Friday, January 14, 2011

HDR CAR


This is one of my friend’s car, most people call it “EJ1”. Before I shot this picture, I wanted to try a different look, more HDR, higher contrast, and more of a vivid effect. As you can see, the photo just explodes with vivid colors. The car is just legit, and it’s sitting on a legit background. So the car itself was just asking me to take the picture. The aperture in this photo was 4.5, shutter speed was 1” and the ISO was 400. Now you’re probably thinking how I got the picture so bright.  I used speedlight flash and I focused the lighting on the building, and the light would reflect and hit the car with more of a natural lighting. And with the long shutter speed the ambient light also becomes prominent. Overall this photo was more than just a click for me, and it was really fun!
-Chong Yu

23 comments:

  1. Wow! I thought this was a painting or something when I first saw it! Amazing coloring, great lighting, and I love where the car is positioned. Fantastic job, one of my favorite photos I’ve seen.

    RJ W. - ERHS

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  2. I really like all of the weird colors that came together to make this picture. The building in the background almost doesn’t look real and it kind of faked me out when I first saw it. I like this!
    -Nicole ERHS

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  3. This photo looks amazing! I love how all the different colors contrast. The blue building, the orange sidewalk and night sky, and the purple-tinged car, all go nicely with each other. I also like the use of HDR in this picture; it makes it look even more unreal.

    -MM ERHS

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  4. First I just want to say I love the colors in your photo, except the one light off to the side of the car is a bit too bright and kind of throws me off. The building in the background is cool. The photo is nicely laid out. Awesome shot!

    -Ashana ERHS

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  5. The colors in this photo are fabulous! I like how there is a lot of things in the picture. I wish there was more focus on one object though. Over all, great photo!

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  6. Oh whoa this is so cool. Not a lot of people try things beyond normal camera settings and flash effects, so I really like this. The rule of thirds is very prominent here and it has a very nice effect on the picture. The colors are simply amazing, they really pop and make this so much more than a normal car picture, lending it an exciting mood.

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  7. this picture too fresh on everything. i like the amount of color contrast in the picture it came out very well. the building in the back ground is always great it shows depth in the picture very nice picture. bc

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  8. Cool Photo! The colors are wild but fits the photo. I like high contrast photos, they seem to add a twist to things. Keep up the good work
    sphs e.w.

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  9. I like how you used photoshop to make this pictures lighting and color look like a cartoon drawing. This really adds to the night time mood of this photo. What did you use to make this photo look the way it does?
    - Morgan D FPHS

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  10. This picture depicts the front end of the car, it’s clean and the background supports the overall feature of the car. The colors make the picture pop. The up light on the building gives a good shadow affect; this allows all the attention not to be on the car but entirely on the picture itself.

    Dillon - FPHS

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  11. When I look at this picture, I think of how beautiful night scence could be. I love the lighting & exposure from the buildings & the night sky. I also like how you could see the street marks on the pathway. It makes the picture look more in depth. Great job !
    CH- FPHS

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  12. I love this picture. I drive a civic and i love it. Hdr is my favorite type pf photography too. This is very creative. Very nice job :)
    Jessica Rhs

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  13. I like the Lighting in this picture. It also shows great color. Lastly it shows a sort of nightlife effect to it.

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  14. GOOD JOB! YOURE AWESOME!! GREAT LIGHTING! I LIKE THE COLOR AND HOW IT SHOWS KIND OF A GOOD NIGHTLIFE EFFECT!
    vcr-fphs

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  15. Whoa at first at thought it was like a video game or something. xD It looks really amazing especially the colors. The scene looks pretty as well.
    -V.K FPHS

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  16. i really like this picture! The colors pop but yet they still look kind of mysterious and like its something that was at night. I really like how the sky looks, kind of gloomy and dark. This picture really does tell a story!
    Miriam A.-FPHS

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  17. This photo looks super realistic. I love how its in focus and its definetly an angle up. The background and lights are appropriate and shows creativity. The color tone expresses a mood of exciting and everything about this picture is amazing! job well done :) !
    Tia Aumua ~fphs~

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  18. Dude chong.. awesome pic man. I love how the colors just merge into one another and how everything seems to just pop out in this picture.

    Scott W -FPHS

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  19. This photo is amazing. I like the lighting and the balence of the photo. its uses many diffent elements and it looks fabulous. It also uses good rule of thirds.
    HMD- FPHS

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  20. i really like this picture is shows great rule of thirds by placing the eg to the left. also i like the lighting
    Bradlee M. -FPHS

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  21. I like the color contrast in this photo, the Honda really blends in making the backdrop look almost fake. Clean Car with a Clean background makes this Top 5 on my Pics
    Brandon E - FPHS

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  22. This picture put me to tears it was that amazing. This looks like a professional shot photo. The lighting and constrasting colors makes the picture look phenomenal

    Phyllip R - FPHS

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  23. This picture just stands out from the rest, I am not a fan of Honda's, but that is just an amazing shot, and car. All the colors are vivid, and just "pop".

    Kyle-FPHS

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