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Sig for Cody1774
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Posted by: StangChick

Cody noticed where you requested a new sig so I played around with the pics in your garage.

Posted by: Rick Sample

That signaure is sharp!

Posted by: StangChick

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Originally Posted by Rick Sample

That signaure is sharp!

Thanks, Rick

Posted by: Cody1774

That is amazing, thank you very much!

Posted by: Rick Sample

68PonyFever, how did you add the gloss shine to Codys car?

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Posted by: StangChick

[quote=Rick Sample]68PonyFever, how did you add the gloss shine to Codys car?

Rick ,I made the first layer then I just duplicated that layer.
Then I just used the reduce noise filter on the duplicated layer.
Erased everything from that layer that I did not want to use that filter on, so the original would show through (ex Wheels).
Then used the sharpen filter.
Played around with the color balance added highlights and shadows.
Then I added a soft photo filter.

Hope this helps not really good at explaining.

Posted by: StangChick

Quick example out of the picture in your garage.

White is alot harder to do.

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Posted by: Rick Sample

Awesome, where do I find those two filters at? I'm using adobe photoshop 7.0. I'm not sure if that is what you are using or not.

Posted by: StangChick

[quote=Rick Sample]Awesome, where do I find those two filters at? I'm using adobe photoshop 7.0. I'm not sure if that is what you are using or not.[/quote

I dont really know anything about 7.0, I am using CS.
But they should just be under your Filters.
Photoshop Elements 3.0 has them as well (what I used to use before getting CS), so I am sure 7.0 would also.

Posted by: Rick Sample

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Originally Posted by Rick Sample

Awesome, where do I find those two filters at? I'm using adobe photoshop 7.0. I'm not sure if that is what you are using or not.

I dont really know anything about 7.0, I am using CS.
But they should just be under your Filters.
Photoshop Elements 3.0 has them as well (what I used to use before getting CS), so I am sure 7.0 would also.

That's probably why I don't have those filters, I'm just using photoshops regular filters, don't have the photoshop elements, I'll have to find that somewhere.

Is it possible to take this photo and add a glossy shine to it? See how the entire car looks like it doesn't have a clear coat? I'm not sure what happend to it, I've just never been able to get a great shot of my paint job because each photo turns out looking like this: (It looks more like a pastel than a glossy paint job. In real life, the car has a very glossy paint job, I just can't get my camera to capture it. It's new, I just can't figure out the settings)

Posted by: StangChick

Rick, I have tried I just could not make it look right.
The white just came out to white.
Sorry man

Posted by: Rick Sample

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Originally Posted by 68ponyfever

Rick, I have tried I just could not make it look right.
The white just came out to white.
Sorry man

Yeah, white cars suck lol. I've never been able to capture a good photo of my car because everything comes out completely white. In the photo I posted above, you can't really tell where the seem lines are between the hood and fender (except that part where I left the hood proped open a little). I think I just need a camera that can capture the detail more

Posted by: StangChick

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Originally Posted by Rick Sample

White is hard to photograph.
Everything I did to the picture it just looked way to white.
Maybe you could play around with the white balance on your camera.

Heres a photo I was just playing around with.
Tried to photoshop your graphic onto your car, didnt turn out great but ok.

Posted by: Rick Sample

Not to bad, I'll try to get some better photos this summer. I just have to try to figure out the settings on my camera lol.

Posted by: Bullitt06

Rick, white cars never do well in direct sun. You need to try the shade of a tree on a sunny day, then play with your exposure compensation button to taste. Another trick is to move the camera around different areas next to the car till the car looks good then hold down on the "shutter release button" 1/2 way to lock the settings then move back to the car and shoot. You will need to set your digital cam to "Spot AF area" metering to do this. Hope this helps.

Posted by: Rick Sample

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Originally Posted by Bullitt06

Rick, white cars never do well in direct sun. You need to try the shade of a tree on a sunny day, then play with your exposure compensation button to taste. Another trick is to move the camera around different areas next to the car till the car looks good then hold down on the "shutter release button" 1/2 way to lock the settings then move back to the car and shoot. You will need to set your digital cam to "Spot AF area" metering to do this. Hope this helps.

Thanks alot! The only good photo I have ever taken with my car was posted above with the trees/brush in the background. That was taken in the day time with the sun out, but the sun was about to set. What is spot AF area for and where would I find it at?

Posted by: Bullitt06

Spot Area Metering is one of 4 methods of measuring light on a digital camera. It is usually part of your "Shooting Menu" . I have a complicated Nikon camera and it's full of menu's and your camera might not have spot area metering but if your move your camera around a scene and the lighting changes and you have a little box in the center of your view finder then you have it. I just move the box around the subject until I get the subject to look good (not lights too lite and not darks too dark) then I push the shutter button down 1/2 way to lock in the lighting exposure, then move back to the subject while holding the button 1/2 way, I push it the rest of the way down. Hope this makes sense. PM me if you have any questions.

Posted by: Rick Sample

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Originally Posted by Bullitt06

Spot Area Metering is one of 4 methods of measuring light on a digital camera. It is usually part of your "Shooting Menu" . I have a complicated Nikon camera and it's full of menu's and your camera might not have spot area metering but if your move your camera around a scene and the lighting changes and you have a little box in the center of your view finder then you have it. I just move the box around the subject until I get the subject to look good (not lights too lite and not darks too dark) then I push the shutter button down 1/2 way to lock in the lighting exposure, then move back to the subject while holding the button 1/2 way, I push it the rest of the way down. Hope this makes sense. PM me if you have any questions.

Hmm... are you talking about the little red square that I get when I push the shutter half way down?

Posted by: Bullitt06

That could be it but but the only way to tell is if you move the camera around and the lighting changes then you know thats it. You may have to choose another metering method (if you camera has them) . Does you cam have several menus or just a dial with some scene choices? Without knowing your camera I can't tell but chances are you need to upgrade your camera to get that feature.

Posted by: ExBamaGal

Cody's sig looks GREAT!!!

Posted by: T_stang

Wow that is totally sweeeeeeeet there .........