Photo help, what would you want to see?

[Tigadee]

Hmmmm, either that or your screen or my screen are out!

Try this and see if your monitor is correctly set for brightness...
http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php

[steve_t]

I also think your brightness might be too low. As a general rule, I hate HDR. People always seem to overdo it. I also hate the white vignette some people do

[ducatilover]

That CBXsem-fiddy is teh sex.

I know nothing about fancy picture snapping, but I like your work and I do think I need her number and blood type

[Winston001]

I'm just curious though, as to whether the shots I got are what people want to see -

In my opinion your photos are excellent. The model has vitality and dominates her photos which works for me. The bike is slightly less important but still has impact.

As for subject matter I am not a fan of girls on bikes. It always seems a cheap mix of soft porn mixed with machine. Not - I hasten to add - that your photos are anything like that. But it is a genre to avoid.

If you are going to pic models on or around motorcycles then the human being is who our eye is drawn to. Ok, apart from the slavering oil-breathers on KB.

[thecharmed01]

Hmmmm, either that or your screen or my screen are out!

Try this and see if your monitor is correctly set for brightness...
http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php

Mine is calibrated for print :/

[Tigadee]

As a general rule, I hate HDR. People always seem to overdo it.

Me too... Only in a rare occasion does it actually help.

Mine is calibrated for print :/

Ah, it's different for web which is more contrasty and vibrant... 'Print' as in CYMK? Or Adobe RGB?

[Asher]

Why isnt there a photography sub forum on here? seems like there is enough people into it.

[steve_t]

Mine is calibrated for print :/

Colormunki?

[Number One]

Why isnt there a photography sub forum on here? seems like there is enough people into it.

There is a social group I think. But not a sub-forum probably cos this is a biker site not an every hobby site.

[thecharmed01]

Me too... Only in a rare occasion does it actually help.



Ah, it's different for web which is more contrasty and vibrant... 'Print' as in CYMK? Or Adobe RGB?

CMYK, otherwise when I order client prints and albums things would go mega wonky lol

[thecharmed01]

Apparently I can't quote Winston001 cause this dopey site gives me weird errors.....

So Winston001 :
hahaha you would have thought that totally knowing there were like 10 drooling bikers 'spectating' with beers. Poor girl. Lucky she loves to pose!
I'm interested in doing more bike pics, I need to learn what people want to see more though... so this is all good!

[Tigadee]

CMYK, otherwise when I order client prints and albums things would go mega wonky lol

Oh yes, calibrated for CYMK definitely looks different than for web - less vibrant and slightly different tones too.

If most of your work is for print, then you should leave your monitor settings alone. Use a separate custom setting on your monitor for web or consider a second monitor set for web if your work is 50/50... Good excuse to go dual monitor on your set-up!

[cmoore]

check out this book, The fine art of the motorcycle engine : the story of the Up-N-Smoke engine project / Daniel Peirce

[thecharmed01]

check out this book, The fine art of the motorcycle engine : the story of the Up-N-Smoke engine project / Daniel Peirce

Oooh thanks. I'll have a hunt on Amazon and see if I can get a copy!

[Tigadee]

Ahh ok.... so dark and grungy.
I think I see where you are heading. To me they look much darker than I usually go, probably why I didn't push it too much.

Or you could try something more retro...