So i washed the car today after seeing rain for two weeks straight. i snapped some shots but they arent as great as i think they should be. I'm using a 5.1mp sony cyber shot DSC-T7. I know it's not a professional type camera but it has functions like one. EV, Focus, Metering, ISO, etc....**** is confusing. maybe yall can tell me what im doing wrong.

calling out the pros!!!!











my cheat sheet....its a pain in the ***....anyone wanna trade gauges?


This one is kinda crappy






















My little JDM monster

 

Nice floor mat. Good looking car by the way

 

very nice

 

nice

 

looks good i like your cheat sheet lol

 

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haha thanks dude...but for real tho i hate it

 

As far as the picture quality goes. Read the owners manual of the camera. Try something new every time you shoot. you will produce a lot of crap for quite some time, but then you will start getting the hang of the camera and the pics will start getting much better.
If you don't have a tripod yet, go and get one. There are many people that will tell you great pics are 90% photographer and 10% camera.
I use a Sony P200 and learn something new every time I use the camera. I have taken well over 5000 pics with it too. Good luck, IM me if you have any more questions that the owners manual can't answer.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RiceRocketDave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As far as the picture quality goes. Read the owners manual of the camera. Try something new every time you shoot. you will produce a lot of crap for quite some time, but then you will start getting the hang of the camera and the pics will start getting much better.
If you don't have a tripod yet, go and get one. There are many people that will tell you great pics are 90% photographer and 10% camera.
I use a Sony P200 and learn something new every time I use the camera. I have taken well over 5000 pics with it too. Good luck, IM me if you have any more questions that the owners manual can't answer.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks dude. i've read that manual a few times and got all i can out of it. i've had the camera for a few months but its seems like no matter what i do i produce the same type of pictures. i do need a tripod

 

Sorry man, if you read the camera manual you would know what ISO is and does, you would know what metering is, you would know all of those terms.

For beginners.. try to get the whole car in the shot, and spend $10 and buy a tripod.

 

For the daytime shots just leave it on auto. The only time I go full manual is when I am doing night shots.

Here is a thread with some of the pics I have taken.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1587810

 

lookin good, now slam it!

 

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For beginners.. try to get the whole car in the shot, and spend $10 and buy a tripod.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i know what they mean i was wondering what conditions call for different levels

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RiceRocketDave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For the daytime shots just leave it on auto. The only time I go full manual is when I am doing night shots.

Here is a thread with some of the pics I have taken.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1587810</TD></TR></TABLE>

nice! ill try it out.....i dont think i've taken an auto pic yet.

 

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That is your problem then, start out with auto and pay attention to what the camera is doing. It will tell you on the screen what all the settings are. The main problem with all of your pics is the white balance is way off. Also be sure to let the camera focus before you take the pic.

 

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thanks dude. ill slam it as soon as im done moving to FL. i leave wednesday driving from cali to tampa.....ouch!!!

 

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That is your problem then, start out with auto and pay attention to what the camera is doing. It will tell you on the screen what all the settings are. The main problem with all of your pics is the white balance is way off. Also be sure to let the camera focus before you take the pic.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sounds good. i do let it focus but i got bad nerves and not having a tripod multiplies my problem.

 

cheat sheet......lol........ imagine trying to tell a cop how fast you were going if you were to get pulled over

 

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cool teg!

 

lol i love the lil chart thing

 

 

90% of your pictures are drastically underexposed.

 

I'm not a photographer, but being in the magazine business for the last 3 years I guess I could help with a tip or two.

- tripod!

- you don't have enough light. get the car out of the shade, but don't put it in noon time sunlight. a blue sky will be your friend.

- good tip is keep the sun behind you for daylight shots

- don't shoot dark coloured cars during night shots for now. the colour will end up blending with the night.

- when you got good light, take it off auto and try not using the flash at all - this is where you really need a tripod - slightest shake will mess up the pic.

- when not using a tripod, alot of photographers using steady breathing techniques kinda like snipers.

- take every chapter or new topic of the manual and practise till you get it perfect.

- study other photoshoots.

Hope this helps and good luck! Again I'm not a photographer, this is just stuff I picked up after hundreds of photoshoots.

 

I had to make a cheat sheet too....glad im not the only one....nice ride