A night photoshoot of my car
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the exposure is good, but when you have limitied lighting.....HDR is def in order.
download Photomatix and it's pretty straight forward. use at least 3 differently exposed images (-2, 0, +2) and merge it with photomatix!
hit me up on PM if you have anymore questions. be patient with it and good luck.
here's my attempt at more HDR..
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download Photomatix and it's pretty straight forward. use at least 3 differently exposed images (-2, 0, +2) and merge it with photomatix!
hit me up on PM if you have anymore questions. be patient with it and good luck.
here's my attempt at more HDR..
![](http://johnphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p872154210-4.jpg)
![](http://johnphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p710633828-4.jpg)
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter.
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This guy has written 3-part tutorial on how to "adventure" into HDR. I have followed his advice on other matters and it has worked fine.
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Originally Posted by chris f' post='1022822' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:38 AM
What camera do you have?
Dependant on your answer, I may have some tips for you.
Dependant on your answer, I may have some tips for you.
I've got this camera from January and I'm pretty familiar with it already.
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As its a DSLR then I assume you're shooting in RAW?
If you're taking a night shot, its best to go to Manual and set up your exposure there.
If you want a blurry backround go for a low aperture like f4, if you want the background in focus then up the f-stop to f22
the higher the f number the longer the exposure will need to be to compensate, so maybe try shooting in aperture priority before heading to manual.
Always use a tripod at night and if you have one, a remote shutter release will avoid camera shake.
Also are you using partial metering?
If you're taking a night shot, its best to go to Manual and set up your exposure there.
If you want a blurry backround go for a low aperture like f4, if you want the background in focus then up the f-stop to f22
the higher the f number the longer the exposure will need to be to compensate, so maybe try shooting in aperture priority before heading to manual.
Always use a tripod at night and if you have one, a remote shutter release will avoid camera shake.
Also are you using partial metering?
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Originally Posted by chris f' post='1022831' date='Oct 2 2009, 11:00 AM
As its a DSLR then I assume you're shooting in RAW?
If you're taking a night shot, its best to go to Manual and set up your exposure there.
If you want a blurry backround go for a low aperture like f4, if you want the background in focus then up the f-stop to f22
the higher the f number the longer the exposure will need to be to compensate, so maybe try shooting in aperture priority before heading to manual.
Always use a tripod at night and if you have one, a remote shutter release will avoid camera shake.
Also are you using partial metering?
If you're taking a night shot, its best to go to Manual and set up your exposure there.
If you want a blurry backround go for a low aperture like f4, if you want the background in focus then up the f-stop to f22
the higher the f number the longer the exposure will need to be to compensate, so maybe try shooting in aperture priority before heading to manual.
Always use a tripod at night and if you have one, a remote shutter release will avoid camera shake.
Also are you using partial metering?
- Manual = yes
- Tripod = yes
- Delayed shutter release = yes
- The affect of f-number = aware
- Partial metering = ???
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