Nightshots Second Attempt
12-31-06, 03:19 AM
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Nightshots Second Attempt
Im really new into photography and dont really know much about photography or photoshop. After doing some research, I finally learned about how the shutter works and started to play with the shutter. I took these pics with Shutter Priority using both the timer and the tripod. What do u guys think of these shots? Any help with photoshop would be appreciated
12-31-06, 03:41 AM
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I'm not a pro at all but it looks like 2 pics of the same 2 shots to me. IDk either way they and the car look good IMO! I'm loving that color, is it freash paint?
12-31-06, 01:01 PM
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I am new to digital photography as well so please take my comments with a grain of salt.
For night shots, long exposure via shutter priority setting and a tripod are adequate. However, I would take a light reading of the subject that you are trying to highlight (your car), and then pan out to encompas the house using the settings that you acquired from your car.
For night shots, long exposure via shutter priority setting and a tripod are adequate. However, I would take a light reading of the subject that you are trying to highlight (your car), and then pan out to encompas the house using the settings that you acquired from your car.
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There is a lot of info online about blending, bracketing (shooting multiple exposures), using layers etc, I've learned a lot from this site:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/
Here is the same picture using a simple layer mask procedure:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/
Here is the same picture using a simple layer mask procedure:
12-31-06, 04:08 PM
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Good start w/ the shutter speed and tripod. 
Also, depending on what kinda camera u are using, a high f-stop (smaller iris aperture) will really help in bringing in more sharpness into the photo (although this also inherently means much longer exposures).
A flash along w/ a long exposure could help in bringing the lighting on the car closer to the house but, personally I hate flash and try to do everything to advoid using it.
If you can turn on all of those lights on the house at once, my advice would be to do a long exposure of the car in the dark, and then turn the lights on for just a little at the end.
Exposure time of the picutre all depends on ambient lighting and the f-stop!
Getting the shot "just right" requires multiple shots of bracketing, as said by markesc.
The best way to get a killer shot is to try to get things just right when actually taking the picture and staying out of photoshop as much as possible.
Hope that I helped, and Good Luck on your Nite shots
Also, depending on what kinda camera u are using, a high f-stop (smaller iris aperture) will really help in bringing in more sharpness into the photo (although this also inherently means much longer exposures).
A flash along w/ a long exposure could help in bringing the lighting on the car closer to the house but, personally I hate flash and try to do everything to advoid using it.
If you can turn on all of those lights on the house at once, my advice would be to do a long exposure of the car in the dark, and then turn the lights on for just a little at the end.
Exposure time of the picutre all depends on ambient lighting and the f-stop!
Getting the shot "just right" requires multiple shots of bracketing, as said by markesc.
The best way to get a killer shot is to try to get things just right when actually taking the picture and staying out of photoshop as much as possible.
Hope that I helped, and Good Luck on your Nite shots
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Learning to use a SLR's one thing but car photography's another. looks like the house is more of the subject in those pics. you def need to shine some light on the car.
good luck on your next attempt.
the pics are dark and hard to see but your car looks cleean with the wheels and drop.
good luck on your next attempt.
the pics are dark and hard to see but your car looks cleean with the wheels and drop.
01-02-07, 07:37 PM
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Went to my friends house for this new year and checked up on this post on their computer (generic hp, no fancy stuff).
There is a REMARKABLE difference between my computer, home built utilizing a 250MB ATI Crossfire graphics card, i like to spoil myself
, and the out-of-the box computer.
Differences can also arise from whatever settings the monitor is set at for each individual, i.e. brightness, contrast, etc.
Also checked out one the picutres that I posted in another forum and some of the areas that were dimly lit on the pic on my computer were completely black on the other one.
I forget how much other computers can differ in quality from one another.
BTW how long was the exposure for that pic?
There is a REMARKABLE difference between my computer, home built utilizing a 250MB ATI Crossfire graphics card, i like to spoil myself
, and the out-of-the box computer.Differences can also arise from whatever settings the monitor is set at for each individual, i.e. brightness, contrast, etc.
Also checked out one the picutres that I posted in another forum and some of the areas that were dimly lit on the pic on my computer were completely black on the other one.
I forget how much other computers can differ in quality from one another.
BTW how long was the exposure for that pic?
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