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My Car Photography page - in Progress :)
So I went to a recent local BMW car show and took some pics.
I know composition could be much improved but given the way the cars were parked it was difficult to get a good background. Please give me your harshest criticism to improve. Thank you in advanced.  Pre-Show shots of my X5  My 2015 X5 35i MSport Space Grey by Nam Ji, on Flickr 41 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 40 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 39 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 38 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 37 by Nam Ji, on FlickrSHOW Pics.  12 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 11 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 10 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 15 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 17 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 18 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 19 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 20 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 21 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 22 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 25 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 28 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 26 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 29 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 45 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 34 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 33 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 32 by Nam Ji, on Flickr 30 by Nam Ji, on Flickr |
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great pics and coverage. Thanks for posting it up!
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awesome pics! well done. Keep em coming.
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Crouch - a good portion of your photos are from a standing position.
Standing is a big no-no when taking photos.
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At the moment I am using Canon's editing program that came with the camera.
I a trying to get familarized with Photoshop CC and Lightroom ( I have 3 months free trial ) but I can't seem to get the hang of it. |
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I never used the Canon software. I first started using Google's free Picasa software before moving over the Photoshop. The best advice I can give there is start with basic things, sliders for contrast, fill light, saturation, etc are all available. But be wary, dont change any of them too drastically. Lest you get an unnatural (and to me unflattering) image.
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The best software that came with your 70D is Digital Photo Professional. You should shoot in RAW and use DPP to convert to JPG, adjusting Contrast, Shadows and Highlights as you do so. In DPP, activate Digital Lens Optimization for the lenses that you're using and it'll correct for geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, vignetting, etc., at every focal length and every aperture. LR has lens correction, similar to, but not as powerful as Canon's, but Canon's is limited to Canon equipment. DxO Optics Pro is also another great solution for RAW conversion.
Vary your perspective much more. You were in a shitty location for backgrounds, so closing in tight, like you did, is a good strategy, but you've got to get lower. Vary your focal length, from very wide, to very long.
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Awesome, thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, I am no photography expert, so I wouldn't be able to help with the critiquing. But where are you located? I am in Northern, NJ as well and would love to attend shows like this! Was this the Rallye BMW show in Long Island?
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| 09-09-2015, 06:14 PM | #22 |
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I took some photos today with my Canon 70D to show off my recently installed M Performance front Spoiler lip.
I've been noticing a strange phenomenal with my camera or lens. You guys notice that most of my shots are blurry on the left side of every photo?                          
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Thanks for sharing. I hope you enjoyed the car show.
