^I do both small and large apertures depending on what I'm going for, but as a general rule, I prefer a larger aperture (smaller DOF)

1/600 to 1/1000th is plenty fast. Like I was saying, just shoot later in the day. Preferably in the hour around sunset.

 

^sounds good! Thanks for the help! I tried to go for the smaller DOF as you can tell with the blurred out bay bridge. Next time imma bring a tripod also if i do decide to do a later shot.

 

Like Ash mentioned, it depends on the look you're trying to achieve. I generally lean towards a small F-stop because I love the bokeh effect.

But I still stop down if I need the increased sharpness.

 

^Yep. He brings up a good point. Lenses are generally sharper a few stops from "wide open" on the aperture, so that is something to consider as well.
That is one reason I like shooting with either the prime (f1.8) or my 80-200 (f2.8) because I can step down a few stops and STILL have a large aperture.

If you have a tripod, def bring it. You can even get some cool stuff in the dark.

This pic was taken with nothing but moonlight and a 20sec shutter:




Only thing you have to watch out for in those instances is weird stuff you wouldn't normally think of like dew (notice my roof)
You'll probably also want to make sure you're shooting in RAW because frequently the color cast will be all over the place.

 

^ Yeah I want a 50mm 1.8 but the autofocus isnt compatible with the D40x. So I need to upgrade to a better body before getting a nice fast lens. college budget ftl! XD

 

Here's a rig shot from a recent shoot I did with a buddy's M3. He's on this forum also... member: from330citom3.

Custom Sepang Bronze paint job done by TNT Autobody.

 

Shooting location is cool for this type of shot. You are getting much better at rig shots, I hope that you are using some of my "tricks" from our shoot...hehe.

Awesome work Pat love it!

Is that line in the rear bumper that starts in the tail light and goes to the bottom of the bumper the rig pole or something else reflecting on the bumper?

 

Sick shot Pat! Thanks for the new wallpaper

 

Thanks Marcus, means a lot coming from you. I thought that line was the pole at first, but that line is actually part of the car. And yes, definitely applying some of the "tricks" you showed me

Thanks Papa!

 

SICK capture dude

 

Nice shot is that the calpers building

 

Yeah, it's the Calpers building in downtown Sac.

 

Oh ok yeah I past that everyday on my way to work

 

wow nice work pat!

 

dope **** pat!