RE: PH Blog: why stills photography still matters

RE: PH Blog: why stills photography still matters

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Chrisw666

22,655 posts

200 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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olly22n said:
Vocal Minority said:
how on earth can a roof rack be scene?
They are clearly visible on the roof?
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DodoRacing

539 posts

208 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Turbo Harry said:
I liked the dirty car and I didn't really have an issue with the roof rack. It just looked as if it needed to be accessorised with skis or a snowboard or something. What looked like a doggy old fishing tackle box and a couple of rags just didn't work aesthetically. Made what could have been cool shots look slightly half-arsed.
+1. Also, kudos to them for doing it.

Gorbyrev

1,160 posts

155 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Too right Chris, I watched this yesterday and the stills are just incredible. The dynamism in those shots is spectacular. You watch the opening footage and think "well maybe" and then you look at the shots and my mouth was gaping with respect. A dirty mid-range white 911 in snow is made to look mythical and amazing. The guys at Porsche owe these guys a beer!

pagani1

683 posts

203 months

Friday 13th April 2012
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From here in sunny Dee Why Beach,Sydney it was a very cool video, in as much as it gave an insight into car photographger's lives in the quest for the perfect shot. I liked the way that action shots were done at low speed and how they improvised when roads were closed. All in all a very cool piece. Thank you Mr. Harris

g3org3y

20,639 posts

192 months

Friday 13th April 2012
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Agreed regarding the photography adding a massive element to an article.

Some of the shots I've seen in EVO or Car in the last few years have been stunning and for me that's part of the appeal in continuing to buy the magazine.

luke111s

847 posts

189 months

Friday 13th April 2012
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olly22n said:
Dirty is cool.




Get over it.

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Beefmeister

16,482 posts

231 months

Friday 13th April 2012
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I really enjoyed that video, and think that the dirty car + roofrack was perfect for those shots IMO. I don't think a clean car would've looked right among the snow and road grime.

Didn't really like all the touchy-feely American bits to the camera, but that's excusable as JF is indeed, one of them.

Donkey62

227 posts

166 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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Love a dirty shot shows a car being used rather than a static ornament.

Tbh I struggle to see the differences between professional shots and not so pro ones because filters and such they never look realistic in colour balance, tone and brightness everything professional looks 'shopped' unreal or fake somehow.

I'm amazed there is still photography work out there because everything has a digital camera which are really quite comparable now with current blogging culture.

irob

121 posts

151 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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To an extent the above comment is true. You can go to jessops, spend £500 on kit and become a wedding photographer producing photos that most people would call good.

But that's like buying a diesel ford focus instaid of a Porsche because the ford will do everything you want from a car.

As you may tell I am a photographer, although most people now own a pretty decent camera and can fiddle about on photoshop at home, luckily for me there is still quite a large need for 'pro' photographers.