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No post processing.

Taken with Canon T3i

18-55mm 3.5-5.6 Stock lens

No post processing.

Taken with Canon T3i

18-55mm 3.5-5.6 Stock lens
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the Audi South Orlando dealership in Orlando, Florida. It was in the driver's seat of a 2014 Audi R8 Spyder dual clutch V10.

Time

It was actually in the middle of the day, which was both very good and very bad, depending on the direction the photo was being taken in.

Lighting

I had to try to avoid taking photos facing toward the window, as it was several stops brighter than anything else. The dealership's lighting didn't really do a whole lot compared to the window itself. All the lighting in the photo is "natural", I didn't set up any lighting myself.

Equipment

This was taken with a Canon T3i, with the standard kit lens 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 zoom. Nothing fancy. I had a tripod with me, but could not use it for this shot as there wasn't enough room in the car.

Inspiration

I really love this car (especially with the optional manual transmission). I was taking photos for a photography class assignment, and figured that exotic cars would be interesting subjects. The dash and the wheel make a sort of strange face when you look at it in a pareidolia sense.

Editing

No. I didn't do post processing for this photo, as I try to do the most I can in camera, and didn't have editing software at the time (I'm also not great at post, but don't tell anyone that).

In my camera bag

I now have more equipment than I did when I took this photo several months back. I have my Canon T3i, my 18-55mm kit lens, my 50mm 1.4 prime lens, my 85mm 1.8 prime lens, and my 70-200mm L series zoom lens (which is an awesome lens to work with). I have UV filters for every one of my lenses, as well as circular polarizers. I have ND filters for my 58mm thread lenses as well. I really need some good lens cleaner though. I tend to have to do things on a tight budget (my L series is probably the best thing I will have for a while). What I bring depends on what I need at the time (and what I have at the time).

Feedback

Look at textures. See how light behaves with different textures. Don't be afraid of shadows. They are half of what give photos depth. Don't be afraid to just ask if you can take pictures of things. Of course, sometimes there are things that have situations where it's better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission, but use wise judgement in that. The subject itself will also help. I don't really take a whole lot of portraits because I see people every day, so I don't find them super interesting. I don't see exotic cars every day, so I find them interesting. Depth of field can be experimented with. A lot of people abuse shallow depth of field, which can lead to photos losing things that are of interest in the background. Try to use a digital zoom to get the best critical focus that you can. Depending on the quality of the lens, the digital zoom may or may not look that great, but having good focus is critical. There is a terrible feeling (called regret) associated with taking a quick photo that you think is good, and then finding out on your computer monitor that it was slightly out of focus. Pay attention to shapes and lines. Try to make your subject stand out from the background. Give it graphic weight. And finally, practice. I could read all the advice in the world, but if I don't go out there and do it myself, I will be just as unable to do it as if I had never read it. I'm still an amateur at it, but the more photos I take, the better I will get.

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