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Jake Miller
08-01-2007, 11:48 AM
C&C welcome

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/16.jpg

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/17.jpg

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/20.jpg

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/27.jpg

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/32.jpg
Brian Lalor
08-02-2007, 06:24 AM
I love the contrast of these images, and you found a location with tons of potential. The first one seems a little dark to me; the GTI kind of gets lost in the lean-to, I think. #4 (nose-to-nose) is really nice. The last one has promise (maybe if the car were completely in front of the silos), but as it is, I think the last silo rising up through the middle of the car and the telephone pole poking through the sunroof are distracting.

Nice work, Jake.
Jake Miller
08-02-2007, 06:57 AM
ewwww thanks i didn't catch some of those. thanks!
I guess i need to calibrate my monitors, some people are saying the photos are a bit dark and i see them as being ok.

thanks again.
Brian Lalor
08-02-2007, 07:24 AM
I'm using a POS Thinkpad at work. I'll look again at home on my MacBook. Neither are calibrated, however.

The pics do seem a little dark overall, but I think it works well for that setting. #1 is just a little *too* dark. Nice saturation and contrast, but the brightness is a little low, I guess. With #2, the GTI seems a little soft; the front wheel should really be sharp, in my opinion.
Jake Miller
08-02-2007, 09:02 AM
yeah two was shoot two ways, focus on the jetta and focus on the GTI i think this shoot was focus on the jetta.

thanks again!
E. John Thawley III
08-02-2007, 11:34 AM
All of them look too dark for me. Certainly too dark for print publication.

This one seems odd to me for lack of a highlight on the passenger side. Did you use a polarizer to get ride of it?

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/7.29.07/images/20.jpg
Jake Miller
08-02-2007, 12:24 PM
yeah man i'm going to have to adjust my screen then.

yes that one is two pix in one. does it look to 'fixed'?
E. John Thawley III
08-02-2007, 04:15 PM
There's just no highlight on the side of the car. The shoulder or belt-line just morphs into a black, shapless panel. Normally, there's a highlight reflecting the sky along the top of the panel. But somehow you've killed it.

You kids and your Photoshop... Sheeesh.
Jake Miller
08-02-2007, 05:16 PM
haha, i'll post one of the un-edited ones.

is there any software out there that I can use to calibrate my monitors?

thanks
E. John Thawley III
08-02-2007, 06:50 PM
You need to get a spider/coloremeter to read it. X-Rite makes one. I have a Monaco. Some of the better camera stores will rent them. If you have an LCD screen you really don't have to do it every often...
Jake Miller
08-02-2007, 11:58 PM
thanks sir
Michael Chu
08-03-2007, 12:24 AM
A good looking set! I agree that the images are a little dark. Brighten it up a tad and they'll have a better pop to it. Very cool photos!

BTW, I see some of your work on VWVortex from your friends posting up. They look pretty good. There's a couple of motion photos I thought were pretty good. This one is nice

http://thectrlz.com/images/shows/8.03.07/images/ross.jpg
Jake Miller
08-03-2007, 06:41 AM
hahaha, i was like, how did that photo get out so fast. i post it in one spot and the spread all of the net.
thanks!
Jacob Leveton
08-03-2007, 06:43 AM
hahaha, i was like, how did that photo get out so fast. i post it in one spot and the spread all of the net.
thanks!

blame the dubbers. they're everywhere ;)
Jake Miller
08-03-2007, 08:16 AM
blame the dubbers. they're everywhere ;)


yes we are!

i like this photo more

http://thectrlz.com/images/shows/8.03.07/images/colter.jpg