THE BATRAM

[C_stripes]

Thanks for the advice. I love to take pics of cars myself, I have never taken any that good though. Here are a few of mine. I am planing on getting a better camera soon.











None of them near as good as yours though.

Thanks again for the advice.

Jeremy

[Carlwalski]

Thanks for the advice. I love to take pics of cars myself, I have never taken any that good though. Here are a few of mine. I am planing on getting a better camera soon.


None of them near as good as yours though.

Thanks again for the advice.

Jeremy

Looks good to me mate, much better than half of the photos you see on the net by a long shot! At least you're trying and not just popping your hand out the door and taking some random snaps where ever the camera ends up pointing lol. If I were you I would sit down and plan out some local (or within driving distance) scenic locations. Eg: beaches, rivers, forests, industrial areas, old houses/castles, tunnels, dams, long abandoned roads, the list really does go on. I always, always, take a camera in my cars, just a handheld one so if I spot something neat or a different location I can park up and snap away.

One other note that will help is just be a little careful with background reflections, the Shaker hood shot is cool, but could have been COOL without the lampost shadow on it and a step further, without the building in the back, see poor photoshop example below lol. When you park up, double check to make sure there are no major reflections or "paint distractions" to spoil the shoot. Same again in the 2nd image, the lampost/power line is all over the rear end of the 'Cuda. Keep at it Jeremy, you can only get better. That last shot for me is EASILY the best, I'd be proud of that one myself, great light, no blur, perfect tire angle, clean background, clean lines, good camera angle/height and it's just a great shot that sets the car off. By the way, love the E-Bodies.




Below is a quick before and after example. If you didn't have the background objects in the way and cropped the photo (cropping is a great tool) so the Shaker was more to one side (adds "drama") and a simple black border can make a huge difference. You'll catch on quick, you watch, soon you'll be teaching me.

[Silver R/T]

very nice Challenger, truck is clean too, not sure about batman emblems though.

[Carlwalski]

very nice Challenger, truck is clean too, not sure about batman emblems though.

Thanks! Not sure if you understand it correctly but it's THE BATRAM, fully customised to be something (of which I thought/could see) being a Batmobile type vehicle. As I said, I won't bore you guys to tears all with the list of custom Bat mods, custom voice alarmed (ED-209, Robocop), remote start, headlight delay, custom Batman logo engine start button, reflectors, BATRAM plate with hidden cameras, custom centre caps, too much to list. Not everyones cup of tea, but I like it. The Batman logos are very few and far between, subtle and tastefully done. I saw some Bat"Hondas" etc out there with bright yellow Batman logos on the hood, eBay mats with logos etc, looks very cheap. The photos are pretty much showing the detail of what I did when in reality the logos are pretty much a non in your face item. Thanks for your opinion and input.

[C_stripes]

Thanks,  that does look a ton better. I hope I can get as good as you. My fave is the pic of the HEMI cuda with the reflection of the challenger in the 1/4. I try to do artsy pics, but sometimes you just have to take the opportunity to shoot however the car is. I will get some better pics of the bee and six pack challenger this year.

thanks again,     Jeremy

[Carlwalski]

Thanks,  that does look a ton better. I hope I can get as good as you. My fave is the pic of the HEMI cuda with the reflection of the challenger in the 1/4. I try to do artsy pics, but sometimes you just have to take the opportunity to shoot however the car is. I will get some better pics of the bee and six pack challenger this year.

thanks again,     Jeremy

No worries mate, once again, I'm no pro, just passing on what I know to help ya, is all.  By the way, that's all I do, try different shots, try those "artsy" shots, if they don't come off, who cares! lol. I take around 300+ shots a shoot/day when I go out to (purposely) take photos of the cars. I end up using/taking around 30 real high quality shots, pretty low success rate (around 10-20%). The rest are blurry, not 100% right or just don't have "the" vibe, etc.

[4cruzin]

Nice pics Carl!   

[Skinypete]

Hey thats a great bunch of vehicles you got there The Ram is perfect, by the way, is that a see thru hood?  The challenger is beautiful and i'm glad to see that you aren't afraid to drive it.  And last but not least your Jeep.  It's great to see that a Jeep can look good again...just look at my photo.

[Carlwalski]

Hey thats a great bunch of vehicles you got there The Ram is perfect, by the way, is that a see thru hood?  The challenger is beautiful and i'm glad to see that you aren't afraid to drive it.  And last but not least your Jeep.  It's great to see that a Jeep can look good again...just look at my photo.

Thanks mate! The hood on the Ram is a stock standard one, that's just "trick" photogrophy/photoshop job. Just an easy to do effect that I like to do sometimes. Use a tri-pod, take 2 identical shots, 1 with the hood up, 1 with the hood closed. Then simply use photoshop and the open hood image as a base image, then add the hood closed and "delete" fade the top of the hood away. Use what ever % you like, usually around 50-60% "removed" works best IMO. Give it a try. Love the XJ, probably one of the only cars that I've sold, that I'd buy again, in a heart beat. Cheap, reliable, good fun and that classic American army style. Plus, the first SUV. I sold my blacked out XJ, and made another one, this time a WJ lol. The ONLY reason I went to a WJ was because of the HO V8 engine, otherwise I'd still have an XJ. May sell the Batram and get an SRT8, I need the cash left over too....like everyone else, I'm broke lol. Here's my current Jeep.


Cheers,
Carl

Nice pics Carl!  

Cheers Dave. Long time no see/read!

[Foreman72]

Hey thats a great bunch of vehicles you got there The Ram is perfect, by the way, is that a see thru hood?  The challenger is beautiful and i'm glad to see that you aren't afraid to drive it.  And last but not least your Jeep.  It's great to see that a Jeep can look good again...just look at my photo.

Thanks mate! The hood on the Ram is a stock standard one, that's just "trick" photogrophy/photoshop job. Just an easy to do effect that I like to do sometimes. Use a tri-pod, take 2 identical shots, 1 with the hood up, 1 with the hood closed. Then simply use photoshop and the open hood image as a base image, then add the hood closed and "delete" fade the top of the hood away. Use what ever % you like, usually around 50-60% "removed" works best IMO. Give it a try. Love the XJ, probably one of the only cars that I've sold, that I'd buy again, in a heart beat. Cheap, reliable, good fun and that classic American army style. Plus, the first SUV. I sold my blacked out XJ, and made another one, this time a WJ lol. The ONLY reason I went to a WJ was because of the HO V8 engine, otherwise I'd still have an XJ. May sell the Batram and get an SRT8, I need the cash left over too....like everyone else, I'm broke lol. Here's my current Jeep.


Cheers,
Carl

what do ya call that one?