Finally some decent pics from me! - Toyota Yaris Forums

Sabretooth · 06-21-2009, 12:44 AM

Ok, a long time ago, prehack era...I posted some night shots that ended up crappy as can be, so with some advice I went out and got a cheapo $15 tripod and got a nice camera (than mine) from my GF, then decided to venture to the closed Dodge dealership near my house, made for some interesting and cool shots under the lights.

Hopefully soon I can get her sister to take some semi-pro pics with her DSLR

7,8 and 11 are my favorites

Hope you guys enjoy!

Tamago · 06-21-2009, 12:47 AM

nice!

yarisugi · 06-21-2009, 12:56 AM

A Yaris in front of a what looks to be an out-of-business Chrysler/Jeep Dealership? That's making a statement!
You should turn on the fog lights, too.

CDavis7M · 06-21-2009, 01:44 AM

Your car looks good. Get some daylight pictures up as well.

TheRealEnth · 06-21-2009, 01:47 AM

i love your car =)

MadMax · 06-21-2009, 01:54 AM

DF210s?

And I like that C-one Replica Spoiler!

Ditto on the foglight recommendation...

Cheers! M2

Sabretooth · 06-21-2009, 01:58 AM

Tein basics!

The spoiler is nice, but needs to be refinished...
All pics were taken with either no lights or the parking lights, full on lights were causing glare issues

Sabretooth · 06-21-2009, 02:02 AM

oh and good eye, I checked the lense, there was a small amount of smudging.

yaris-me · 06-21-2009, 03:28 AM

Knight Rider of St Cloud?

Sabretooth · 06-21-2009, 03:31 AM

I do think I am the only modded Yaris in St Cloud though, which hard to get because there are about 20 of them total here. Thats just the hatchies...if you count sedans, you get into the 60s. Problem here is, most people who own them are either really old, or are family oriented, and dont care about modding anything.

SAKU · 06-22-2009, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yarisugi

A Yaris in front of a what looks to be an out-of-business Chrysler/Jeep Dealership? That's making a statement!
You should turn on the fog lights, too.

haha ditto on the old dealership
but nice car
havent seen it in a while, looks good

cleong · 06-22-2009, 08:42 AM

I'm assuming you still want to get a good photo for the contest.

What I said previously about the difficulty of photographing a black car still holds. You've lost quite a bit of shadow detail in some shots, and one or two are better, but lean toward looking washed out. You don't need all the shadow details, just the important contours:

You actually have the luxury of moving the car around this venue so that you can play with how light falls on the car, with long exposures, you can even "paint" the car with a large flash/spot light.

For the quarter angle shots, it is preferable not to show tire tread on your turned front wheel. Better to show the rim face on to the camera, like so:

If you have some kind of picture processing program, it needn't even be something like Photoshop, because even Picasa works just fine, hit the photo with some sharpening. It makes the picture "pop" out.

Keep trying, you're getting better.

scape · 06-22-2009, 11:12 AM

night shots are tough, especially for small lenses. I bet the dslr on a tripod will come out well. great looking car!

M4One · 06-22-2009, 07:51 PM

Very nice. How come you didn't have your fogs on too?

Kaotic Lazagna · 06-23-2009, 01:27 AM

Getting better. Just pay attention to wheel orientation as stated above. Let me know if you would like me to edit any of these.

Sabretooth · 06-23-2009, 05:23 AM

meh, just getting used to taking some decent shots with a camera that is worth a damn...My girlfriend has volunteered her sister (Photography Major w/ a DSLR) to come take some day shots, once I get some new stuff for my car installed.

06-21-2009, 12:44 AM	#1
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Finally some decent pics from me! Ok, a long time ago, prehack era...I posted some night shots that ended up crappy as can be, so with some advice I went out and got a cheapo $15 tripod and got a nice camera (than mine) from my GF, then decided to venture to the closed Dodge dealership near my house, made for some interesting and cool shots under the lights. Hopefully soon I can get her sister to take some semi-pro pics with her DSLR 7,8 and 11 are my favorites Hope you guys enjoy! __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

06-21-2009, 01:47 AM	#5
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	i love your car =) __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

06-21-2009, 01:58 AM	#7
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Tein basics! The spoiler is nice, but needs to be refinished... All pics were taken with either no lights or the parking lights, full on lights were causing glare issues __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

06-21-2009, 02:02 AM	#8
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	oh and good eye, I checked the lense, there was a small amount of smudging. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

06-21-2009, 03:31 AM	#10
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	I do think I am the only modded Yaris in St Cloud though, which hard to get because there are about 20 of them total here. Thats just the hatchies...if you count sedans, you get into the 60s. Problem here is, most people who own them are either really old, or are family oriented, and dont care about modding anything. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

06-21-2009, 12:56 AM	#3
yarisugi やりすぎだ～ View User's Garage Drives: Me: Nuts: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ハワイ Posts: 2,041	A Yaris in front of a what looks to be an out-of-business Chrysler/Jeep Dealership? That's making a statement! You should turn on the fog lights, too.

06-21-2009, 01:44 AM	#4
CDavis7M Drives: 1990 Supra Turbo Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 46	Your car looks good. Get some daylight pictures up as well.

06-21-2009, 01:54 AM	#6
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	DF210s? And I like that C-one Replica Spoiler! Ditto on the foglight recommendation... Cheers! M2

06-21-2009, 03:28 AM	#9
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Knight Rider of St Cloud?

06-22-2009, 08:42 AM	#12
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	I'm assuming you still want to get a good photo for the contest. What I said previously about the difficulty of photographing a black car still holds. You've lost quite a bit of shadow detail in some shots, and one or two are better, but lean toward looking washed out. You don't need all the shadow details, just the important contours: You actually have the luxury of moving the car around this venue so that you can play with how light falls on the car, with long exposures, you can even "paint" the car with a large flash/spot light. For the quarter angle shots, it is preferable not to show tire tread on your turned front wheel. Better to show the rim face on to the camera, like so: If you have some kind of picture processing program, it needn't even be something like Photoshop, because even Picasa works just fine, hit the photo with some sharpening. It makes the picture "pop" out. Keep trying, you're getting better. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

06-22-2009, 11:12 AM	#13
scape View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beaufort, South Carolina Posts: 388	night shots are tough, especially for small lenses. I bet the dslr on a tripod will come out well. great looking car!

06-22-2009, 07:51 PM	#14
M4One Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 110	Very nice. How come you didn't have your fogs on too?

06-23-2009, 01:27 AM	#15
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Getting better. Just pay attention to wheel orientation as stated above. Let me know if you would like me to edit any of these.

06-23-2009, 05:23 AM	#16
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	meh, just getting used to taking some decent shots with a camera that is worth a damn...My girlfriend has volunteered her sister (Photography Major w/ a DSLR) to come take some day shots, once I get some new stuff for my car installed. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

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