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..
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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My Ride: 2008 Carbon Black 550i, Sports, Premium & Cold Weather Packages, Steptronic, HUD, NAV.
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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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.
Retired: 2002 325I, Titanium silver on black leather. Premium package. Absolutely stock and proud of it.
Thanks for sharing. Your car looks great!!!
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My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
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 = ???
Is it a method for measuring the light?