Quote Originally Posted by Itheone


I like the second one, nice panning job, but the car came out blue, try fixing that in PP.


As for the first one...something's not right...can't put my finger on it. The weird angle, or the uneven road, or the chimney that you installed on the back of the VW or all those things combined.
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I think the chimney in the trunk is a novel idea...like VW's kicking it old school.


Seriously, though, the lighting on the first shot is just odd. Did you use the camera's popup flash or something? The front/left bumper seems more illuminated than the rest of the car. And on the second shot, I think it would have been better if the car hadn't been in shade--it just doesn't "pop" because the lighting is so flat and bland. If you did the same shot with the sun on the side of the car you were shooting it might have been better.


Check out my good friend James's flickr photostream. He shoots cars for several import-themed magazines. He's also got a good rig-shot tutorial somewhere (I can ask him to send me a link if you'd like).