Some shoot's I've done

[Ej1rider]

greta pics, i wish i could take pics like that

 

[jason.az1]

love the white pic next to the car wash...
good pics man

thx

all those cars are so clean! awesome pictures

thx

pictures are sick

thx

greta pics, i wish i could take pics like that

thx

And since I don't feel like getting flamed for being an ass, here are my reasons why they could be better:

1. Composition. In most it's flat out boring. Cars are dead centre in the frame in quite a few. The rule of thirds is such a ridiculously easy way to give your photos a more engaging and interesting look to them.
Also, this might be just me, but most of the time, I hate it when pictures are tilted at a 45 degree angle.
And try playing around with the DoF in some of them to give your subjects more of a focus. I haven't checked what camera/settings you used, but I have a feeling that tells me you shot in auto mode.
Horizon in windmill picture is also crooked.

Thank you and yeah I do center the cars most the time I dont really explore just more to the point pics
I shoot with a d40 i don't shoot in auto
but i do use auto focus most the time
Windmill pictures I took holding the camera in my hands driving on the highway at 40-60 what ever the speedlimit was


2. Some of the subjects are also downright boring. GPS? Bell thing? Boring.

Agree just pictures I took and played around with

3. Editing is horrendous. Selective colouring? No thank you, we aren't in grade 9. And in the first one of the smart car (you know, the one at a 45 degree angle), it's stupidly obvious to see where you basically "painted" the sky blue.
I didnt use photoshop on the cali pic's(password,smart car,windmill etc..
I used photomatix and played with the settings until i liked the outcome
most people dont like my editing but I just play around with it until i like them


4. Watch your exposure. The sky in the picture with the EK on what looks like BBS' is horribly blown out.
I'm also guessing it was in the one with the smart car since you painted it blue and you can kind of tell through the trees.
the pic with the si is mine and idk again played around with settings and photoshop etc.....
smartcar was edited in photoamtix

Those are just a few things to watch out for.
I'm not attacking your work or yourself personally, just trying to help you out as I've known guys who started out taking pictures just like this and they've grown and developed their skills and take amazing quality photos now, that people are starting to pay for.
Not saying you want to get that into it THAT much, as photography is an expensive hobby, in some cases more so than cars, but it's just something to keep in mind.

If you want I can give you the links to the flikr accounts of 2 of these guys, just send me a pm, I don't want to post them here and jack your thread.

I thank you for telling me what you think and what i should work on
it's nice to hear something different then good pics
and please pm me those links

 

[red.line]

Yeah, auto focus is what I meant, sorry should have specified.
And I figured that the windmill one was shot without a tripod haha but for shooting out of a moving car that's pretty good.

For what they are, your photos are still a great starting point, so keep shooting and experimenting, you'll just get better.

PM'd.

 

[Nighthawk]

Probably the easiest thing you can do to make this thread better is put some space in between your pictures (either hit return or enter twice), put a very small border around your pics, and get rid of the pastel-colored Papyrus-font names in the corners.

Presentation can make even sub-average pictures look top-notch.

 

[jason.az1]

Yeah, auto focus is what I meant, sorry should have specified.
And I figured that the windmill one was shot without a tripod haha but for shooting out of a moving car that's pretty good.

For what they are, your photos are still a great starting point, so keep shooting and experimenting, you'll just get better.

PM'd.

thank u

Probably the easiest thing you can do to make this thread better is put some space in between your pictures (either hit return or enter twice), put a very small border around your pics, and get rid of the pastel-colored Papyrus-font names in the corners.

Presentation can make even sub-average pictures look top-notch.

will do

 

[JDMsneakerz]

great pictures

 

[jason.az1]

Thank you