Life through a Lens

[Okie Boom]

Originally Posted by trewyn15

I'm with ya on the photography stuff, love it all!

Any suggestions for shooting cars in garages and with single strobes and such?

Great to have you aboard then!!

Well, I am usually shooting one of two ways when there are vehicles involved.

Option 1: Flash unit (I use a Nikon SB700) on camera in hotshoe position.

Option 2: Tripod with longer shutter speeds.

Example of option 1:


Example of option 2:


There are certain situations when I use off camera flash (light stands and umbrellas kind of setup), but most of the time the two above will work just fine.

I usually stay in the 600-800ISO range, try to keep your f-stops as low as you can while keeping everything in focus, don't go below 160 on your shutter speed or hand shake will become a problem!

[Okie Boom]

Here are a couple more examples of cars in garages for you to surf through:


Not me, my buddy while he was shooting with me:

Oklahoma S2KI Car Club by Okie Photo, on Flickr


DSC_0226 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


DSC_0257 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


teaser1 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


IMG_9855 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


1 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


fb by Okie Photo, on Flickr


fb1 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


IMG_1204edit by Okie Photo, on Flickr

That is me!!

DSC_1421_edited-1 by Okie Photo, on Flickr


IMG_1146edit by Okie Photo, on Flickr


IMG_1117 by Okie Photo, on Flickr

The real key is to just keep playing with your settings and lighting. Cars are tricky, they are even more so in garages because of the ambient lighting, odd angles, and weird shadows that come out of those places.

Feel free to browse through my photostream of flickr if you want to see more:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/okiephoto/

[Okie Boom]

Come on folks....lets see those shots!!


Maxx vs Robo Dog by Okie Photo, on Flickr


Coca Cola by Okie Photo, on Flickr


Sunflower by Okie Photo, on Flickr

My car before the Camaro...

xA by Okie Photo, on Flickr

[Envy]

Okay...I'll throw in some more. I'm really into plants and I love Hoyas...so here are a few pictures of one of my Hoyas blooming over several days...and this particular one smells like cocoa when it blooms.

[Envy]

And there's always something other than flowers to photograph in my garden...I've already posted a few pics...but here are some more visitors...















I found this guy hanging out on the side of my escape...



And these guys building a hive on my Japanese Maple...

[69supersport396]

The 396 engine in my '69 Chevelle

[69supersport396]

North Rim of the Grand Canyon






Lee's Ferry

[Okie Boom]

Originally Posted by Envy

And there's always something other than flowers to photograph in my garden...I've already posted a few pics...but here are some more visitors...

Very very cool, looks like you have a LOT of activity in your garden! I cannot get enough of nature, and spend a lot of time shooting it as well!!

Originally Posted by 69supersport396

The 396 engine in my '69 Chevelle

Clean build, looks good!

Originally Posted by 69supersport396

North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Gorgeous!! I REALLY REALLY hope to make it there in my life time!

[Okie Boom]

Here are a few of my flower power shots...







How about your pets? I love my two pups more than anything, and they get a ton of camera time with me!

This is our big girl Zada (5yr old rottie):






...and our pound puppy Maxx (5yr old brittany mix):

[Envy]

I've got plenty of those...lol I've bred and shown dogs my whole life so here's some of my Maltese...

[Envy]

And some of my Greyhound puppies...

[Okie Boom]

Originally Posted by Envy

And some of my Greyhound puppies...

Holy cow that is one cute pup!!

[arod55]

Great pictures guys, I love taking pictures especially of mother nature. Yesterday I bought a polaroid filter to experiment on taking nature scene with clouds in the back ground. Will post later. Here a couple of pictures I took at Big Bear Lake, CA.

[Envy]

I do some under hood shots too...