Vehicle Photos - A different Look???

[Jessie The Jeep]

In the last six months I've slowly come to grips with my Digi SLR camera, but I'm still looking for advice on making some of the photos look different, a bit arty!

 

Here's a few of my examples from last weekend, but for those that try to take different looking pictures, what do you do? The GMC was taken with the camera on timer, held about 12 feet in the air on the end of my tripod. The jeep with the camera at ground level and then picturing the reflection in the mirror.

 

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Please post your advice and examples here.

 

Steve

[Jack]

I think you take a dam good picture anyway Steve :mrgreen:

 

But here is the best picture I have ever taken;

 

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[Enigma]

I think it looks good!

Like how you used the mirror, you use your imagination. :tup: or learn from others.

A thing which also works; make a photo with the sun just behind the vehicle, makes a nice effect. See exampleIts my brother; I made him stand on a garbagebin and I was laying on the floor.

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Don't be embarresd to lay on the floor, climb on something ar such.

A average photographer can be recognised by how he makes a photo; always standing upright and just clicking without looking what's in the fore or background.

[Jessie The Jeep]

Nice pic! I always wonder whether to over expose shooting into the sun or leave as a silouette.

 

I do plenty of crawling on the ground. I got a couple of unusual ones under the GMC with the wheels and drive shafts in shot.

 

Steve

[Jack]

Gents.........

 

If you want a seriously handy piece of kit then look no further than here

 

http://www.joby.com/

 

Been using mine for just a little over a week - my god there are fantastic.

[Jessie The Jeep]

That's a clever piece of kit!

 

Something else I've been trying recently is framing a scene through a vehicle.

 

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There must be loads of happy snappers out there. Come on, there must be loads of creative photographers out there??

 

Steve

[Mrs Hardyferret]

Some great shots. I like to try and find different view and angles too and framing can be fun. My favorite is to catch candid shots. This one was taken at Buckfastliegh, just before we pulled out on the run up to Widdicombe.

 

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[Mrs Hardyferret]

OOOPS :? :? not quite got the hang of this photo in the post thing - must be something to do with the colour of my hair :-P :? :yay!:

[Jessie The Jeep]

The post looks fine to me, and I quite like that view through the canvas. Think I might try the jeep rear window to do some framing this weekend.

 

Steve

[Mrs Hardyferret]

Go for it Steve. :tup:

Just a thought - but you could try changing the depth of field on some shots so as to blur the background as it can be distracting - or maybe use something like Photoshop to digitally do the job. What ever have fun :yay!:

 

PS don't forget than black & White or Sepia can add great atmosphere.

[Jessie The Jeep]

I've done a bit of tweaking of pics and B&W etc, but the real artistic part comes prior to pressing the shutter! It's all about viewing the scene and composing the image first.

 

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Steve