Tell me what i could do better. - AutoPhotog : Photo Enthusiasts/Pros Forum

1HotA32 · 10-30-2009, 11:14 PM

photo's taken with a kodak z760 6.1 digital camera.

BandyDesign · 10-30-2009, 11:24 PM

Well the first shot, you need a tripod. Try experimenting with multiple exposures and play with that white balance.. nobody likes that yellow concrete :P

You don't have to always center the car, experiment with your composition.

2 is good, but the car is a little lost.

On 3 and 4, I would try and get more sky and attempt to recover it in post.
Do you shoot raw? If you do, you can get an exposure that will let you still recover the clouds etc.

As far as the last one... don't cut off the car. It would have been cool to get that shot from a profile view.

Just my $0.02.

Lemme know if my critique is too harsh, just trying to help you improve!

1HotA32 · 10-30-2009, 11:30 PM

not harsh at all i take everything you say as a chance to grow. im going to have to get a better camera, this is the one i have.

better equipment is def a must b/c i think im limited with this camera.

BandyDesign · 10-30-2009, 11:33 PM

Ok, well a good tip with P&S cameras. Zoom in to your furthest Optical zoom range and setup your shot. This will give you a more shallow depth of field and that "pro" look. Digital zoom is senseless as it is merely a crop.

1HotA32 · 10-30-2009, 11:34 PM

thanks i will have to try it this weekend.

1HotA32 · 10-30-2009, 11:58 PM

here is a few more.

BandyDesign · 10-31-2009, 12:00 AM

Nice! Did you shoot through a star filter or something?

1HotA32 · 10-31-2009, 12:07 AM

the one with the headlights on and the other ones of the accord was shot with a cannon rebel xti.. and i have no idea what lense he had on it when i used it.

**UdubBadger** · 10-31-2009, 12:43 AM

dude, I'm a big fan of the 97-99 maxima's, learned how to drive on my dads 97 SE. Great car.

1HotA32 · 10-31-2009, 06:50 AM

ya they are fun cars espically when they are modded.

1HotA32 · 10-31-2009, 09:49 PM

1HotA32 · 10-31-2009, 10:06 PM

**ultimate** · 11-01-2009, 11:39 PM

your location and point of view is very good.
the mood of the pics are good too.

maybe it's just the quality/camera/lens?

1HotA32 · 11-02-2009, 08:24 AM

ya i think thats my major thing is my camera isnt good enough

**UdubBadger** · 11-02-2009, 11:19 AM

good enough might not even be right. You just need to be able to manipulate your camera more (shutter speed, Aperture ect...) because often the camera's auto function doesn't know what you are trying to do.

1HotA32 · 11-03-2009, 08:42 AM

ya i dont normally mess with the setting on the manual part b/c i dont know how to use them properly

Professor · 11-04-2009, 01:32 PM

A long exposure and small aperture could create the starred effect.

Watch your background - too busy - especially the electric sub station. You have poles, etc growing out of the car - distracting.

Get rid of the tilted camera -- especially when you are dealing with something everyone knows is level and straight, like the horizon (in your case) or buildings.

Professor · 11-04-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

good enough might not even be right. You just need to be able to manipulate your camera more (shutter speed, Aperture ect...) because often the camera's auto function doesn't know what you are trying to do.

dizzy · 11-04-2009, 04:33 PM

You have some interesting shots in there. Keep in mind a black car is tough to shoot. Silver is the best. Also most of your shots look underexposed to me. Your locations are ok. Work on angles, lighting, and proper exposure.

Good luck. Keep shooting.

1HotA32 · 11-04-2009, 07:17 PM

thanks guys

10-30-2009, 11:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	Critique my photo's photo's taken with a kodak z760 6.1 digital camera. __________________ Last edited by 1HotA32; 10-31-2009 at 09:47 PM.

10-30-2009, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	not harsh at all i take everything you say as a chance to grow. im going to have to get a better camera, this is the one i have. better equipment is def a must b/c i think im limited with this camera. __________________

10-30-2009, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	thanks i will have to try it this weekend. __________________

10-30-2009, 11:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	here is a few more. __________________ Last edited by 1HotA32; 10-31-2009 at 12:05 AM.

10-31-2009, 12:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	the one with the headlights on and the other ones of the accord was shot with a cannon rebel xti.. and i have no idea what lense he had on it when i used it. __________________

10-30-2009, 11:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
BandyDesign PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Shoots With: D90\|11-16 2.8\|35 1.8\|50 1.8\|70-300\|bees! Posts: 150	Well the first shot, you need a tripod. Try experimenting with multiple exposures and play with that white balance.. nobody likes that yellow concrete :P You don't have to always center the car, experiment with your composition. 2 is good, but the car is a little lost. On 3 and 4, I would try and get more sky and attempt to recover it in post. Do you shoot raw? If you do, you can get an exposure that will let you still recover the clouds etc. As far as the last one... don't cut off the car. It would have been cool to get that shot from a profile view. Just my $0.02. Lemme know if my critique is too harsh, just trying to help you improve!

10-30-2009, 11:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
BandyDesign PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Shoots With: D90\|11-16 2.8\|35 1.8\|50 1.8\|70-300\|bees! Posts: 150	Ok, well a good tip with P&S cameras. Zoom in to your furthest Optical zoom range and setup your shot. This will give you a more shallow depth of field and that "pro" look. Digital zoom is senseless as it is merely a crop.

10-31-2009, 12:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
BandyDesign PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Shoots With: D90\|11-16 2.8\|35 1.8\|50 1.8\|70-300\|bees! Posts: 150	Nice! Did you shoot through a star filter or something?

10-31-2009, 12:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	dude, I'm a big fan of the 97-99 maxima's, learned how to drive on my dads 97 SE. Great car. __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

10-31-2009, 06:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	ya they are fun cars espically when they are modded. __________________

10-31-2009, 09:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	__________________

10-31-2009, 10:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
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11-01-2009, 11:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
ultimate PhotoMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 22	your location and point of view is very good. the mood of the pics are good too. maybe it's just the quality/camera/lens?

11-02-2009, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	ya i think thats my major thing is my camera isnt good enough __________________

11-02-2009, 11:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	good enough might not even be right. You just need to be able to manipulate your camera more (shutter speed, Aperture ect...) because often the camera's auto function doesn't know what you are trying to do. __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

11-03-2009, 08:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	ya i dont normally mess with the setting on the manual part b/c i dont know how to use them properly __________________

11-04-2009, 01:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Professor PhotoN00B Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Shoots With: Canon 30D - 24-105L Posts: 5	A long exposure and small aperture could create the starred effect. Watch your background - too busy - especially the electric sub station. You have poles, etc growing out of the car - distracting. Get rid of the tilted camera -- especially when you are dealing with something everyone knows is level and straight, like the horizon (in your case) or buildings.

11-04-2009, 04:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
dizzy PhotoN00B Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Va. Shoots With: Canon Flickr: zippychance Posts: 26	You have some interesting shots in there. Keep in mind a black car is tough to shoot. Silver is the best. Also most of your shots look underexposed to me. Your locations are ok. Work on angles, lighting, and proper exposure. Good luck. Keep shooting. __________________

11-04-2009, 07:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	thanks guys __________________

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