July photo competition -post entries here (closes 21th July)

ovrkll · Post by **ovrkll** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:51 pm

Simple photo. Haven't found a good background to use yet

Airhead · Post by **Airhead** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:19 pm

Superbow · Post by **Superbow** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:12 pm

Hi can some tell me how to post a picture please?

Post by **sp3ctre** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:19 pm

Superbow wrote:Hi can some tell me how to post a picture please?

Here you go:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30

Superbow · Post by **Superbow** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:37 pm

Thanks!

Here is my first pic

gidge2010 · Post by **gidge2010** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:14 pm

lawnmower__man wrote:In which case, I'd better step in for the Alpine White ///M Coupe crew...

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Sorry if i'm not supposed to reply with a quote on the photo's, but just had to get this pic back in the thread again!!! STUNNING......

Mine (when i pick it up!) will be an Interlagos Blue one with CSL wheels to come shortly after ... but in White .... woooooooowww

lawnmower__man · Post by **lawnmower__man** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:50 pm

Thanks!

No photoshop involved either...

Doesn't seem to be doing me much good in the competition though...!

I came very close to ordering an Interlagos Blue myself but then something came over me and I decided Alpine White with Imola Red leather would be a much more sensible choice...

Gauss · Post by **Gauss** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:27 am

lawnmower__man wrote:Thanks!

No photoshop involved either...

Doesn't seem to be doing me much good in the competition though...!

I came very close to ordering an Interlagos Blue myself but then something came over me and I decided Alpine White with Imola Red leather would be a much more sensible choice...

Photoshop.

People always ask me, what's the difference between a good photo, and a great photo. And for 52 years, the answer has always been, Photoshop.

When you want to make a picture look really great, you got to really zoom in and examine all the pixels. Example, from a far, the paint on your white M Coupe looks good, but when you zoom in, you see that the pixels have imperfections. The colors don't pattern correctly. Here, you can compare. The top image is the paint before photoshopping. The bottom one is after photoshopping. Magnified.

The key is to go in and by hand you should blur out the pixels. Avoid body lines or any hard lines that will cause smudging to be noticeable. Do not blur the entire picture either because then you lose focus and the pixels still won't come out right. It takes a light touch. In the end, you may not see a difference, but here is a very quick photoshop (5 minutes):

For those who know about pictures, the difference will be there, and subconsciously anyone who sees your picture will favor the picture more.

But that's only one part of photoshop. If you really want you can make some dramatic changes to an entire picture, and make it look even more refined, such as in this quick photoshop:

original:

Photoshop. Producing some of the most amazing pictures ever seen. Smooth. Quality breeds quantity.

But there is no glory in photoshop. Only achievement.

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