Photoshoot with a Chrysler 300

[i like rice]

The car is pretty much stock with just a drop and 22s. All of the chrome on the wheels and front end made it tough to shoot with the strobes

I suck with CS2 - any ideas on how to remove the chromatic aberration on the front grille?
http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/01.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/05.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/13.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/15.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/17.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/26.jpg

comments, critiques

[240sxDann]

m-f'in balla!

[97TurboDSM]

not too bad. I like the second one a lot. some of the others are too intensely lit for my liking. I dont know how well you can control it but the strobes coming off the silver car are really bright and its a lil uneasy on my eyes. thats just me though, you know i love your work

[4g64FTL]

use the pen tool to select the grill and play with the levels and saturation.


you can clean my camera and I can edit your photos lol graphic design degree pays off!

[grimm]

i like the last 2. The 2nd picture, i think would be better if it wasn't tilted. It would probably be my fav if it wasn't tilted. Other then that I think a different location would set off the car better.

[CHAOS]

second shot is def the best one of the bunch

[CleanNeon98]

great stuff as usual. Really like the first 2

[i like rice]

i like the last 2. The 2nd picture, i think would be better if it wasn't tilted. It would probably be my fav if it wasn't tilted. Other then that I think a different location would set off the car better.

For me, the image looks bland with a less aggressive horizon, as seen below
http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/Lauri_Chrysler_300/images/11.jpg

Using converging lines adds more impact to the tilted shot

[howielong]

Damn I got to get out and test some strobe action.

Rice - Do you use straight strobes or do you use a combination of umbrellas too?

[i like rice]

No diffusers, no umbrellas. I've tried it with and without and I like the results better without any diffusion.

I find it easier to remove a small hotspot (no diffusion) then to remove a larger hotspot. This is usually the case on cars with a lot of curves or bubbly shape On cars with a flatter surface, like the Chrysler 300, I didn't have to do any post processing to remove the flash reflection. The only major post processing I had to do was to remove the reflection of the bumper on the ground.