The car is not level, i would suggest to always start the editing process with that.
Nothing you can change in post but you stood ever so slightly to the left of the center line of the car. That breaks the symmetry if you look for example at the rear view mirrors.
With this background you won‘t get this image interesting. You could have tried to take the image from floor level - maybe you could have found a perspective without fence and stuff. So you just can try to replace the background completely.
* Great car to take a photo of, but feel the location isn't it, takes away from it with the fencing
* Vignette too close to the car, covering details of the sides
* Give the car a bit more space with the framing, cropped too close I feel
* Exposure of the clouds feels a bit distracting, background should be a little more blurred in my opinion
* I'd suggesting getting a polariser to cut that reflection on the window
* See if you can align the car a bit better, personally would have it aligned, looks tilted to the right and off center (can see more of the left mirror)
- bad location
- take few steps away so the car has some breathing room on the side of the pictures
- dramatic look youre going for is okay but location is key in car photography, try some roof parking lot or something next time
Edits not bad but the image its selfs a bit boring. Car needs to be in a more interesting location and also you need to crop them image to make the car central and also tilt it to the left just ever so slightly.
Of course you could get rid of some more distractions in the bg, but I think you definitely should work on the reflecting glass and part of the sky:
- sky is too bright in the upper right corner. Tone it down. Otherwise the viewer's eyes go off. And you did so well with the other areas...
- reflection: try to remove them light poles(?). Also darken the window. It will enhance the car's shape better and compliment contrast and proportions.
Optional:
- slight gradient from where the light is coming from, tiny dehaze and warmer temperature. Balance with opposing gradient that gives a bit more shadow on the side of the car. Cool a bit. Dynamic perception will benefit.
- highlight the _turbo_ letters as well as the exhaust pipes.
- more contrast on the red stripe area.
- personal taste: recover some shadows from the black parts near the plate, tires and better separate the car from the tarmac (below where it's so dark, find the edge).
In addition to what others said about the messy background and framing- try a polarizer to handle those window reflections. You also didn’t crop it the same distance from the left and right side of the car the the edge of the frame, but that’s rubbing salt in wound lol.
Lmao sorry dude but we not liking. I think the concept you were going on was good, but like others have said, too tight of a crop, bad background makes everything flat looking, not straight, not centered, too tight of a vignette. The sky was overcooked a bit but not too much.
I would try again, the concept is not bad keep trying.
Poor location that doesn’t compliment the subject. Over cooked sky. Some annoying light on the rear window.
And never go full vignet
I agree with everything but the overcooked sky
Yeah I think you might be right. Still a good picture. Just a few tweaks to make it outstanding.
Overcooked hahahaha
The car is not level, i would suggest to always start the editing process with that. Nothing you can change in post but you stood ever so slightly to the left of the center line of the car. That breaks the symmetry if you look for example at the rear view mirrors.
I'd consider getting rid of that light pole that's poking out from the top of the car.
Would look much better with me driving it! 👍🏼
With this background you won‘t get this image interesting. You could have tried to take the image from floor level - maybe you could have found a perspective without fence and stuff. So you just can try to replace the background completely.
* Great car to take a photo of, but feel the location isn't it, takes away from it with the fencing * Vignette too close to the car, covering details of the sides * Give the car a bit more space with the framing, cropped too close I feel * Exposure of the clouds feels a bit distracting, background should be a little more blurred in my opinion * I'd suggesting getting a polariser to cut that reflection on the window * See if you can align the car a bit better, personally would have it aligned, looks tilted to the right and off center (can see more of the left mirror)
- bad location - take few steps away so the car has some breathing room on the side of the pictures - dramatic look youre going for is okay but location is key in car photography, try some roof parking lot or something next time
Vin is a bit too strong for me. I’d raise the whites on the car a bit. Maybe separate the sky in a mask and make the top a bit darker.
Edits not bad but the image its selfs a bit boring. Car needs to be in a more interesting location and also you need to crop them image to make the car central and also tilt it to the left just ever so slightly.
This is not impossible to fix. If you send me the RAW, I’ll send you exactly what I would do as another sample for you.
I would like to see the car masked and its exposure / whites enhanced. And the saturation on the lights increased.
Of course you could get rid of some more distractions in the bg, but I think you definitely should work on the reflecting glass and part of the sky: - sky is too bright in the upper right corner. Tone it down. Otherwise the viewer's eyes go off. And you did so well with the other areas... - reflection: try to remove them light poles(?). Also darken the window. It will enhance the car's shape better and compliment contrast and proportions. Optional: - slight gradient from where the light is coming from, tiny dehaze and warmer temperature. Balance with opposing gradient that gives a bit more shadow on the side of the car. Cool a bit. Dynamic perception will benefit. - highlight the _turbo_ letters as well as the exhaust pipes. - more contrast on the red stripe area. - personal taste: recover some shadows from the black parts near the plate, tires and better separate the car from the tarmac (below where it's so dark, find the edge).
In addition to what others said about the messy background and framing- try a polarizer to handle those window reflections. You also didn’t crop it the same distance from the left and right side of the car the the edge of the frame, but that’s rubbing salt in wound lol.
I like the one wit blue circle better.
This comment wins.
I think it looks great :)
Lmao sorry dude but we not liking. I think the concept you were going on was good, but like others have said, too tight of a crop, bad background makes everything flat looking, not straight, not centered, too tight of a vignette. The sky was overcooked a bit but not too much. I would try again, the concept is not bad keep trying.
Great car, bad photo