Jaycell representing Tac-Town!!! PIC HEAVY!!!

[2000bmwe38]

Hey guys, got another chance to practice taking pics of Jaycells car today, beautiful day and perfect place = great shots :)

Im no pro, but Im trying, let me know what you think

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[2000bmwe38]

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[pizzaman09]

Many of the pictures are very good. Why don't you get an e38 of your own so that you can take awesome pics of it?

[cazal740i]

wow...what a beautiful 7 to practice on......Nice Pics bro!!!

[2000bmwe38]

im looking for one but nothing that grabs me yet, i only want an 01 with low-ish miles, with maintenance records, oh and iL only

[pizzaman09]

im looking for one but nothing that grabs me yet, i only want an 01 with low-ish miles, with maintenance records, oh and iL only

That is the best part ;)

[2000bmwe38]

oh yeah i loved my iL and thats all i would want again

[Jayccel]

Pics look good! Didn't know you had taken THAT many, brutha...lol. Anytime you need/want to practice, let me know. I took a few also, but haven't even looked at them yet.

[Tony Soprano]

best Seven on the board.

[2000bmwe38]

if anyone else wants me to practice on their car and your from tacoma or willing to some down here, let me know guys

[sanco]

man the pics look sick! the ride is sooo badass

[SEVEN40iL]

Nice pics

[nah2323]

Looks great..

Here's a few tips: Pull back on it a bit. Usually, the best rated and liked photography, the subject only fills up to 1/3 the frame, and usually cuts the shot into thirds. A few of the shots have a similar look. Also, get LOW. Lay on the ground like a fool, and frame the shot and the stance of the car using the blacktop, or in this case nice white concrete.. Set your fstop to 5.6, or maybe just a tad higher, and the entire car will be in focus, but the background will have some blur, you don't want the address of the building, the chevy work van, or that blue WRX wagon taking away from the actual shot. Your exposures look right on, but be careful with the glare, the first couple are blown out. Also, a good idea to not take a picture of the front of the car with the wheel turned toward you. Front tire tread looks like poop, and rears are usually only acceptable if they are wide and aggressive. Another tip that makes a huge difference, always keep the car or something in the shot level or plumb, unless you're going for obscure angles. If you don't it will make the car look out of proportion. Finally, when shooting the side of the car thats in the "shade" use fill flash.


Those shots are very very good, and you're very very close to shooting pro type stuff. you have the "eye" and a fine specimen to work with.

This picture would have been awesome if the car was in the right third, and down on the ground. This angle is the "money shot"
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You cant see the plate is crooked, you can use the car to block out some of the background clutter, and as you get lower, the body lines will POP!

[pizzaman09]

Front tire tread looks like poop, and rears are usually only acceptable if they are wide and aggressive.

Am I the only one that likes front tire tread in photo shoots? :dunno I personally think it makes the car look more aggressive.

[nah2323]

PS Filling the whole frame is usually only good if you're highlighting detail.
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If I had upped my fstop in this shot, the entire word of "alpina" would have been in focus, rather than the tail end of it.
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PIZZA- Tire tread is ok in some respects, but generally, the wheel is more important. If you are rocking 305's in the rear with a tread pattern like a crotch rocket, then yes, tread is good. But if you're on Michelin all seasons like 225's, that's not aggressive.
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[2000bmwe38]

dude thanks so much for the input and ideas :) much much appreciated

[nah2323]

you got the eye man, and that is the hardest part. The best part is, I can tell that 98% of these photos are straight out of the camera with almost no post shoot editing. If you can pull that off, your doing great.


And another reason not to bear down on the subject, with these nice new shiny dslr's, 10.1MP géts you a shot of 48"w x 36"h out of the body. If you're into a 12, 15, 18mp body, you can shoot almost a mural sized shot with NO GRAIN. Take in some of the background! You can crop it out later if you dont like the results, and still end up with a perfect 18x24 with no distortion (and that's still very very big.)

