Any Tips for Flourescent Green ?

sixpax

...wondering if someone has any tips on how to make the bright bright greens not looked washed when I take pictures of my car ?

This does not do the car justice ... impressive in person, blah looking greens in photos. The lighter green is flourescent.

I am using a Nikon D40 if that helps any.

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Smokin'

You might want to try some HDR shots to add some POP. I took the following pics of a GHIG Boss 302 at a local show today using a 3 shot burst at -5ev, 0, and +5ev using a Sony NEX 3F.

w0rM

You really don't need to do anything in HDR. The problem is that your photo is a little over exposed. A simple way to keep your colors looking right is to adjust the shutter speed to a shorter time. You'll have to play with it a bit to get it right depending on how bright the light is.

You can also tweak the image in Photoshop. All I did here was reduce the brightness and bump up the contrast and saturation. Not perfect but you get the idea.

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Dsphoto

The problem is that the dark car has fooled the meter. Your camera's meter is calibrated to 18% gray, it assumes that the scene you are shooting is gray ans sets the exposure for this light level. Your black car is darker than 18$ gray, it reflects less light so the meter is trying to make your beautifil back car gray.

Easiest way to set your exposure: Manually meter your palm and go to one stop slower shutter speed (if you are an average white guy). Make sure that your palm is getting the same light as your subject. Best way is to use a gray card.

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