Photoshooting my ///530d
05-28-2012, 10:03 AM
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My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
Thank you all very much it means a lot to me!
Well, keeping a car clean isn't much else but washing it, I guess, but keeping it swirl and scratch free is the key to keep it looking new. I dare to say I've developed my washing techniques to the highest level to minimize light and hazy spiderwebbing.
People usually have no idea how little the paint needs to get scratchy and dull. My main rule is to NEVER touch the paint with anything if I'm not washing or polishing it
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It's sapphire black
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Thanks. I guess the midday lighting isn't the optimal for photographing cars. And I need to develop on choosing the right shooting angles, cropping etc.
- Antti -
People usually have no idea how little the paint needs to get scratchy and dull. My main rule is to NEVER touch the paint with anything if I'm not washing or polishing it
.It's sapphire black
.- Antti -
Nice composition. Damn look at the flakes in the paint. 
05-30-2012, 06:43 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i, Sport, Premium, Navi, Comfort Access, USB/iPod Bluetooth, Cold Weather Package, Bi Xenon Cornering Headlights
Who did your custom seats? They came out awesome. I hate that the stock leather wears so badly. $60K car and the leather is so stretched inside of 60K miles. My 2003 Maxima with 150K miles looks incredible by comparison.
05-30-2012, 08:33 AM
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My Ride: 2008 Metallic Green 535i,Dakota Brown leather,NAV,HD Radio, Comfort Access,Sport pkg,Premium Pkg,Cold Weather pkg,Logic7,Park Distance, SAT/Paddles, Ipod adapter, tint, LED Side markers, & halos, heated fronts,CPO'd car, tinted tails, heads, reflectors, backup camera, afe cold air intake, led license plate lights, rear lip spoiler, recoded modules: remote folding of mirrors, deleted accept screen on idrive, auto unlocking of door when ignition turned off, closing windows, & sunroof w/ remote, digital speedo on instrument cluster.
Man, your paint looks liquid! Best shots of a flawless painted car I have ever seen! 
06-01-2012, 09:17 AM
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Hey whatup Antti! Your camera is just fine, and also the composition of the pictures is good. Just some little minor things to keep in mind if you follow the "photography" rules. The mayor part that makes a shoot stand out is the post procesing... You remember the last shoot I did? http://forums.5serie...40#entry1443740
It is a lot of photoshopping afterwards to get that "different" look, which means spending more than an hour on 1 picture.... If you wanna get to this level you have to study a lot of tutorials and practice practice practice.....
Always shoot in RAW, that will give you better workspace in photoshop afterwards!
I just copied one of your pictures here (off course in low quality) and retouched it a little bit, you will instantly see the difference...
It is a lot of photoshopping afterwards to get that "different" look, which means spending more than an hour on 1 picture.... If you wanna get to this level you have to study a lot of tutorials and practice practice practice.....
Always shoot in RAW, that will give you better workspace in photoshop afterwards!
I just copied one of your pictures here (off course in low quality) and retouched it a little bit, you will instantly see the difference...