Muscle Car

[PAFirefighter11]

I figured I needed some more photos of my Camaro. :) So here they are. Nothing special.

First is an HDR, the others are just Shadow/Highlight tool in CS2. Photos were taken at my place in Brick, NJ as well as Sandy Hook, NJ. The HDR has too much room behind it (IMO) but I my CS2 doesn't like me at the moment so I can't fix that.

http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/photos/275500747_N4ZBW-L.jpg

http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/photos/275501971_975CE-L.jpg

http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/photos/275501232_sq8G2-L.jpg

Before (With dents):
http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/photos/275500435_UE2j4-L.jpg

After (With 1 min of Clone Stamp work as well as 1 min of Desaturation work on the once blue tinted rims):
http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/photos/276811513_CNva4-L.jpg

[Jthmeffy]

great pics and great looking car

I have a 95 Z (tho white).. I should go take some pics when its sunny and warm :).

[anwmn1]

I like the 1st one the most for one simple reason

You can see 2 sides :deal the other three are very flat looking because of the angle (or rather lack of) you shot from.

Car photography is all about the angles. If you want a primarily side shot at least turn the front wheels to add some more depth to the shot.

I don't like the car myself but as a photography subject it is GREAT!! lots of angles and lines to work with.

Look forward to seeing more from you!! :thumb

[mercphoto]

I really want to try HDR with some car shots. I really like the look of #1 there. With #2 my only complaint is the car color looks washed and doesn't seem to match the color of the other images. As per the profile stance I like profile shots when done well, but I think only #2 is close here. If you do profile I think you need to make sure the camera is exactly centered front-to-back. In your third shot, for example, its not. One way to tell is how the other side's tires look in relation to the near side's tires. Does that make sense?

[Dallas_Stephanie]

Very nice. I like the first one the best. How do you print them out to look like a photograph with the boarders and add your name?

[DeuceFour]

Very Cool! I agree about the first photo that it may need just a little bit different crop because there is a lot of space behind it. I like 3 & 4 the best!! Gotta love to shoot vehicles!!:thumb

[PAFirefighter11]

Thanks all! I edited the last shot a little bit and will get around to fixing the HDR as well. I was trying to get a few side profile shots for a rotating banner on my F-body Club's website.


I use Photoshop and record an action to create my outline and sig on all my photos. I have one for Portraits and another for Landscapes. Basically I just expand the canvas a few diff. colors/sizes and add my sig.

[dawssvt]

Mustang > F-Body :rofl

Pictures look excellent, man. Nice work :thumb

[dbaker1221]

i like the first shot alot...the background works well for me on it:clap