DARE350 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) I recently explored a few locations close to where I live to try and find some good spots for car photography. As well as loving getting some proper photos of my 350Z, I also need proof of what I can offer as I start up a freelance design & photography business. But yeah these are the results where I just used available light rather than any big rig set ups, hope they go down well on here 03 Graffiti Rear Quarters DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 03 Graffiti Front Angle DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 03 Engine Bay Shopped DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 02Floodlit Side On DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 02 Floodlit Forward DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 01 Howarth Side On DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr 03 Graffiti zHDR DB by HE is DARE, on Flickr Plenty more on my Flickr if anyone's interested and click the thumbnails for the high res! Edited September 20, 2014 by DARE350 4 Quote
pjf1985 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Awesome pics! Lovely car you have there too Quote
GMballistic Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Great looking Zed and some brilliant shots. Just one thing I'd do next time, ...I think it looks good in photos sometimes if you turn the steering wheel full lock. 1 Quote
GIXXERUK Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 good pics (light could of been better), what a shine on the car Quote
Neilp Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Good photos, were these taken by you? I'm not a massive fan of the huge signature/watermark ruining the photos however, some decent photos. Edited September 20, 2014 by Neilp Quote
DARE350 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Thanks for all the comments, I am really happy with the look of the car for now and the parts from Tarmac have completed the vision I had for it. Definitely nice to get confirmation that the guys on here who see some stunning 350s every day can appreciate it too Just one thing I'd do next time, ...I think it looks good in photos sometimes if you turn the steering wheel full lock. You're 100% right on that, especially when it comes to the angled shots rather than just side on. Thanks for the tip! Good photos, were these taken by you? I'm not a massive fan of the huge signature/watermark ruining the photos however, some decent photos. Yeah I invested in a decent camera and the long game is to work on professional projects under the freelance design name. I have actually been rethinking my approach on the watermark because I know it takes away from the images, it's just hard to work out a way to get the content online looking its best whilst also keeping a link back to me just in case someone wants to get in contact. Quote
GMballistic Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Re: the signature ~ why not just have something smaller in the bottom right hand corner with more of a translucent effect? That way people can still see it and it won't be blocking the great pictures so much. Quote
mattross1313 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Great pics mate, love the one in front of the building with the colour fade. Like the name of your new venture too watermark could be a bit smaller, but that's something I am forever changing for my photography group too, bigger, then smaller etc. Quote
350zedd Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Hope you don't mind a critique on a few of the images, so here goes I'm not a fan of the graffiti backdrop, too cluttered imo, distracts from the zed. I can see your reflection on the car in a couple of images...try and avoid this. I like the hay bales shot on Flickr but you might like to clone the power cables out Apart from that, the zed looks great and there's plenty of good shots there. Good luck with the business Quote
DARE350 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Hey I love the feedback and critique, I can't imagine anyone thinks they've taken the perfect photo I think I will stop plastering the watermark for sure, some small simple text should do the job. It's funny the decisions you make just because you've seen others doing something without thinking it over for yourself. After getting them online I noticed the reflections and the power lines on those landscape shots are an annoying distraction, will try to touch them out Thanks for the support, will be a long term thing getting the design business together but I don't see myself doing anything else so it kinda has to work! Quote
WhackyWill Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Great pictures. Great Location..Thanks for sharing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
DARE350 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 The first picture is absolutely fantastic! What camera and lense if you don't mind me asking... Cheers Dave, I do like how the red rims on the wheels look on that one. The camera is a D7100 and the lens was a 35mm prime for those. 1 Quote
HoundDog Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Some great pictures there, nice car as well. Quote
Davewagon Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Without giving away your trade secrets, but what sort of post prod. stuff are you doing to make the pictures 'pop' like that?? Quote
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