1996 Impala SS

[Eric McClellan]

This was my first time doing static posed shots of a car. The car was not really all that 'exotic' but it was all i had to work with.

Composition and style C&C is very welcome!! :)

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-640-_emm3338.jpg

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-644-_emm3250.jpg

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-642-_emm3218.jpg

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-639-_emm3319.jpg

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-636-_emm3284.jpg

http://kungphu.com/ar/impermanence/gallery/thumbs/lrg-638-_emm3317.jpg

[Steve Stein]

Not a big fan of extreme tilts. Not real fond of the background the first two.

5 and 6 are too close cropped to the edge of the frame. With a license plate like the one that's on, getting a direct front and/or rear dead on could be pretty cool.

[Eric McClellan]

Steve, do you have any suggestions as far as background are concerned?

[Dave Verna]

As far as backgrounds go here is my take.

The loading dock is something of a cliche' anymore - I am not fond of it at all.

The yellow lines are also a distraction.

the rest of the C&C - just my opinion

1 - extreme angle, and the dock is distracting
2 - I like it, possibly crop a little less and get the whole tire in there.
3 - nice front 3/4 shot, but that background is really not adding anything to the shot.
4 - I'm guessing the focus of the shot is the impala ss script, but the reflections of that damn dock are there, distracting the shot.
5 &6 - extreme angle and extreme crop - that dock and its reflections are adding nothing to the scene again IMO

[Eric McClellan]

Roger that. I've been looking through some of the photos here and trying to pick up some things here and there.

I guess my question is: How do you know a background is right or will look good?

[Dave Verna]

the yellow lines for starters kills the area almost immediately... I'd keep on looking if it were me.

[Derric Slocum]

i think it takes experience, you need to shoot different locations and check the results. you will start to get a feel for it. find something with out a lot of distracting objects and lines and go from there.

[Eric McClellan]

Thanks everyone for the advice and critiques! I'll do my best to make it better :)