My photography thread.

[Torch]

Lately I've been doing a ton of photo shoots of local cars, so I just figured I'd make one big thread for them all instead of posting a different thread every time I do a shoot.

All of these pictures are taken with a Nikon D90 with the standard 18x105 kit lens. I use photomatix, lightroom and photoshop for editing. Im still a complete newb when it comes to editing so bare with me!


The first big shoot I did this year was of a GT35r FC RX7, beautiful car.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206383_10150217938401293_664106292_8886149_5034899 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206697_10150217938756293_664106292_8886151_1657550 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206671_10150217939106293_664106292_8886154_5439964 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215463_10150217939351293_664106292_8886156_6318679 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206864_10150217936361293_664106292_8886134_4352370 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216425_10150217936731293_664106292_8886137_5351536 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205490_10150217937166293_664106292_8886140_6726471 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248434_10150267997471293_664106292_9372556_2910625 _n.jpg

[Torch]

Then we threw in Shmoo's car and a buddies GTO,

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216254_10150226369401293_664106292_8968615_2269968 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/207999_10150226373411293_664106292_8968689_1077588 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215290_10150226373976293_664106292_8968703_2061344 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/218086_10150226375836293_664106292_8968755_6664791 _n.jpg


Dualling GTO's anyone?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/217754_10150226375016293_664106292_8968736_5848833 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207991_10150226377246293_664106292_8968784_7405567 _n.jpg

[YoshiBishi]

Dayyyuuuuum

[Torch]

A buddies 2003 Hellion single turbo Cobra,


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228601_10150239850246293_664106292_9110399_1645779 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226256_10150239850931293_664106292_9110404_6718082 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/230071_10150240681011293_664106292_9117598_4588113 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230551_10150239849061293_664106292_9110371_3948441 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228494_10150239848116293_664106292_9110361_53756_n .jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227523_10150239847541293_664106292_9110356_3619825 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/222244_10150239847416293_664106292_9110355_5830347 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/224650_10150239847261293_664106292_9110354_3947760 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228318_10150239850656293_664106292_9110403_6578377 _n.jpg

[Torch]

Another Cobra, ported/pullied, stock eaton.


a little HDR.


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/222960_10150244716126293_664106292_9159007_5092028 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225324_10150244717106293_664106292_9159021_1444429 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/226386_10150244718706293_664106292_9159057_2148058 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/222332_10150244720436293_664106292_9159078_1609517 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/223502_10150244720981293_664106292_9159082_4270249 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227978_10150244721616293_664106292_9159088_6182515 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/221931_10150244720186293_664106292_9159077_6853969 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229033_10150244716771293_664106292_9159016_2823388 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227203_10150244715321293_664106292_9158999_236007_ n.jpg

[Granny]

I really like the B&W's....nice.

[Torch]

A couple random photos,


The new 5.0

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261721_10150283917026293_664106292_9540445_1975578 _n.jpg




PT6765 lexus IS300


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215222_10150234445536293_664106292_9053498_477662_ n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228297_10150234445846293_664106292_9053502_548626_ n.jpg


a couple more black and white, I LOVE b&w if you can't tell haha.

Buell
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217169_10150217936516293_664106292_8886135_325015_ n.jpg


Ford GT
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207995_10150217936181293_664106292_8886133_7768966 _n.jpg


Slowbalt SS
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208766_10150217938161293_664106292_8886147_3164524 _n.jpg


two of Shmoo's car we took in Indy.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/271038_10150299231391293_664106292_9616332_7075124 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263636_10150299233431293_664106292_9616341_7573441 _n.jpg

[Torch]

some from a recent car show,



https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248945_10150270176001293_664106292_9393642_1075605 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254062_10150270176341293_664106292_9393658_5063417 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248695_10150270176726293_664106292_9393673_6323488 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/255163_10150270181861293_664106292_9393849_6155595 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246681_10150270183661293_664106292_9393902_6999248 _n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/249975_10150270170266293_664106292_9393421_4171764 _n.jpg




Another HDR.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254919_10150270170806293_664106292_9393439_2873950 _n.jpg





and one thing Im starting to get into is video, I primarily took video at that show and came up with this... not too bad for my first video!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBvjGDymrWY


and I plan to make something similar for NG11, I took a ton of video.

