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11-02-2010, 05:01 PM
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Reflections from trees and other objects are bad to some extent, to reduce these reflections use a Circular Polarizing filter; assuming your camera is autofocus. This filter will also greatly reduce glare on the windows & make the sky a bit bluer. Don't park your truck under trees.
Turn your wheels so the rims are towards the camera. Some people forget to turn the wheels towards the camera, and end up turning them away. People would much rather see your rims than your tires, I'm sure. Be sure not to turn your wheels too much, just a little bit is fine.
If you park your truck in a parking lot, avoid painted lines, light poles, signs, etcetera as they will be a distracting part of the foreground and background.
If you take your pictures in JPEG for then take pictures at the highest JPEG resolution possible on your camera. Don't make the mistake of taking your best picture ever, and then realize it’s only a 640x480 sized picture that would barely make a quality 5x7 sized prints. Better still is taking your pictures in RAW format which allows you the most flexibility in adjustments during processing. It is the equivalent of a digital "negative".
Shooting in RAW is the most preferred method but also takes the most work as it is you that processes the photo, not the camera. Most DSLR cameras today have the option to shoot RAW + JPEG. It will save one Raw & one JPEG file for each picture you take. That gives you the option of a ready to use file & a master file if you want to do some serious editing.
Hopefully this little write-up was helpful to you in some way. Now go outside, wash your truck, find a good location, (not your drive way) and start taking some great pictures! Take lots of them, they are Digital so you can delete the ones you don’t like. Most importantly have fun with photography!
Example using a circular polarizing filter.
 
Be aware of the surroundings and avoid distractions.
With Distractions
Without distractions (done in Photoshop) Photoshop was only used to show what the picture could have been if the time was taken to position the truck, move the car, and not to have your shadow in the pic.
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Last edited by STL; 11-05-2010 at 10:27 AM.
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