Alright, some new spots, with a real camera for those of you that hated how bad the last pictures were..











we showed the cops all of these pics and they just laughed and called us goofballs..

 

you need more than just side shots.

 

lol cops busted you guys? and more pix of the puddle light set up please

 

How did you paint your rims? I really wanna do that.

 

just fyi, you have a FBP, not a NBP. heres the difference: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42859

 

not feelin the puddle lights.. imo the car has to look somewhat vip for it to flow.. green? to each their own

 

I had no idea there were even two blacks. Thats nice to know. Slepy now you REALLY have to come to a meet so we can compare.

 

I think you might have a broken axle or joint. Your front wheels look permanently turned to the left.

 

lol. try turning the wheel so that the FACE of the rim is FACING the camera, not the tread

 

lololol....

let me give you some tips on some photos...

a) try some sunlight.
b) try adjusting the settings on the camera even tho its a P&S because sometimes, you'll get better results.
c) different angles rock because you don't see the same side of the car
d) try some tire shine before a shoot.
e) different camera angles work too
f) close ups of the wheels because some people like it.
g) tripod works wonders.


try taking pics when the sun sets too.

 

To paint the rims, get the primer, and the second color that you want.
A few sand papers , and the clear coat color.


Do like that first, and spray the primer, leave it for like 15 minutes, and then spray the color you want, and last step is the clear coat.

Yay, so i hope this helps you man.

 

RED ROCK?! You are from MN! I'm just north of you. White Bear Lake. If you ever see a Black TL with an ugly ass gold grill...that's me!

 

ts_vaj go to this thread! https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...58#post6067958

 

X2

 

..thats some major gangster lean you got there son!

 

haha, sorry i was just going from the threads i saw about the colors.
my bad, i'll change that

 

and yeah, i know about the shots, but because of where i'm taking a lot of these photos, i just pull u-turns in the middle of the road, which isn't exactly easy with traffic..
and i have a few new shots i will upload later tonight..

 

more pics from today, we took most of these after we read some of your comments, but not all of them..
and to be totally honest, i have no idea what i'm doing as far as photography goes, I can't think of a better word than n00b, so you don't need to rip on me, and I am planning on changing up the pics style..

 

haha, just got this one..
my friend runs out and takes the pics, and i stay in the car in case another car comes down the road and i need to move, but i try to stay out of most of the pics..

 

Parking in the middle of the street is not always the best picture spot. Looks for garages, interesting looking buildings, a location with an overlook, or something that just adds interest. But these are way better than the cell phone set of pics lol...

Oh and in this pic it looks like your launching the car lol

 

I see that Charger creepin up

 

is it just me or does his car look even higher than normal ??
the picture pizaul was talking about almost looks like u have hydraulics and the fronts like going up

 

haha it does it looks like he just floored it uphill. You need to tint your windows and get my headlights then you'll be stealth.

 

mommy is super against tinting, so its up to me to get the money..
and what are your headlights?

 

tint.drop.


then you'll be gettin somewhere

 

There blacked out. No orange or nothing everything is painted black. I'll try to get dig up a pic of em.

 

(http://share.shutterfly.com/action/p...8AbNHDZy3ct2FD)
Go to this its too much work right now for me to get uploaded on here i'm in a hurry. But its picture 1154 with the troops plate.

 

i've really been wanting to do that.
we should set up a time, and you can help me with it, i'm a bit scared to bake my headlights..

 

haha yeah I definitley bought mine on ebay. I have no idea how to it that way. Thats how I was originally gonna do it but then some popped up on ebay.

 

like the car... when i bought my TL last summer... the first thing i did was throw it in the shop and got tinted.... in my opinion... a well done tint job will completely change the look of any vehicle... i like the wheels... been wantin to see a 02 type S with the wheels painted but can't seem to find one? anyways... scrap up some money or do whatever u can and get a good tint job, will look real good.

 

i plan on it, but how much does it cost/should i expect to pay?

 

I paid $220 I think if I remember right. I got mine done at a place called Ziebarts in Fridley. Most of my friends have gotten theres done at street scenes on university in Fridley. But that stores run by 21 year old asians. So I went to Ziebarts. And I love asians, don't get me wrong. I just wanted em done at good place.

 

Im not feeling the green puddle lights maybe if they where red or blue anyways to each their own.

 

Have to agree the colour of the puddles arent doing it. Blue or red, and it would 100 times better if u had the kit on. The bulbs should be hidden and the kit would help with that, but other wise nice ride.

 

It's my car in black

 

without the 6MT

 

ok sorry for requoting all the pics, but I wanted to number them so you know which ones I'm talking about. I'm not even goign to say much about the night shots other than the fact that I think you should just stick with day shots for now :gheylaugh:


I'm assuming that you're using a P&S so I'm not sure what kind of options you have as far as manual controls so I'll just mainly talk about composition.


1. this shot is ok, although the sky is washed out. one thing that You want to make sure is that you can see the face of the wheels, you have your front wheel turns the wrong way in this picture. Also the composition doesnt work because the trailer in the back overlaps your car and is very distracting. The metal wall thing on the left would have made a more interesting backround. Perhaps you should have parked your car long that and used that as a background?

2. bad composition, NEVER cut your car off, your wheel is turned the wrong way again. Try using the pillar/collums to frame your car. Also, the reflections on your car are very distracting.

3. OK shot, looks OOF, learn the rule of thirds and try getting your car out of the center of these kinds of shots. The angle is not the best.

4. this shot is nice, I like how you can see the city buildings in the background, a bit underexposed though

5. OK. would have been nicer to move a little to the right to get more of a 3/4 angle on the car

6. completly OOF

7. I'm guessing you were driving past in this pic since your front is so raised? If you had someone take the shot, try having them set a slower shutter speed and pan with your car to create a sense of speed

8. again, bad composition. Wheel is turned the wrong way again, car is cropped off. Side mirror blocking the face draws all the attention and is distracting

9. at least this one is taken from a different height, but again you cropped the car off and have the wheel turned the wrong way.


Just keep practicing and shoot as much as you can, it's digital so you're not wasting film. I'm no pro but nothing helps more than just going out, trying new techniques and getting as much practice as possible. Get out and shoot, shoot, shoot.

 

.. no offense but if you got anything lighter than 20% for that much money, you paid WAY too much for tints. A good quality tint w/lifetime warranty shouldn't run you more than $200 for all 7 windows on our cars.

I paid $180 for my 3M tints w/lifetime warranty.. 20% front/rear windows - 5% rear windshield.

 

Yeah I also got some thing called a diamondhead wax so I don't ever have to wax my car for like 4 years. I couldn't remember if 220 was with the detail or without so 220 was with it I guess then. It was 170 without the detailing.

 

what?
you sir.... jus got rippped off..