New Look - Photoshoot (56k, no way)

[Catalyst]

Well I just got a new hood as some of you may know, and decided to give the panda a whole new look by painting the hood, and headlight covers black. That paint job isn't the greatest, seeing as how this is my first adventure with an actual spray gun, but I'm happy with it for now, might get it professionally painted in the summer depending on how this paint holds up. Let me know what you think!

[Catalyst]

[russiankid]

Looks great!

[frantik]

looks good.. though i think it would look better if the flip ups were white

[Sporno]

thats TIGHT!!!!!!! looks great ! keep up the good work , but whats under the hood

[Catalyst]

Thanks for the comments!!

thats TIGHT!!!!!!! looks great ! keep up the good work , but whats under the hood

...... If I told you, I'd have to kill you. ........

[hotdoghogie]

dude nice now just paint all that under the trim and lower it... and maybe a like and u might win the next AOM... i would vote for you

[Pico]

Sweet..
Now come down here and paint my 3G.....

[A18A]

that is beautiful!!!! love the shots too and for some odd reason your car looks like a trueno

[Catalyst]

Thanks alot everyone! Im a beginner at photography, so these comments mean alot to me.

that is beautiful!!!! love the shots too and for some odd reason your car looks like a trueno

Hehe I get that alot now. :P there is a striking resemblance.

[Legend_master]

OMG with a drop that car would look absolutely amazing. Keep up the good work.

[forrest89sei]

Looks GREAT!

Glad to see the hoods going to good use lol

[Civic Accord Honda]

SEXY and thats coming from a Aveo guy lol

[Catalyst]

Thanks!!

[Estimated Prophet]

SEXY and thats coming from a Aveo guy lol

I thought that sig was an April 1st thing.

[Legend_master]

Sorry I couldent help myself here is a little photshop

[mkymonkey]

Sorry I couldent help myself here is a little photshop

damn you beat me to it lol. anyway evan, i need to show you some photoshop filters to "antique" your pictures since from what i've seen, you like that effect a lot. lol. hit me up on aim in youre interested

mkymonkey89lxi

[Catalyst]

Sorry I couldent help myself here is a little photshop

Damn that looks good! Shoot now im gonna have to drop it, thanks for getting me all excited. :P

And Adrian, that would be great. I'd love to learn some more photoshop techniques.

[Catalyst]

Dp :p

[mark_salad_bar]

thats a clean photoshop drop

[ghettogeddy]

damn the car is looking good are u gona paint the rest or panda it or what

[Catalyst]

damn the car is looking good are u gona paint the rest or panda it or what

If I can become good enough with a gun by summer, I will sand and shoot the area below the trim, for the true panda look. :P

Thanks for the comments!!

[frantik]

hey man.. a few tips on taking pics since you mentioned you wanted to learn more..

if you're going to have the car offset to one side in the pic, it's better to leave the space in front of the car as opposed to behind it.. like in these pics:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3625-2.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3620-2.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3621-2.jpg

the car looks like it's driving off the side as opposed to driving thru the shot. it's best to try to compose the shot so there is leading space in front of the car but if you end up with a shot that you like but there's not enough space in front, you can crop the image so the space in the back is reduced. cropping is also good for some of the shots where the car needs to dominate the picture just a little more such as this one: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3622-2.jpg

you also might want to play with brightness and contrast settings somtimes, as well as the curves tool (which is like an advanced brightness/contrast settings).. especially in the black and white shots there's not a lot of definition between the background and the car. that might have been due to low light though :\

overall though some good shots.. just need to add the finishing touches

[Catalyst]

hey man.. a few tips on taking pics since you mentioned you wanted to learn more..

if you're going to have the car offset to one side in the pic, it's better to leave the space in front of the car as opposed to behind it.. like in these pics:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3625-2.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3620-2.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3621-2.jpg

the car looks like it's driving off the side as opposed to driving thru the shot. it's best to try to compose the shot so there is leading space in front of the car but if you end up with a shot that you like but there's not enough space in front, you can crop the image so the space in the back is reduced. cropping is also good for some of the shots where the car needs to dominate the picture just a little more such as this one: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...000_3622-2.jpg

you also might want to play with brightness and contrast settings somtimes, as well as the curves tool (which is like an advanced brightness/contrast settings).. especially in the black and white shots there's not a lot of definition between the background and the car. that might have been due to low light though :\

overall though some good shots.. just need to add the finishing touches

thanks alot! I really appreciate all those tips. Yeah that was really the first time I have ever tried to take good pictures of my car, so i knew they wouldnt be the best, but hopefully i'll get better. thanks man, its much appreciated. Perhaps some day it will be nice enough to win AOM! :P

[EX-ileAccord]

Car looks awesome man. I love those wheels!