Pictures you took! Help me!

[tripxrcer]

Hey i think this is in the right forum. Ok i am no photographer and i would like to learn a thing or two about taking kick ass pictures. My camra is capable its just i dont know how to make the lighting right and how to make it as clear as possable!


OK i could use digital help and 35mm help!

With the 35mm what lens do you use for up close pictures?

Thanks!

All help and comments are welcome! As long as your nice!

Alex

[trickedoutGT]

Heres a good article on how to take good pics: :)

******* Photo Tips (http://www.*******.com/contentid-26.html)

[acidburn]

Some tips:

1. Make sure the camera is "focused" on the subject. AF cameras require you to depress the trigger button slightly to focus. Or, you can switch to manual and focus the lens yourself.

2. Ligthing must be in front, not behind the subject.

3. Take pics of your R/C at ground level, lie down if you must, this will give it a sense of realism. Try not to take pics of the interior if you do not have an interior set to hide the electronics of your R/C.

4. Try to get neutral backgrounds so as not to distract the attention on the subject. You can also use distant street backgound in perspective to scale your R/C.

I'm sure some photo guru here will add more tips as I am not a pro, I just know some basic stuff. Hope this helps.

[tripxrcer]

Anyone have more detailed lighting help?


Thanks

[DrDiff]

Lie on Ground and use Macro mode.

If using a digital camera use the LCD to frame the pix

Turn front wheel to face camera

Try for nice natural background so that you can't tell the actual size...

http://www.grafix-is.com/~drdiff/Bodies/subie rf.jpg

Note 1:1 scale car coming out of the headlight

http://www.grafix-is.com/~drdiff/Bodies/Skylinelf.jpg

Trees are too tall not far enough back

Drape a sheet for a white background...

http://www.grafix-is.com/~drdiff/Bodies/300m.jpg

Get the wrinkles out though!

From back to front: Light source, you and Camera, car, background

NO SMOKESTACKS! extra holes on body posts.

Remove the antenna tube from the car!

Coil the antenna wire up and lay it in the chassis for the pix!

[tripxrcer]

Do you use anything tp reflect light on to the car? i always have a problem with it being to bright! So should i do it at noon, or when the suns a litle lower?


Thanks!

[adrcracing]

I have found that my kodak DX3500 digital camera takes much better PICS on cloudy days or in shade.

[adrcracing]

I have found that my kodak DX3500 digital camera takes much better PICS on cloudy days or in shade.

[calvin3]

Originally posted by adrcracing
I have found that my kodak DX3500 digital camera takes much better PICS on cloudy days or in shade.

My Minolta Dimage S304 does too.

[adrcracing]

Can someone please tell me why my posts keep doing this to me. I only submited it once. the times are all 2:17 AM.

[Holst]

Probably because you attached the image.

Cant you just delete the extras

I use an olypus 3030Z digital camera and take pics outside on a white sheet.

If the colours are a bit off il just photoshop the pic untill its looking as it should.

[tripxrcer]

Well i use a "powershot s20" for digital pics and they never look bright? I meen the colors are just blan. For 35mm pics my dad has a "Canon EOS elan" and it works good for other pics. i have never tryed it on my car.

Has anyone used ether of those and had good, bright pics?


Thanks

[^j!nx^]

Here is my Canon A70 its a 3.2mp

Nothing special, Just some random shots

http://rs-scooby.com/albums/jynx/f_day_020.jpg

THis was taken with my older 1.3mp Fuji

http://users.nac.net/rs-scooby/jynx/drifters/r32-front.JPG

[wing]

this is sony S70 ..

[wing]

this is S70 with fish eye lens..

[wing]

this is sony V1.....

[hvp014]

i like to use a dark backround and do the wheel shots.
my advice is Practice! practice! practice!

[spoolin]

Try to always take pictures in the shade and never in full light, if you take them in the sun you will get bad reflections of the sun and get harsh shadows!

I always liked taking my photos on white backrounds but that was a personal thing.

I just got a new camera (Nikon coolpix 5700) and was trying out a few photos (of my model car) and i found this way to be a bit different:

I get a peice of chrome cardboard and a blue sheet and pace them like shown in the picture below:
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/newcamera/photobackround.jpg

When you take the photo the blue backround reflects onto the chrome card and gives you a very different look!
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/newcamera/focus4.jpg

Like somone said before its just practice......!:)

Hope this helps.

[tripxrcer]

OK wll here a start... Its a pic of my tripx and its very durty! I went off roadin allday last weekend so...

lol well here it is... tell me what to change!

Thanks!


Alex


Hum... cant get the pic to work

Il try somemore!

[tripxrcer]

http://www.geocities.com/tripxrcer/Tripxrcer.jpg

[tripxrcer]

O and i went to a few stores today and could not fined that crome poster board! Were did you get it? i meen what kind of store?

Thanks
Alex

[spoolin]

Your picture looks great!

I got the Chrome cardboard at my local newsagent.. it was only 60cents.

if you still cant find them try a printing shop mabey? :)

[tripxrcer]

haha check this pic out! its sweet!

http://www.geocities.com/tripxrcer/accord.gif

[spoolin]

hahah Looks like you have been having some fun with GIF animation! :p

Looks great! :)

[R/C_Newbie19]

My Serpent Impact, A FujiFilm A209 2.0 MP took it.

Observe! It's not photoshopped.

[tripxrcer]

lol remindes me of those public gocarts

[R/C_Newbie19]

It's a curb-protector around it :rolleyes: