Toyota Supra: Mini Photo Shoot

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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Toyota Supra: Mini Photo Shoot

I did these for a friend who is trying to downsize his collection.

Let me know your thoughts. This is the first time I've done a car "photo shoot." I find that cars are much different to light than people. Constructive criticism is very welcome.

Higher Res available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludachr...7627462606223/








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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Good looking Supra. Other than the 1st and maybe the last I didn't really like the pictures because of the lack of angles, boring background and lighting. Other than the 1st, those pictures remind me of an online dealership ad.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Car looks clean, but the background could use something: Graffiti, parking garage, something. I think practice will work, and look at some of Synth19's work on here.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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Man....I would love to take that out for a spin.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Car is so clean, nice shots. I'd like to see more angled shots than straight head on though
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Nice looking car. I think your photos could help by thinking more abstractly, along with a more interesting background.

I'm not a photographer by any means, though.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RaviNJCLs
Man....I would love to take that out for a spin.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Gorgeous pictures and Supra

Need more side profile shots
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CocheseUGA
Nice looking car. I think your photos could help by thinking more abstractly, along with a more interesting background.

I'm not a photographer by any means, though.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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Car looks sick!
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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Hard to explain, look at ren's avatar above. Stuff like that. Perhaps abstract wasn't the correct term, but that's what I mean.
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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I could just crop it for that LOL.
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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looking good. Work on the angles. Getting a good location is tough, especially this day and age when everyone wants to kick you out. The only thing I would have done differently in pic one is to clone out the "hot spot" area in the rear. You can see the swirls/scratches/etc.
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Cool pics man!

Make sure to learn about the rule of thirds! And from my personal experience, the best time of the day to take car pics is when the sun is setting down! Good luck!
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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nice.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by synth19
looking good. Work on the angles. Getting a good location is tough, especially this day and age when everyone wants to kick you out. The only thing I would have done differently in pic one is to clone out the "hot spot" area in the rear. You can see the swirls/scratches/etc.
I removed the one in the front but left the one in the rear per my friends request. These were to sell the car so he wanted to show imperfections. If you look at the original sized pictures you will notice rock chips, etc.

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Cool pics man!

Make sure to learn about the rule of thirds! And from my personal experience, the best time of the day to take car pics is when the sun is setting down! Good luck!
We shot at the "golden hour" here.
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JS + MS3
Cool pics man!

the best time of the day to take car pics is when the sun is setting down!
Not when you are using lighting.
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by synth19
Not when you are using lighting.
Oops, shoulda added that.

I never use any lighting equipment when I shoot cars so.. my bad! I'm too lazy.
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