Been practicing with Lightroom!! C+C please

[General Dave]

Evening,

So as the title suggests.. I've been playing around with Lightroom after i was given a copy of LR3 which i know is out of date but it's more than good enough for me.

Below are a few pics i've edited.

Comments, criticism are very welcome.

Ferrari F40 from supercar sunday a few weeks back,

Ferrari F40 by Dave Broom, on Flickr

Slammed mega hella stance scene kid E39 from Players Classic a few years ago!!

BMW 5 Series by Dave Broom, on Flickr

Aspect shot of a W211 E55 AMG from "Benz on the green" show the other week

E55 AMG by Dave Broom, on Flickr

 

[Aaron..]

The BMW shot doesn't need the grad filter from.the too down (which I think you've used)

Try upping the shadows and exposure a bit too.

Quite hard to tell though without seeing the original.

 

[General Dave]

The BMW shot doesn't need the grad filter from.the too down (which I think you've used)

Try upping the shadows and exposure a bit too.

Quite hard to tell though without seeing the original.

Thanks @Aaron.. the BMW shot was over exposed above the car IMO and looked blown out so i darkened it, yeah I used the tool with the 3 lines (sorry i'm a noob) to darken above the car, admittedly it looks pretty crappy

So try upping the shadows and exposure on all shots ??

Thank you.

 

[Crybert]

Really like them mate. Especially the fez. I had a go at this but got bored. Don't have the patience for it lol

 

[General Dave]

Really like them mate. Especially the fez. I had a go at this but got bored. Don't have the patience for it lol

Thanks very much.. appreciate it!

Like I said, I've got no real idea what i'm doing.. just play around until I like what I see.

 

[Aaron..]

Thanks @Aaron.. the BMW shot was over exposed above the car IMO and looked blown out so i darkened it, yeah I used the tool with the 3 lines (sorry i'm a noob) to darken above the car, admittedly it looks pretty crappy

So try upping the shadows and exposure on all shots ??

Thank you.

Sorry,
No just in the BMW shot.

Maybe drop the highlights a tad in the E55 shot.

The Ferrari shot is fine imo.

 

[Typhoon]

If you want complete honesty mate, I wouldn't even be able to tell these have been touched up barring the dark clouds on the beemer.

Whether or not that's a good or bad thing I'm not too sure.

Like the pictures themselves though!

YouTube has a tonne of tutorials for LR and PS alike.

 

[General Dave]

Sorry,
No just in the BMW shot.

Maybe drop the highlights a tad in the E55 shot.

The Ferrari shot is fine imo.

Yeah the Ferrari is my favourite of them, ok mate I'll give that a go when im next on LR

 

[General Dave]

If you want complete honesty mate, I wouldn't even be able to tell these have been touched up.

Whether or not that's a good or bad thing I'm not too sure.

Like the pictures themselves though!

YouTube has a tonne of tutorials for LR and PS alike.

Yeah i wonder if thats a good thing or not?? I guess you dont want your pictures to look too doctored or heavily edited that they no longer look realistic. Thanks for the comments mate.

 

[Typhoon]

Yeah i wonder if thats a good thing or not?? I guess you dont want your pictures to look too doctored or heavily edited that they no longer look realistic. Thanks for the comments mate.

Wasn't meant in a shitty way mate but I'm stumped too. I suppose not easily spotted that it's been tampered with is probably a good thing as long as the shots good.

 

[General Dave]

Wasn't meant in a shitty way mate but I'm stumped too. I suppose not easily spotted that it's been tampered with is probably a good thing as long as the shots good.

Wasnt taken shitty at all mate, just made me question if its good or bad to notice if its been edited or not.. Its a very good point i think.

 

[James]

Wasnt taken shitty at all mate, just made me question if its good or bad to notice if its been edited or not.. Its a very good point i think.

Spose only way to know if it's a good thing or not is to post the original Vs the edit :up:

 

[General Dave]

Spose only way to know if it's a good thing or not is to post the original Vs the edit :up:

Ok good plan!! I'll do that at some point this weekend.

 

[General Dave]

Righto as suggested, here's the unedited pictures..
@james24785 @Typhoon @Aaron..

F40

Unedited F40 by Dave Broom, on Flickr

E39

Unedited E39 by Dave Broom, on Flickr

E55

Unedited E55 by Dave Broom, on Flickr

 

[197.]

I personally love the BMW shot, gives the picture a much more menacing vibe which goes with the car's looks, especially with the dark sky in the background

 

[General Dave]

I personally love the BMW shot, gives the picture a much more menacing vibe which goes with the car's looks, especially with the dark sky in the background

Thanks very much!! Menacing and dark is exactly what I was going for.