Test Shoot: Cats and Dogs... and Goats!?
05-05-2007, 02:05 PM
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Test Shoot: Cats and Dogs... and Goats!? It was raining cats and dogs this morning but I wanted to try a few things so I took the Goat out for a few pictures. Obviously I didn't have the best lighting and the car was literally filthy (I wiped the wheels off real quick with a microfiber towel because they had heavy dirt buildup on them from all the rain the past few days).
I personally prefer pictures that are a bit darker and with more contrast but from a technical standpoint they are underexposed slightly, the blacks and darks are a bit crushed, and the contrast is a bit heavy and unnatural. I wanted to take a few pictures to play around with different camera settings and editing techniques to get more "photographically correct" end results. I can say that I still prefer my darker, more dramatic style for most situations but these didn't come out too bad.
For comparison...
A few examples of the darker style:
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http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4826/dsc023ii6.jpg
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http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6061/dsc0049vn2.jpg
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http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9007/dsc0004vt6.jpg
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http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7779/dsc0033it9.jpg
More technically correct style:
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I personally prefer pictures that are a bit darker and with more contrast but from a technical standpoint they are underexposed slightly, the blacks and darks are a bit crushed, and the contrast is a bit heavy and unnatural. I wanted to take a few pictures to play around with different camera settings and editing techniques to get more "photographically correct" end results. I can say that I still prefer my darker, more dramatic style for most situations but these didn't come out too bad.
For comparison...
A few examples of the darker style:
1
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4826/dsc023ii6.jpg
2
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6061/dsc0049vn2.jpg
3
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9007/dsc0004vt6.jpg
4
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7779/dsc0033it9.jpg
More technically correct style:
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8
05-05-2007, 06:44 PM
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I always love your pictures. A combination of a tastefully modified goat with great photography skills. Every time you post a new picture up I have a new desktop. You take such great pictures. I love the color on your car. It goes great with those wheels. I love them.
Ok enough nut swinging =P
Ok enough nut swinging =P
05-06-2007, 09:47 AM
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As per request, I had to go back and edit from RAW... forgive mistakes as its Cinco de Mayo and I've been celebrating 
but here are the same pictures by the process I normally use...
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It's not much of a difference but to me that slightly darker, more contrasted look takes the edge off and makes the pictures easier on my eyes.
but here are the same pictures by the process I normally use...9
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It's not much of a difference but to me that slightly darker, more contrasted look takes the edge off and makes the pictures easier on my eyes.
Last edited by josh99ta; 05-06-2007 at 10:04 AM.
THANK YOU!! 
I've pretty much just come to expect magazine quality shots from your posts. #4 could have/should have been an advertisement for the damn car. Seriously.