Lexus Teaser

Ted Szukalski

I have attended the opening of 2006 Australian International Motor Show.
I took lots of photos - over 500 and all in RAW. It will take some time to select the best and publish them in my gallery. Here is a little teaser of what to expect:



Would you like to see more?

elfving73

You know, perhaps there is something wrong with me - but no matter how much I eyeball the picture, I just can't find ANYTHING that gets me going....... hehehe! Naaaaaaaa, just kidding! The car is nice, but the women are just amazing, just love their outfits!

Great shot! / Matty

Owen

I feel like the photo is missing some detail especially around the face. What kind of sharpening/post processing method do you use? Was it signifigantly underexposed; I find it to be quite grainy. Could I see the original?

Owen

rosselliot

did you throw them a twinkie afterwards to suffice them for the next week?



- RE

Ted Szukalski

I should probably clarify the environment: each car manufacturer had under 15 minutes for opening speech and unveiling of whatever car they had to show. This is during media only day so there are multiple TV crews, journalists, photographers and 100s of other accompanying people. Once the car manufacturer finishes their presentation the whole show moves to the next stand. I believe the work mayhem describes it well.

It is virtually impossible to get a good position - elbow to elbow photogs everywhere each trying to get a shot of either the car or the girls or both. In most cases you can only use wide or ultra-wide angle lenses due to small distances.

No post processing done on this image at all. This is an ISO 200 shot in a huge, dark hall of the motor show. High ceiling well beyond reach of any flash for a bounce. Gentle fill-in flash used not to wash the colours and the floor lights.


For comparison here is the official photo published on the show's website:


PS: I never publish my RAWs

Owen wrote:

I feel like the photo is missing some detail especially around the face. What kind of sharpening/post processing method do you use? Was it signifigantly underexposed; I find it to be quite grainy. Could I see the original?

Owen

Owen

What quality did you save the image at? How do you downsize the images? What sharpening methods do you use? Was the image out of focus? I am just trying to help you here. They just appear to be REALLY grainy and ISO 200 shouldn't do that.

Ted Szukalski

In this case it was shot RAW. DPP to jpeg with quality set to max (10) and resizing it (options in batch process). No other post processing done at all.

Mind you I do not have photoshop at work and I have used an obscure application to glue my signature to it, so perhaps this is at fault.

I'll re-process this at home tonight using my normal work-flow and see if that makes a difference.

My usual work-flow:
DPP - adjust exposure and curves if needed.
Export to 16-bit TIFF
PS CS2 for the web - contrast, re-size , glue my signature, sharpen. Rarely I will use noise ninja.

Owen, I do appreciate that you are trying to help.

Owen wrote:

What quality did you save the image at? How do you downsize the images? What sharpening methods do you use? Was the image out of focus? I am just trying to help you here. They just appear to be REALLY grainy and ISO 200 shouldn't do that.

Owen

How much do you push the exposure?

mr peas

I like it, I like that second photo you showed better though hsows more of the car as well. but for people yeah a few twigs is nice to look at jk jk.

thats the new LS that has 8 gears (who the hell needs 8 gears on a full size sedan ) and can automatically parallel park right? be a sweet car to test drive when its out. im sure all the rich ol' soccer moms and dads here will have those running rampant in the streets in no time.

cool shot though!

Sask2005

I asked a model once that i wanted to shoot her in the RAW and she slapped my face. I'm glad you chose the important features and not the car. Nice pics.

AntoineD

Ted Szukalski wrote:

I have attended the opening of 2006 Australian International Motor Show.
I took lots of photos - over 500 and all in RAW. It will take some time to select the best and publish them in my gallery. Here is a little teaser of what to expect:


Would you like to see more?

…to see more? well, a car-show… we might have wanted to see the car

Nice & professionnal picture, you should be one of them, some don't manage to shoot as good pictures as you

Ted Szukalski

Tease no more
Sydney Motor Show Galleries:
People
Cars

And to show that a people shot can quite well incorporate a car BMW manager excited about the new Z4 Coupe:

AntoineD wrote:

…to see more? well, a car-show… we might have wanted to see the car

Nice & professionnal picture, you should be one of them, some don't manage to shoot as good pictures as you

AntoineD

Ted Szukalski wrote:

Sydney Motor Show Galleries:
People
Cars

And to show that a people shot can quite well incorporate a car BMW manager excited about the new Z4 Coupe:

Oh, this one is very funny, I really like the way you took him
Nice shot

Slight "drawback": the overall image's aspect is too shinny, or maybe too saturated, to me, but we're talking about each other's style Damn, I'd like to say but dunno find the words

Seneca

Ok I'm a little jealous that I don't have a body like they do...ok I'm a lot jealous. :cry

AntoineD

Seneca wrote:

Ok I'm a little jealous that I don't have a body like they do...ok I'm a lot jealous. :cry

…you don't seem ugly on your avatar, don't worry