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I got a pic of niki and her car, hehe hey niki can i post it? |  |  | | 09-16-2006, 03:08 AM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 500 |
Quote: Originally Posted by sublimeti  Ha! That gives me an idea....do u think I would get a better chance of getting in the calender if i get my GF to pose in a bikini/bathing suite with my ti??  She's not that bad to look at..... | LMFAO @ "Not that bad to look at". Glad you love your GF  lol __________________
Joe, In San Luis Obispo
E30-> '96 TI sport -> E30 -> '96 TI | | | | | 09-16-2006, 06:20 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 677 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 3DGE I got a pic of niki and her car, hehe hey niki can i post it? | lol I look like crap in that picture, it was completely random thanks to my friend...I need some bikini pictures with my car, I just need someone to take the pictures for me  __________________  my new world | | | | | 09-16-2006, 07:39 AM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bmwracerchick lol I look like crap in that picture, it was completely random thanks to my friend...I need some bikini pictures with my car, I just need someone to take the pictures for me | maybe this spring  | | | | | 09-19-2006, 02:03 AM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
yeah digital refinishing is what i like to call it...im not sure if there are rules on editing photos...but i just changed contrast/brightness and a couple color levels to make the car stand out a bit more. as my photographer friend says, there is no such thing as a digital picture that doesnt need some work. __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: Originally Posted by bmwracerchick lol I look like crap in that picture, it was completely random thanks to my friend...I need some bikini pictures with my car, I just need someone to take the pictures for me | A tripod with camera and self timer works wonder!!  | | | | | 09-19-2006, 06:39 AM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 677 |
Ok I attempted photoshopping the colors of the pictures to come out nicer, I think I made the colors too bright but I cant tell and every computer I compare it to seems to have a different appearance. These are the final 2 pictures I like the most of the ti. What do you think? I am no pro at photo editing... before:  after:  Before:  after:  __________________ my new world | | | | | 09-19-2006, 08:56 AM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
oee hey look at my photos... With my super art's like skillz  just making the colors more colorful...  | | | | | 09-19-2006, 04:54 PM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
i kinda like the bridge one myself...
if you want you can email me the original and i can get my friend to adjust it a bit...he is the one that worked on mine a bit. even if you want to do it yourseff it would still be nice cuase i kinda just want to play with it some cause its a nice picture __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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OK. Now,please take this as constructive critisism from a photographer...  The bridge photo needs to be cropped tighter. That's the first thing. (you have way too much sky and a parking meeter that does not need to be in there) You want to feature the car, not the bridge/sky, so make sure the car is the focus of the photo. If you want the bridge as well, recompose with the car to the left of the frame, and the bridge on the right. You want to create a flow through the picture, just like a painting. Perhaps the eye starts in the bright (or color-altered) sky, down the line of the bridge, across the parking lot, and to the car. Just like in painting class! The car is way too dark and lost in all that brightness. For future reference, use the 'spot metering' feature on your camera and expose for the car. The average/center weighted metering you are currently using (standard default on most cameras) is averaging the light from a bright sky and a dark purple car to try and make an average of mid-gray. You want the car to 'pop', so expose for the car, and the sky will be overexposed (not necessarily a bad thing in this photo) which again draws attention to the car: when there is no detail in the sky, the eye quickly assesses it and moves on (no distraction). Does this make sense? No, to fix what you have, I suggest trying various crops, then play with brightness/contrast. Finally 'unsharp mask' if using photo shop, but only if the details are washed out. Too much detail (like your signature) looks harsh, fake and grainy. Don't over do it! Best of luck. AND, if you doit yourself, you learn how and why as well as having the satisfaction of knowing YOU did it... PS added photo I quickly cropped and played around with. I don't have photoshop here at work,so I had to use the crappy windows editor. I think you get the idea... Make it yours! | | | | | 09-22-2006, 02:49 PM | #26 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hinsdale, IL. Posts: 181 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bmwracerchick lol I look like crap in that picture, it was completely random thanks to my friend...I need some bikini pictures with my car, I just need someone to take the pictures for me | +1 for sure. | | | | | 09-22-2006, 07:29 PM | #27 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Quote: Originally Posted by twomato +1 for sure. | hehe i got bikini pictures of you, but not you and the car  Maybe this spring or, if you travel here for some snowboarding fun! | | | | | 09-24-2006, 06:56 AM | #28 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ma Posts: 176 |
I think the first Dunedin Causeway pic, the 4th pic, is the best pic. The main focus of the picture is on the sky and clouds. It shows the nice horizon and it appears as if your ti is taking a break along the shore and look, there are even a few seagulls in the sky!
Another picture I like is the 1st one in your 2nd post. It's focused on your ti but you have that palm tree in the background and the green, blue and white sand and clouds helps bring your eyes to the rest of the picture, so that you're looking at the whole picture, not just the car which is a good thing.
The 2nd pic in your 1st post would look great if your car wasn't soo dark. I really like how the bridge and clouds look. Also how the sun just breaks through the cloud looks amazing. | | | | | |
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