Just did a photoshoot with one of my friends. We just did a quick shoot at a couple of spots.. not the best but good enough . Is there a technique to changing the levels and such, or is it just until it "looks good" b/c I definitely don't have a good eye for that kind of stuff. Are auto contrast, auto color, and the other one awful to use or are they okay for quick edits? I really want some advice on how to edit, and do's and don'ts for shoots like this. I realize there's some trees and stuff popping out of the cars, but they were unavoidable, and I sorta liked the spot. Anyways here's some of the pics:
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Nice location and cars.....photos are under exposed and wayyyy toooo much vignetting

 

Thanks. iPhoto has crappy vignetting and do youthink I should do any vignetting at all? I took a bunch of pics that I will try and pick some higher exposed ones for my next edit usig Photoshop later this weekend

 

New wheels look good, man. Car has come a long ways since i saw it.

 

^ thanks, yours too!

 

i was thinking of trading my gt7s for those maybe. what are ur specs?

 

doetttt. these are super light and I like them . 18x9.5 18x10.5 +15 all around. The 19s weren't as aggressive, and they still look good in 18s IMO, I just need some beefier tires

 

Vignetting overboard.

 

bump new pics added lol. they aren't good but less vignetting. anyone want to give me a quick lesson in photoshop editing?

 

I think the pics are underexposed. Also try not to put vignetting in every pics since they become somewhat tiring to look at after awhile. To do PP, its best to have your monitor calibrated. I would prefer that you get the exposure right first in camera so you dont have to do too much PP. I usually just tweak the exposure, contrast, and saturation a bit to get the clean look. You can also play with black level and highlight in case if your original image is a bit overexposed/underexposed. I would set my camera at Aperture priority to take pics. It does a good job in getting the proper exposure, so you can try that out. Also turn on the blinkies (highlight) to ensure that you dont overexpose the sky or other things.

You got pretty good eye for composition and angle though, so thats a great start

 

Looks good nice pix

 

thanks, I'm really a novice I had it on aperture priority for a couple of shots, but decided to try out manual on some of them, I guess the little gauge in the middle isn't always right? I tried to keep the exposure gauge in the middle when changing fstop/shutter speeds. I might have moved the camera on some of the shots and made the exposure change, and that could be the problem since it was all done w/o a tripod. Thanks for the tips. Is the "blinkies" a camera feature or PS feature?

 

thanks.

 

can u post up some pics without any chop? i wanna see the wheels better,

 

sure I'll post up the originals, and I'll go through and redit a couple or something