ByronBayChris Posted 7December, 2014 Report Share Posted 7December, 2014 Calling all the expert photographers. Almost all of the photos I have taken off my tangerine car look red. This is with a camera phone, but also with a canon eos digital camera. Can someone tell me some basic tips for getting most of the shots looking orange........ Everyone I saw thinks I have purchased a red car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted 7December, 2014 Report Share Posted 7December, 2014 BBC, Shoot manually ie use a camera where you can control the aperture and exposure. Let the camera suggest the correct exposure for you ( via the arrows, or plus and minus signs etc) and then in small increments (1/2, 1/3 , or 1/4 stops - whatever tha camera will allow OVEREXPOSE a series of shots (by opening up the aperture) until you see on the viewfinder that the image is "blown out". As the variations go toward over exposure, the car will go from red, through varying levels of orange, and end up finally in yellow. Then you can pick by eye which one best shows the colour of your car. Actually, thinking about it on a lay level, if your camera has " exposure compensation" this would achieve the same result semi-automatically, you'd be using the "+" side of the control. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 7December, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 7December, 2014 Thanks Santa Kerry. I knew it would be simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew911 Posted 7December, 2014 Report Share Posted 7December, 2014 to get the colour right I use a grey card to set the white balance ... just google "grey card" for more info. I use both, the grey card and a colour reference card. You can get these on eBay for few dollars Also, take into consideration the colour profiles for your JPG image (sRGB should be OK for the internet and can be set in you Canon camera config) as well as computer monitors can show colours differently due to their colour profile adjustments. Trust the grey card before you trust the monitor. and, yes get the exposure right too. Google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepkat63 Posted 7December, 2014 Report Share Posted 7December, 2014 photoshop is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 8December, 2014 Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 photoshop is your friend not always. How about the guys who used SLR cameras with films!! To answer the OPs question. with a non DLSR camera, adjust the wight balance manually. on an iphone? good luck.. camera is featureless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911sies Posted 8December, 2014 Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 not always. How about the guys who used SLR cameras with films!! That would be me!, or at least it was back in the early '90s (photo journalist back then). We were trained to "burn and dodge" whilst creating a print. Photoshop replicates it by allowing level adjustment and isolating parts of the shot and exposing them differently. All valid points above, but also don't forget that colour reproduction is only as good as the monitor you view it on....or the monitor of the person that is looking at your shot. To have a good shot at "real" colour you need a monitir that can be calibrated (Dell's Ultrasharps are good for me). Then you need calibration software like a "Spyder" http://spyder.datacolor.com/display-calibration/ I'm guessing that might be overkill for what you need though. If you have photoshop, then isolate the car using the lassoo tool and then play with saturation until it looks right. Maybe post the result here and we can all be your armchair critics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 8December, 2014 Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 correct. some monitors will alter colours ect. I use the BenQ monitors. great for me. Just like my studio speakers will play flat tones and not sound as colourful as a home theatre that will mask sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 8December, 2014 Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 Paint it white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 8December, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 Thanks everyone (well, except Barry - useful as always) for useful insights....will start shooting when i get the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM911 Posted 8December, 2014 Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 Chris, I saw a red 72T at DHM today - was that yours? Seriously though, it's a great looking car Chris - that interior is spot on. I had seat envy - not that houndstooth would suit mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 8December, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 8December, 2014 Chris, I saw a red 72T at DHM today - was that yours? Seriously though, it's a great looking car Chris - that interior is spot on. I had seat envy - not that houndstooth would suit mine... Yep, that's fine. Seat envy too funny. T is a good looker isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 31January, 2015 Report Share Posted 31January, 2015 And the time of day will have an impact. Try early morning or later in the day, ie as the sun is going down. Shoot with the sun on it and even try some flash. Sounds like you guys need to have a Photography day up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 2February, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 2February, 2015 Amanda..... You're back??? The mini must be really p¥¦[swing you off at the moment. Here's hoping for a nice targa in your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 2February, 2015 Report Share Posted 2February, 2015 Amanda..... You're back??? The mini must be really p¥¦[swing you off at the moment. Here's hoping for a nice targa in your future. Hey! I stop by every so often. It's not really pissing me off, I just have Porsche running through my veins you can't get them out of your system that easily. I've also got a bit of spare time on my hands these days. One day there'll be a Targa in my future for sure a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 3February, 2015 Report Share Posted 3February, 2015 Just had an idea... MINI targa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 3February, 2015 Report Share Posted 3February, 2015 Just had an idea... MINI targa! Hmmm anyone good at photoshop? There's a MINI ute aka the Redbull MINIs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 3February, 2015 Report Share Posted 3February, 2015 If you do it. Do it to a roadster, not a cabrio. Needs the swept back windscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 3February, 2015 Report Share Posted 3February, 2015 I think I'll stick to buying a classic 911 Targa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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