** How to Take Better Photos of your Bimmer: A Brief Primer **

[Soup Nazi]

Whoa great write-up, thanks.

[nautical]

This stuff is awesome. I am going to print it out and give it a try next time I wash my car to take some pictures.

[525iT_Feen]

Thank you so much.

This is going to be a true help.

[ironman502]

Wow, thanks for the tips. I have the perfect picture taking spot in mind once I get a nice camera- kinda makes me wish my car had some clearcoat on the polaris metallic! :

[RedV]

great tips, now if my car wasn't so ugly... I could put them to good use.

[frKENm3]

lol, was this a essay write up or project for a photography class you took? =) bet you got a A if it was, great write up!

[GUINNESS]

Question:

Is there any way what so ever to avoid the dreaded "own reflection" shots in your car?

I feel I've taken some pretty nice shots of my previous GTI as well as my new M3 (I need to work on good shots of the X5), but I can't seem to get good close shots without getting me in it. I know it shows off a great shine or detail, but I don't care about seeing my reflection. I want to see the car, or the reflection of the back ground.

Thanks

[clumpymold]

Question:

Is there any way what so ever to avoid the dreaded "own reflection" shots in your car?

I feel I've taken some pretty nice shots of my previous GTI as well as my new M3 (I need to work on good shots of the X5), but I can't seem to get good close shots without getting me in it. I know it shows off a great shine or detail, but I don't care about seeing my reflection. I want to see the car, or the reflection of the back ground.

Thanks

Put on your invisible coat. Or photoshop it out.

I would think the only way would be to take it at very sharp angles vs. taking direct shots of it.

[GUINNESS]

Put on your invisible coat. Or photoshop it out.

Hahahaha... I like that one : I'll grab my Harry Potter cloak of invisibility

[shragon]

good write up. thanks!

[on a friday]

Good to know. Thanks for the write up.

[Captain Drifto]

Man there are some tips I wished I should of have used, there obiviuos too!

[MMNJTWA]

no more walk, point, click for me.. thanks i will keep this in mind

[///MEric]

Question:

Is there any way what so ever to avoid the dreaded "own reflection" shots in your car?
Thanks

Get a camera with a good zoom and zoom in on the car to were yoou dont see yourself in the reflection adn use some angles too

Also try to shoot car pics durin sun set too these may not show the car lines the best but st the sun is at its best piont to be photographed it will maek the pictures much more dramatic makin the overall picture better

O and the pics you used as exmpels the first two were shot in a studio and photoshoped with backrooms which i why teh lighting is perfict as the average studio car shoot takes a full day to set up one shot.

[phillyB///M3]

Sweet write-up. Finally a tutorial to improve my photoskills!

[JeffCupino]

WOW! that is a great write up... i might have to print it out and read it everytime i want to take a picture of my car! GOOD JOB!

[bähnstormer]

i love u man!

[jteef]

nice writeup. Can somebody give me some tips on taking low-light/nightime pics of my DDE's?

I haven't tried a tripod yet, which I think will help a lot, but all the pics I've tried to take are slightly blurred, or make my entire headlight assembly look illuminated rather than jsut the rings.

[clumpymold]

nice writeup. Can somebody give me some tips on taking low-light/nightime pics of my DDE's?

I haven't tried a tripod yet, which I think will help a lot, but all the pics I've tried to take are slightly blurred, or make my entire headlight assembly look illuminated rather than jsut the rings.

If your camera has it, try lowering the light setting. I had mine on -2.0 and it helped quite a bit. Rings are clear now (you can see them in some of my write-ups - email me if you're interested in them: clumpymold@sbcglobal.net). As for blurriness, you just have to hold the camera steady or just get a tripod.

[RedNosePit]

WOW!!

This is an excellent write up! Thanks for the time to show us how they should be done.

~Mike

[RDM3]

Thanks so much for explaining depth of field to me. I never really understood it very well before. I have a question though, when shooting a subject about a few feet away from me, and I want the background to be very out of focus (blurry). and following your rule of lowering the f stop number, can I slow down the shutter speed a bit more than what my autoshutter thingy is recommending me to use? Will this, in effect, make the background even more out of focus and blurrier?

To answer your question, no changing the shutter speed will not make the background any more blurry. I am a sports photographer for the newspaper and the lowest f stop for most lenses is 5.6, I use a larger 2.8 lens for maximum focus speed and for the maximum amount of light that can be let into the camera. I set both the aperature and shutter speed when shooting sports all depending on the shooting environment, gym, outside, etc. The higher the shutter speed the less light is let in and the darker the image will be. The lower the shutter speed the more light is let in and the photo is brigher, if the shutter speed goes too low then you need to have a really steady hand, for ex if you shoot at 1/30 of a second any movement may blur the subject. This is just a small amount of info and it actually can get more in depth, it really comes down to the conditions your shooting in to get good photos.

[dodsdoddle]

VERY NICE

[JOSHE34]

wow thanks for the help with the pics stuff ill try it tomorow n post some pics

[99MPower]

nice thread, thanks for the info

[MillerTime1nine]

Awesome stuff