few pics from my canon 450d

by **eb5speed** » March 19th, 2009, 4:17 am

ive had my dslr for about 6 months now, im am still learning but am trying. there are so many different techniques, like lighting setups. i hadnt held an slr camera since year 11 at school and that was 6 years ago so i didnt know anything really about them. so all of this came from reading articles on the net and trial and error.

my ultimate goal out of it, is to set up a part time business providing people with decent photos of there cars. but not be too pricey ofcourse. that way it would help pay for all the equipment that i wish to purchase.

here are some of my photos

the 3 above images are taken using a softbox, and walking around the car painting light on it. the first image is straight from the camera, second has had the white balance and exposure adjusted on the computer, 3rd has had white balance, exposure adjusted and background deleted.

me attempting to light the car using multiple flashes, my technique on this need work

was hoping to light the car up more, maybe i might use the softbox technique with this style of photo and see what results i can achieve, but i like the lighttrails in the background from passing trucks on the freeway.

thanks for looking, and comments are appreciated.

by **Steady** » March 19th, 2009, 6:19 am

Awesome pics mate!
Wish I had more time to play with my 400d

by **Malakai** » March 19th, 2009, 6:50 am

Nice work, they look very good.

by **Dumpsta** » March 19th, 2009, 7:04 am

Very nice mate, Ive also got a 400d, love photography but dont know enough about it all yet to take pics like that. Well done.

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » March 19th, 2009, 1:18 pm

the Canon camera's are awesome, my old man has a 350D and some of the shots that come out are unbelievable.

by **BROCKYB8** » March 19th, 2009, 1:46 pm

There is a guy who does them on fordmods and ford forums . With a lighbox
http://tangcla.com/

He not to bad it either

by **Bipolar** » March 19th, 2009, 1:54 pm

Awesome pics. Unbelievable how that first one's just from the camera.

by **Gozza** » March 19th, 2009, 2:01 pm

they look good but i think the look is too super-imposed. a couple of the pics don't look natural.

by **Gozza** » March 19th, 2009, 2:04 pm

they look good but i think the look is too super-imposed. a couple of the pics don't look natural.

by **EFFalcon** » March 19th, 2009, 2:10 pm

i want a 400d

by **ORSMEB** » March 19th, 2009, 3:16 pm

Great shots mate. I love the clarity of the rim in the fifth shot.

by **eb5speed** » March 19th, 2009, 5:45 pm

brockyb8- it is the same technique as tangcla, just mine are no where near as good. but im trying :grin:

cheers for the comments.

by **LTDHO** » March 20th, 2009, 6:30 am

Great pix - the detail and clarity is awesome.

by **BLKPHN** » March 20th, 2009, 9:50 am

Fantastic pics mate!

by **Rollin** » March 22nd, 2009, 10:49 am

The second pic, the VQ and the last one are extremely impressive - something I'd expect to see on the pages of 'Wheels' Or 'Motor'. Well done!

by **eb5speed** » March 24th, 2009, 8:02 am

here are two more shots of the vn, rollin it is a vn executive tarted up with bit of different models lol.

by **MontXR** » April 25th, 2009, 9:55 pm

We also have a 450d They are a Awesome Camera, Im still trying to work out all the different styles and so on Its just taking its time.. But your shots are Great, WELL DONE.... :thumbsup:

by **BROCKYB8** » April 27th, 2009, 3:14 pm

Well he is going to be offering a photoshoot for guys on here soon i believe.
If he gets his but into gear.
See what he is doing to make it better.
And then you could do ur own then

by **Phillis** » April 27th, 2009, 5:00 pm

very nice images mate. very nice indeed!

although i prefer the more traditional 35mm fish eye lens

by **burnt turtle** » April 27th, 2009, 5:37 pm

very nice pics mate

by **eb5speed** » April 28th, 2009, 6:11 am

hey cheers for the comments it been a while since ive been on here.

here are a couple more pics ive done in the past weeks

by **YBHVE4** » May 5th, 2009, 8:32 am

hey mate,

some very nice pics there. Im actually looking at possibly buying a Digital SLR very soon too (if funds permit me too). How hard is it to learn about the features of this camera and does it have the quick continous shotting?

