Why are there so few car photographs?
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another composite shot, car photographed in showroom and placed into a stock backplate
Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT car
Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT car
8bit said:
OK, had a quick play with my HDR image just now. Managed to pull all the saturation out of the yellow and orange channels to neutralise the horrible streetlight in the background. Took a bit of the glare out of the shop windows to the left but I can't get any more out really without them looking washed out. They're actually darker now than they are in the darkest exposure so I guess I maybe just didn't get enough range in the exposures I shot. I've desaturated it a bit as well to take the pink out. It's better I think but still not great.
You have decreased the luminance of those windows mate but they are still from a source that is totally overexposed and clipped - albeit a bit lower level now. Can you not cut in the windows from the lowest exposure shot? Looks a lot better generally now too 
Ken Figenus said:
8bit said:
OK, had a quick play with my HDR image just now. Managed to pull all the saturation out of the yellow and orange channels to neutralise the horrible streetlight in the background. Took a bit of the glare out of the shop windows to the left but I can't get any more out really without them looking washed out. They're actually darker now than they are in the darkest exposure so I guess I maybe just didn't get enough range in the exposures I shot. I've desaturated it a bit as well to take the pink out. It's better I think but still not great.
You have decreased the luminance of those windows mate but they are still from a source that is totally overexposed and clipped - albeit a bit lower level now. Can you not cut in the windows from the lowest exposure shot? Looks a lot better generally now too If I get a chance this evening I'll try redoing the HDR but lose the brightest exposure or two, may try developing one or two of the base shots and see if it's possible to get a nicer looking image overall out of that.
kman said:
That is just...STUNNING! Well done.
Messing about with composites again, a desert bug:
Bugatti Chiron
Bugatti ChironEdited by kman on Wednesday 7th February 18:18
Without wanting criticise anyones work in any way ... but am i the only one who thinks a lot of the images posted on here now look like a screen grab from an animated movie?
It seems that there is more effort put into post production than the actual photography itself these days.
Don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of post production but I still want to see car photographs that look like car photographs rather than an image that doesn't look real and almost 'cartoonish'.
What does everyone else think, maybe I'm just getting old?
It seems that there is more effort put into post production than the actual photography itself these days.
Don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of post production but I still want to see car photographs that look like car photographs rather than an image that doesn't look real and almost 'cartoonish'.
What does everyone else think, maybe I'm just getting old?
Just stumbled across this forum, can't wait to wade through this whole thread in particular, obviously lots of talented photographers here! I've had a photography business for 4 years now photographing animals, have just started on cars and really enjoying shooting with something that stays still, learning as I go along.
TheBlondeFella said:
Without wanting criticise anyones work in any way ... but am i the only one who thinks a lot of the images posted on here now look like a screen grab from an animated movie?
It seems that there is more effort put into post production than the actual photography itself these days.
Don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of post production but I still want to see car photographs that look like car photographs rather than an image that doesn't look real and almost 'cartoonish'.
What does everyone else think, maybe I'm just getting old?
I think theres just lots of shooters that like lots of PP here... maybe its the in thing... anyway, I've never posted in this thread before... It seems that there is more effort put into post production than the actual photography itself these days.
Don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of post production but I still want to see car photographs that look like car photographs rather than an image that doesn't look real and almost 'cartoonish'.
What does everyone else think, maybe I'm just getting old?
Bit of drifting at Teesside Autodrome yesterday
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