DSLR advice

Red__Zed

haha, I did 4 years in engineering undergrad. I think I can handle it.

Parkerman

Since you have a DX nikon, I would also suggest picking up the 1.8 35mm. I've heard good things out of it, but since I'm on FX I haven't ever used it myself.

Red__Zed

Thanks, I will look into that once I start to get the hang of shooting

Red__Zed

Rain finally stopped, managed to take a few pics. Flame away. The light wasn't very conducive to taking pics...

Red__Zed

Parkerman

Just wondering, what makes you say that?

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wilsonp

Flat light from cloud cover generally doesn't lend itself to the best pictures.

Your white balance looks a little off to me - the red looks quite orange. I think a little Topaz Labs processing could help the pictures though.

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Red__Zed

The only time the rain stopped was right in the middle of the day, and so I was dealing with the sun pretty much overhead.

Red__Zed

Please tell me more. I'm a complete noob when it comes to this

Parkerman

Ahh, I gotcha, yea.. Mid day shooting blows.

but, as far as overcast/cloud coverage, its actually one of the best times to take pictures due to it being a gigantic diffuser, which will help in making the lighting much less harsh.

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Red__Zed

Yeah, I did notice that it helped-- it was the only reason the midday shots turned out at all, but the sun was still peeking around the clouds, and I got some funny reflections on the paint as a result.

Cmike2780

It's not the light, overcast "diffused light" is actually better than harsh direct sunlight. The problem is that objects reflect color, in this case grey. Red is such a vibrant color and the greys (from the clouds) reflecting off the surfaces washes out the color.

If you want a great photo shoot, grab a tripod and shoot 30 min before sunset. Also, use the cloudy setting on your white balance or custom with a grey card. Good start though. Composition is good. Next time shoot from perpectives you normally don't see. Also, don't try to capture everything in one picture. You want to show the car off, not sell it on Ebay Take a few steps back and zoom in on details.

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Parkerman

My other suggestion is to work on composition.



With this picture there is more negative space between the rear of the car and the edge of the picture rather than the front and the edge, it makes it feel a bit cut off. Think of the front of your car as a face and you want to know where it is looking. It creates a leading line in which your eyes will follow. Currently it follows that line and meets the edge of the picture.

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Red__Zed

makes sense.

chuckd05

grab a low aperature lens.... the 50/1.8 cannon lens was the best 100 dollars I ever spent ..... im sure nikon has a comparable lens... the crispness of the shots are incredible... also a tripod is a good investment...

and dslrtips.com

guys voice get to you but you will learn a lot

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