The Photography Thread

[Alastair]

Going for the vintage look to match the car:

[PeteJ]

Very nice.

How'd you do the border?

[Alastair]

In photoshop it's
Image->Resize->Canvas size...

Then select relative and increase the size by double the width of pixels you want the border to be wide and high (a 20pix border would be an increase of 40pix width and height).

I only use elements so can't select canvas colour, it defaults to white. On the better versions you can do white then do another selecting a different canvas colour.

I have to draw a straight line whatever pixel size I want using the brush tool whilst holding shift to lock to a straight horizontal or vertical line.

There is probably a really easy way of doing it that I don't know of though!

[PeteJ]

So I could do a really thick black boarder up to the end of the page (using photoshop CS2), with text at the bottom under the image? I think that's the kind of effect missing at the moment. Cheers for the tip!

[Alastair]

Like this?

Yes I am bored today and it's also a clue as to where else I was at the w/e. Maybe some more pics to come soon!!

Also, I've just discovered that it doesn't default to white but to the background colour on the two colour selector thing. No more drawing straight lines for me

[Nijo]

That's what I would assume, yes. Just resize canvas with different background colours - not hard.

When you resize you should be able to choose to centre the original (to get a border), then resize again with it at the top to get the bar along the bottom.

You're going for this look, right?

http://www.despair.com/indifference.html

[Alastair]

That's right, this w/e I also went to Hampton Court Flower Show (the gf is a gardener OK).

It was a good chance to use the polarizer I bought for Goodwood and didn't bloody need.

[PeteJ]

That's what I would assume, yes. Just resize canvas with different background colours - not hard.

When you resize you should be able to choose to centre the original (to get a border), then resize again with it at the top to get the bar along the bottom.

You're going for this look, right?
http://www.despair.com/indifference.html

Yup, that's the kind of thing I want.

[Alastair]

This will do exactly that FOR you:

http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/motivator.php

[Chunky]

Any of you guys done any arty shots of cars? I'm thinking of getting a couple done of my Elise to frame and put in the house somewhere ...

[MartyG]

How do you mean arty?

I did this one of a Merc, made B&W except for the mid-level brake light: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martypg13/187302792/

[Chunky]

Yep, that sort of thing but maybe with more of the car in view. Something like these (by the way none of these are mine, so i'm not claiming credit for them).

[Chunky]

and this one

[PeteJ]

Slow as always, I'm just catching up with something suggested about three months ago.

The idea is hopefully apparent in the shot (and title "A brush with light "....meh ), but the result isn't quite what I wanted. I've uploaded the shot for one reason-because I spent so long trying and wanted to show something for it!

This is how it was taken...

Was done at 30 second exposure in total darkness, with me completely on my own. I had one torch shining on the brush for the full 30 seconds, with me wizzing the other around basically trying to make it look like it was sweeping up the 'light'. With about ten seconds of exposure left, I had to run around the brush, put my hand on it and shine the torch long enough to make sure my hand and arm were bright enough in the image, and without any 'ghosting' (which has happened slightly).



Let me know what you think! I assure you, the image was better in my head than the result

[Ish]

I've no idea what the hell is going on. But it matters not. I think its excellent!