I want to spend under $1g and the lower the better to make it possbile for me to afford....and i think this one falls in the price range.

cheers
Lalin

by **tangcla** » May 5th, 2009, 10:42 am

YBHVE4 wrote:hey mate,

some very nice pics there. Im actually looking at possibly buying a Digital SLR very soon too (if funds permit me too). How hard is it to learn about the features of this camera and does it have the quick continous shotting?

I want to spend under $1g and the lower the better to make it possbile for me to afford....and i think this one falls in the price range.

cheers
Lalin

450D is a decent all-rounder. Good for future expandability, a capable camera.
By 'quick continuous shooting', the answer is 3.5fps with the 450D. (My 1D Mark II N does 8.5... it sounds like a machinegun :cool:

)

by **tangcla** » May 5th, 2009, 10:43 am

P.S. Watch your white balance

it's too cool for the subject matter. Apart from that, :good:

And day-um, big wheels on a VN/VP looks bigger...

by **boostedbb** » May 5th, 2009, 6:14 pm

they are great pics mate i might get banished and abused by the die hard ford fans but that commodore looks awesome :clapping:

by **YBHVE4** » May 6th, 2009, 12:55 pm

boostedbb wrote:they are great pics mate i might get banished and abused by the die hard ford fans but that commodore looks awesome

yeah the camera does make the holden look good :lol:

by **eb5speed** » May 7th, 2009, 8:28 pm

cheers tangcla, it is a working process. i seen some of the later ones that you have done and they look really cool. especially the one where you got someone to sit behind the ute with a flashlight.

i will watch the white balance, i really need a newer copy of PS though or lightroom. both wont let me upload RAW images and i have downloaded all the patch's i can find.

a 450d you will get for $1000 body only, around $1250 one lens and $1400 twin lens.

a 1000d (very similar to the 450d) you will get for under $1000

by **tangcla** » May 7th, 2009, 9:24 pm

How do you mean by upload RAW images?

by **eb5speed** » May 9th, 2009, 6:44 am

sorry i meant they wont let me open the .cr2 files when shooting raw.

by **tangcla** » May 9th, 2009, 9:51 am

If you're using Lightroom 2 then it should open it fine...

by **SNR** » May 10th, 2009, 10:57 am

eb5speed wrote:cheers tangcla, it is a working process. i seen some of the later ones that you have done and they look really cool. especially the one where you got someone to sit behind the ute with a flashlight.

i will watch the white balance, i really need a newer copy of PS though or lightroom. both wont let me upload RAW images and i have downloaded all the patch's i can find.

a 450d you will get for $1000 body only, around $1250 one lens and $1400 twin lens.

a 1000d (very similar to the 450d) you will get for under $1000

Best off getting a 450d without any lenses then buying proper ones. The kit lenses are arse.

by **eb5speed** » May 24th, 2009, 10:27 pm

by **tangcla** » June 5th, 2009, 9:11 am

SNR wrote:Best off getting a 450d without any lenses then buying proper ones. The kit lenses are arse.

Depends on what you shoot. At f/8 and above, the kit lenses are surprisingly sharp - actually most lenses are.

but AF without USM... I don't know if I could go back there again...

by **eb5speed** » June 11th, 2009, 5:14 pm

some latest ones i have done of my gf's car

by **tangcla** » June 11th, 2009, 5:29 pm

Nice plates

by **eb5speed** » June 11th, 2009, 6:00 pm

cheers tangcla, i still have to work out how you get bonnets to light up so well. i can only seem to get the panels that are straight ahead of the camera to reflect the light back in.

by **eb5speed** » June 19th, 2009, 5:24 pm

80 second exposure iso 100 f/8.0 50mm

by **tangcla** » June 20th, 2009, 12:54 am

I like the background, nice symmetry.

by **eb5speed** » June 20th, 2009, 1:22 am

you coming to adelaide anytime in the future tangcla?

i should of got you to do some a couple of weeks ago when i was in melb,

would of been good to see it from another persons eye, and get some better photos than mine haha.

by **tangcla** » June 20th, 2009, 1:26 am

eb5speed wrote:you coming to adelaide anytime in the future tangcla?

i should of got you to do some a couple of weeks ago when i was in melb,

would of been good to see it from another persons eye, and get some better photos than mine haha.

If there's enough interest, then sure, I can go Adelaide... next up is Sydney, 31st of July / 1st of August.

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