop his portfolio and further his skills, he didn't ask for a two wannabe critics to mark his work .