So I changed the ISO to highest level and turned the flash off and the pics came out much better. Only took a couple angels. I need suggestions on what other settings I can adjust to make these pics better. My camera might just suck.

in a couple weeks she will be ready for her full photo shoot. I like this location and its easily accessable.

 

higher ISO = more noise...get a tripod (or other very flat surface) for night shooting and turn your ISO down to 100...

in lower-lit areas, manually adjust the shutter speed to soak up the light that's available...judging from your pics, though, you have plenty of light...

play with the exposure settings, taking a few photos under and over normal exposure...

take a lot of photos and pick out the best shots later...it's better to take too many than not enough...


those are my quick tips off the top of my head...

what kind of camera do you have?

 

I agree with rimz...thats happens to me all the time...always take alot of shots
And get a tripod

Nice car but..night pics? the sky looks like daytime

 

A sony cyber-shot.

What size pics should I take?

If you saw the pics I took that were not 400 ISO you would see. It was dusk and cloudy out

 

I suggest everyone looks at this thread I found on google
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417604

This guy takes photography to another level. I hope this helps.

I suggest everyone looks at this thread so we can add more high quality pictures on the 3g Paradise thread.

 

nice find winky...though consider yourself lucky (or patient) if you get lighting like they used in some of those pictures...

evan, ALWAYS shoot in RAW mode...it's an uncompressed format and allows you to play with the exposure, contrast, highlights, saturation, shadows, etc. better...

also, especially when night shooting, i recommend setting your camera to take pictures using the timer (if your camera has this function)...at night i set my camera to the settings i want and instead of me pushing the button to take the picture, i set my camera to a 5-second timer and let it take it for me, that way there's no chance of me moving the camera while pushing the button down and getting blurry pictures...

 

If my digi cam is 5MP, should I always use that setting or lower it

 

More pictures!

 

when i read this i can't help but think you're asking if you should lower your megapixel (MP) setting...which you can't...

which setting are you referring to as far as lowering it?

 

Its just resolution settings, withg 5.0 M being the highest. Would it help to lower the resolution setting?

 

you shouldn't be able to change your megapixels...those are always constant no matter what resolution you shoot in...shooting in RAW will give you max resolution...

i assume you're referring to the different resolutions based on the picture format you shoot in (JPEF, TIFF, RAW, etc.)...

FYI, lowering any resolution setting doesn't help your picture's quality...the higher the better...

i've got a 10.1 megapixel Nikon DSLR and it shoots at like 3872x2592...an insanely large resolution, but allows for enlarging without distorting the image...i would never try to reduce my resolution...

off the top of my head, here are the settings i use on my camera:
-RAW picture format
-P (program) mode OR S (shutter priority) mode - for when i want to control how long the shutter stays open to absorb light
-ISO = 100 (unless i shoot indoors in low-light conditions, then i use 1250-1600)
-Color Mode = sRGB (IIIa)
-White balance = auto
-Exposure = 0 (normal) OR you can increase or decrease this to get a more dramatic picture depending on your scenario
-Auto focus
-Noise Reduction (NR) = normal
-Sharpening and Saturation = auto

 

Hmmm good info, Sharpen and Saturation I always put higher up, maybe thats the reason my pics come out shitty

 

nah man...i doubt that's the reason...unless your camera REALLY overdoes it on the settings...after i thought about it, i think i have my saturation set to 'vivid+' or something...whatever it is, it's set to the highest setting and it no where near overdoes it....but leave sharpening alone...

 

Allright I think this is going to help, I am going to follow the settings (at least the ones I can, dont have as nice of a camera as you) and will also use the delayed picture capture so everything stays still. Dont have a tri-pod so I will be setting the camera close to ground level

Thanks for all your help

 

you're welcome evan and post more pics after you make the changes...

 

Rimz...haha yeah well I mean Nikon D80 compared to a lame 6mp point and shoot haha The camera really does overdo everything setting wise causeing the pic to become a little noisy..cant wait for the new cam

Evan..get some more pics, and play around with the settings

 

 

Clean KBP and the quality of these pics are way better haha. Damn I miss FL License plates

 

do you have photoblocker on your plates?
looks like you do

 

I like the pics! You should consider dropping it though. Check out the BM, people are selling their Eibach ProKits for cheap. Nice looking car. Keep it clean!

 

I think he just photoshopped his license plate to be like that so none of us fellow AZers would do anything fishy, I guess...

 

i agree with ballinfizzle that the quality of the pics look much better...guess you changed a few of your camera settings, huh? ...can't wait to see the new night shots...

 

Everyone else photoshops their plates so I did it ......


I was looking at the full side pic thinking a drop would look great. I will do the research and see what can be done.