[YoshiBishi]

Whats the cop car got under the hood :)?

[Torch]

Watch that video!

[AdamVR4]

Schmoo needs to get the damn head lights down :)

[IPD]

shmoo needs to fix his headlights. :p your car looks like a 240 wannabee.

p.s.
HDR: making $200 maaco paintjobs look like million-dollar works of art. if i'd only had you around to take pics of my ride back when i was running ROTM. HDR is so unfair.

[Nationalmilkman]

You get any decent pics of my car torch?

[CoopKill]

Nice vid... What color correction prog are you using?

[Torch]

You get any decent pics of my car torch?

which one was yours?


Nice vid... What color correction prog are you using?

Just plain old windows movie maker! Took all the video with my D90 as well. Video is a lot more fun than pictures, I think im going to get more in depth with video here shortly. I've got a lot to learn, but It seems about the right time to start :D

[stealthify]

Nice shots so far. Definitely subscribing to see what else you can do in the future. :)

[Nationalmilkman]

It's me, Martin Swogger.

[lawdogg]

Love your style man!

[AudibleSilence]

HDR is so overdone.

Fixed. Not feeling the oversaturation/contrast. I always feel like folks are hiding stuff when they push the sliders to max.

[IPD]

Fixed. Not feeling the oversaturation/contrast. I always feel like folks are hiding stuff when they push the sliders to max.

100% agree. i'm very much in favor of eliminating HDR photos for ROTM & especially for annual calendars.

[CoreyB]

Love your work man, keep at it.

[Torch]

A couple of random pics.


some drifting in a parking lot a buddy did..
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285051_10150321192836293_664106292_9861184_822765_ n.jpg


http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/283278_10150321193001293_664106292_9861185_6880773 _n.jpg



and my buddy Brads GT500 right before he traded it in :(

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268857_10150305996751293_664106292_9698886_327105_ n.jpg


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269617_10150305996396293_664106292_9698878_1367547 _n.jpg

[Torch]

Some of Marks truck...



http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269721_10150305782121293_664106292_9696446_7838781 _n.jpg


http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261400_10150305783116293_664106292_9696461_2272699 _n.jpg


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268127_10150305784251293_664106292_9696476_7126672 _n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268278_10150305785511293_664106292_9696514_816846_ n.jpg


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264085_10150305784976293_664106292_9696497_4328953 _n.jpg

and a short video of me getting drenched lolololol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzZEK9fpiqo



I've got pics of a supra a did a few weeks ago... Just waiting for the OK from the owner to post pics on the net.

[AudibleSilence]

You have a great eye for action, framing, and location, I just hate your settings, processing, and the time of day you shoot at. If you shoot at the right time of day, if you light the subject properly..you need less and less processing and your pics have more natural pop.

Then again you could stay on your current path, learn how to light the car and edit the environment. Some work to look at:

Ruji Wynn - http://www.ruji.net/

Webb Bland - http://www.notbland.com/

These guys are at the top of the auto game and they do LOTS of processing. What sets them apart though is that they know how to properly light the car, which means they can put it basically anywhere and make the light their bitch.

[Alan92RTTT]

Every time I click the mattwatkinson . com link it takes me to a survey/prize company site. Anyone else get that?

[Granny]

LOL @ the video of you getting drenched.
I bet you felt the need too play some cornhole after that redneck move.

[stealthify]

Every time I click the mattwatkinson . com link it takes me to a survey/prize company site. Anyone else get that?

Yep, that's happening to me too.

Mike, is this the same Matt Watkinson?
Top 20 - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwatkinson/sets/72157600272808514/)

[AudibleSilence]

Yea that is him. I removed the bum link though.