[Kiyoskia]

best Seven on the board.:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Jaycell, that's a VERY nice 7. Are those Magnaflows?

[2000bmwe38]

yeah no editing on the camera at all, set it to auto, put it on a tripod and got to work

[nah2323]

Oh boy, auto? What's your setup?

[jdge38]

i cant take my eyes off of the pictures, great pics man. and amazing 7, i like how it stands super clean.


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[BMW TUNING]

Lookin good guys, Jay why didn't you magically make that front plate go away? Keep practicing bro us PDX and seatac guys need to meet up soon and get some NW love on here!

[TestShoot]

Toss on a polarizer to cut that glare, it will help bring out the body shape a little more and accent the color.

[Chief Rocka]

Hey Nick.. maybe sometime we can get together and ride somewhere scenic and have a Photo Shoot of our cars. Wouldn't mind having sick Photoshoot.

[Reed Hunt]

Very nice, great pics, and at the new Griot's facility to boot!

Laughing at the Tac-Town designation...BTW, your front plate must scrape road kill from the highway - lowwwwwww....

[Jayccel]

Jaycell, that's a VERY nice 7. Are those Magnaflows?

Thanks and Yessir, they are.



Lookin good guys, Jay why didn't you magically make that front plate go away? Keep practicing bro us PDX and seatac guys need to meet up soon and get some NW love on here!

One because I banged it (still could have manually moved it) and two, because I just forgot. After Bfest, I wasn't as careful...lol. Yea, we do need to meet up; perhaps on that event your having in Sept ;)


Very nice, great pics, and at the new Griot's facility to boot!

Laughing at the Tac-Town designation...BTW, your front plate must scrape road kill from the highway - lowwwwwww....

Love the new location. I think they're starting to know me by name, as much as I'm in there...lol.

I don't have any issues with the plate being that low.

[Tony Soprano]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Jaycell, that's a VERY nice 7. Are those Magnaflows?
why you hatin mang?

[nah2323]

Hey Nick.. maybe sometime we can get together and ride somewhere scenic and have a Photo Shoot of our cars. Wouldn't mind having sick Photoshoot.

Absolutely. Gotta find a mint location though.. Can't just do it anywhere.. I always liked the graffiti walls and abandoned garage doors kinda thing. Then there was another thing I was thinking of, for me, but I can't tell yet...

[Chief Rocka]

How about Bear Mtn. or Underneath the GWB? There's always the city by the west side hwy or any good spots that you know of, I'm down! I wouldn't mind parking on the sidewalk of Babe Ruth ave. in Yankee Stadium but, I don't if that would be possible with the Cops there.:D

[hrx7wood]

hey,nice ride.Who does your work,i have a 2000 740i and am looking dor some one who is skillfull with these cars.iI have been going to Ralphs in fife and doing some of the work myself,also where are in Tacoma,i live in NE tacoma (Browns point).If you could ,get back to me and maybe meet up some time,or exchange phone #.

[C8V6C]

A lot of nice pics and nice car.

[Jayccel]

hey,nice ride.Who does your work,i have a 2000 740i and am looking dor some one who is skillfull with these cars.iI have been going to Ralphs in fife and doing some of the work myself,also where are in Tacoma,i live in NE tacoma (Browns point).If you could ,get back to me and maybe meet up some time,or exchange phone #.

Thanks. Another local 7er....nice! Since you're in the area, try and make it HERE (http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1512413) tomorrow. Just trying to gather some cars together for a photo shoot. Rolfs Import Auto does my maintenance.

[BMW TUNING]

C8V6C what size are you Asanti's 22's? What tire sizes you runnin? Looks nuckin futs! Haven't seen your whip on here before start your own thread w/ pics, we don't want to steal Jay's shine, his car deserves at least 3 threads to itself! Finally some nicely modded cars in the 7 area! Lovin it!