Finally got a new camera

[TOUGEghost]

Some new pictures I've taken over the last month or so:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/67sm2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/40Ebw.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/60sm2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/side4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/DSCN0123sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/74bw.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/sunset.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/DSCN0121sm.jpg

[digitalrain]

Sweet looking ride. Love the 2nd to last sunset pic!

[Mead]

Your rear emblem look good with the black backing... is that from another car?

[TOUGEghost]

Sweet looking ride. Love the 2nd to last sunset pic!

Thanks. I had to throw that one in even though the car was dirty since the colors came out pretty good.

Your rear emblem look good with the black backing... is that from another car?

It's actually a carbon fiber trim kit that goes inside the emblem.

[Altitude]

Awesome pics. :clap: Great looking Yaris! :thumbsup:

[yarisugi]

Love your car, but the background looks Photoshop blurred. Doesn't look natural.

[1.5]

Looks great! This is my favorite kit on the LB.

[eTiMaGo]

wow!! nice pics!

but like yarisugi mentioned, something seems a bit off with those blurred pics. I think it's the fact that the reflections on the car are in focus, they should be blurred too, but good luck with that!

[TOUGEghost]

I don't really like the background and kind of get into a habit of doing that. There were a few that I left alone. Some aren't really a big change though.

[Aiko Cargo]

Yaris looks tough! Love it

[yarisugi]

I don't really like the background and kind of get into a habit of doing that. There were a few that I left alone. Some aren't really a big change though.

If your camera is a decent SLR camera you can do that "blurry background" thing with your camera and it will look a lot more natural.
Understanding the "depth of field" when taking a picture will help improve your shots dramatically. Make sure you have a tripod as well.
Lots of good reads with pictures on depth of field. One example (http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm). Another (http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/dof.html)
There are a several videos about it as well. Example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzedefUXARE)

[TOUGEghost]

It's a new camera but not a SLR. Haven't tried using any settings besides "auto" yet, lol.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

If you can set your aperture on your camera to the lowest F-stop possible, it will make the background/foreground a little blurry.

[TOUGEghost]

Took a look at it again and my camera is pretty simple point and shoot, doesn't seem like I can change those settings. Wouldn't really know how to use them anyway.

I appreciate the tips, but one way or another, I still don't like the background in certain pictures and that's why I blur it out. Certain pictures also had foreign objects in them that I took out and used the blur to hide it.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Took a look at it again and my camera is pretty simple point and shoot, doesn't seem like I can change those settings. Wouldn't really know how to use them anyway.

I appreciate the tips, but one way or another, I still don't like the background in certain pictures and that's why I blur it out. Certain pictures also had foreign objects in them that I took out and used the blur to hide it.

Just for fun, tell me what I did to this picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Whitehot/fl301.jpg

Yeah, it was a long shot. lol

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Darkened the foreground?

[TOUGEghost]

Sorry, trick question, untouched photo. But you did catch it before I did a ninja edit of my post. :biggrin:

My gf has a DSLR, I should have her show me how to use it.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Sorry, trick question, untouched photo. But you did catch it before I did a ninja edit of my post. :biggrin:

My gf has a DSLR, I should have her show me how to use it.

lol, the lighting is weird (but in a good way) in that pic then. lol

What kind of DSLR does she have? It's pretty easy to use once you get the concepts down.

[TOUGEghost]

Not sure of the model. I would have to ask. They are a bit more than I want to spend, though. My new camera was a gift and I didn't have to spend anything on it. :smile:

[Prohibit]

Very nice pictures, wish my car was in good enough shape for me to take pics with my SLR :(