I have only good luck with blue backgrounds.
For some reason white backgrounds drown out my pictures. :confused
For some reason white backgrounds drown out my pictures. :confused
Working with color backgrounds...
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Hey guys,
I thought this might be of interest. A lot of us have adopted the use of colored backgrounds which make our pictures look dramatically better (than having yellow duckies in the back). :giggle
But then there's the dilemma of choosing the color that suits a particular car best.
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I learned that silver (not purple :giggle) is not the best color that goes with a green background. :badidea
... and neither red, yellow, silver or orange go well with a red background
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I'm not sure, though. Maybe my lighting set up is not the best. :confused
It seems like black backgrounds are the way to go (followed by white). :cool I don't have one yet, though. :cry
What do you all think?
:feedback
I thought this might be of interest. A lot of us have adopted the use of colored backgrounds which make our pictures look dramatically better (than having yellow duckies in the back). :giggle
But then there's the dilemma of choosing the color that suits a particular car best.
I learned that silver (not purple :giggle) is not the best color that goes with a green background. :badidea
... and neither red, yellow, silver or orange go well with a red background
I'm not sure, though. Maybe my lighting set up is not the best. :confused
It seems like black backgrounds are the way to go (followed by white). :cool I don't have one yet, though. :cry
What do you all think?
:feedback
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:iagree The idea behind using the colour-wheel is to find the colour that complements your car. Let's say your car is primarily blue. Orange is on the opposite side to blue and complements it very well.
e.g.
Of course, for some colours, it's easier to find complementary colours. Personally, I think green and red cars are hard to find a nice complement. If those colours are fairly bright and vivid, black is a good way to go.
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This is a very good topic, Gian. :nicejob
I'm not much of a technical guy here (okay, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to anything photography :giggle ), but I've often base my decisions on the attitude & fun factor, not just matching the colour.
Some examples:
I chose the orange because the bike is a force to be reckon with. Orange seems to fit the attitude perfectly since it's 'loud'.
This one here is more of a fun shot. I shot this car with both black and red. Black seemed to be the colour of choice, but my wife made a comment that changed my mind - "That's neat. It's melting into the back ground". And so I went with red.
This one here is what I would called 'happy accident'. I was messing around with bg colours when I accidentaly snapped this pic. I tried blue, black, orange, and yellow. What you're looking at here is yellow, but with the lamp (just one lamp) directly above the camera, not the model. With this, I've learned that it's not only the bg, but also the lighting that could have tremendous effect on the shot.
Before sunrise or before sunset? You decide...
I don't know what I'm doing half the time, but with the tips from Dr. Jeff, Felix, and Doc Ronan, I have learn the joy of photography. And the more I look around, the more I see that we have many creative & talented folks here. So keep those pics coming folks. Snap away! :cheers
I'm not much of a technical guy here (okay, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to anything photography :giggle ), but I've often base my decisions on the attitude & fun factor, not just matching the colour.
Some examples:
I chose the orange because the bike is a force to be reckon with. Orange seems to fit the attitude perfectly since it's 'loud'.
This one here is more of a fun shot. I shot this car with both black and red. Black seemed to be the colour of choice, but my wife made a comment that changed my mind - "That's neat. It's melting into the back ground". And so I went with red.
This one here is what I would called 'happy accident'. I was messing around with bg colours when I accidentaly snapped this pic. I tried blue, black, orange, and yellow. What you're looking at here is yellow, but with the lamp (just one lamp) directly above the camera, not the model. With this, I've learned that it's not only the bg, but also the lighting that could have tremendous effect on the shot.
Before sunrise or before sunset? You decide...
I don't know what I'm doing half the time, but with the tips from Dr. Jeff, Felix, and Doc Ronan, I have learn the joy of photography. And the more I look around, the more I see that we have many creative & talented folks here. So keep those pics coming folks. Snap away! :cheers
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