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Hello everyone!
Now, I decided to make a small and easy-to-understand guide on how to get the best drifting shots.
I've been looking around some galleries and saw the same problems over and over again. The most common problem is that a lot of people have problem with the particals or these sort of "step - ish" bugs that appear when driving on a wet track, through snow/dirt or creating smoke by doing a burnout or drifting.
Of course you could use the Tutorial by fellow GTP User and Super Mod Slipstream. But as most of you (me included) aren't as skillful with Photoshop or GIMP, or even don't use any of these programs, there is a very simple way in avoiding this really annoying thing, and that's by changing the angle.
Here we see the problem I spoke about
You clearly see the steps at the hood/fender and they really kill the realism and just look awful!
Now, if you change the angle it could look something like this
The same turn. The same drift. The same position.
Not only does the overall picture looks better, because the viewer actually sees where you drifting into, but also you get rid the particals by moving the camera into or close by the smoke. And you got rid of the first problem.
A very crucial point for any kind of photography is the right focus point. You can create a certain sense of speed or depth of field or, as it already says, focus onto one part of the car.
The part of the car you want to keep in focus is always the closest to the camera itself. In the picture you will see down below is the rear of the car, or the right tail light to precise.
Now a lot of people don't seem to understand this. There are two types of photographers. Either they focus absolutly nothing so the car and the track are kinda blurry or they focus the wrong part.
I focused onto the right taillight. Especially on the left side of the car you recognise the sense of speed, what we always want to achieve in a "moving picture" - we want to show that the car moves (fast).
Now always keep in mind: A good sense of speed does not mean, that the background is blurry, but more like "moving" with the car. Really don't know how to explain this
I set the focus onto the front right wheel. You recognise that the whole rear of the car is blurred and so is the track. So this leads the attention to the complete wrong point. The front tyres aren't doing anything, so why focusing on it?
A lot of you guys do quite good photos, realistic photos. But you sometimes kill it with the bias. And that actually kills all the realism. No real photographer would tilt it's camera like 50 degrees, would they?
A nice bias is between 1 - 15 degrees. Maybe 20 in some cases.
I used a very slight bias, maybe of about 3 or 4 degrees. This contributs to the sense of speed, but not overkill it.
Way to much bias. Not only do you blend out almost everything of the track, but you also kill the realism. You always want to create a feeling of depth. You want to let you viewer feel like he would be the camera or like sitting on a seat attached to the car. And as a viewer you want to know where you going to next.
If you pay attention to all the tips I give you in this small guide, you should be able to do some really nice drift photos!
Who am I?
I'm 20832, german speedhead and Gran Turismo - Freak since Day 1.
I like to share a lot of my tips I have collected over years and try to help those who aren't as skillful (without sounding cocky) and want to learn the basics of the GT5 Camera to get good photos not only to share with you, but also to look at them yourself and have a smile on your face.
Now, I'm not saying that I'm photomode god nor do I think I'm very good at english and explaining in this language. I'm always open for corrections and critism. Please spare me and user who really want to learn, and appreciate my work, comments like "I totally disagree" or "The Tut sucks" withouht giving any suggestions in correct and improve this tutorial to give the best possible instructions!
The Car I used for shooting these photos - My 86GT - D1.
370HP and 1070kg japanese awesomeness straight out of 2012.
If you want the tuning -> PM
For any further questions you can answer in this thread and ask me via PM
Cheers,
20832
Now, I decided to make a small and easy-to-understand guide on how to get the best drifting shots.
I've been looking around some galleries and saw the same problems over and over again. The most common problem is that a lot of people have problem with the particals or these sort of "step - ish" bugs that appear when driving on a wet track, through snow/dirt or creating smoke by doing a burnout or drifting.
The Partical/Step - Bug
Of course you could use the Tutorial by fellow GTP User and Super Mod Slipstream. But as most of you (me included) aren't as skillful with Photoshop or GIMP, or even don't use any of these programs, there is a very simple way in avoiding this really annoying thing, and that's by changing the angle.
Here we see the problem I spoke about
You clearly see the steps at the hood/fender and they really kill the realism and just look awful!
Now, if you change the angle it could look something like this
The same turn. The same drift. The same position.
Not only does the overall picture looks better, because the viewer actually sees where you drifting into, but also you get rid the particals by moving the camera into or close by the smoke. And you got rid of the first problem.
The Focus Point
A very crucial point for any kind of photography is the right focus point. You can create a certain sense of speed or depth of field or, as it already says, focus onto one part of the car.
The part of the car you want to keep in focus is always the closest to the camera itself. In the picture you will see down below is the rear of the car, or the right tail light to precise.
Now a lot of people don't seem to understand this. There are two types of photographers. Either they focus absolutly nothing so the car and the track are kinda blurry or they focus the wrong part.
This is the right focus point
I focused onto the right taillight. Especially on the left side of the car you recognise the sense of speed, what we always want to achieve in a "moving picture" - we want to show that the car moves (fast).
Now always keep in mind: A good sense of speed does not mean, that the background is blurry, but more like "moving" with the car. Really don't know how to explain this
This is the wrong focus point
I set the focus onto the front right wheel. You recognise that the whole rear of the car is blurred and so is the track. So this leads the attention to the complete wrong point. The front tyres aren't doing anything, so why focusing on it?
The Bias
A lot of you guys do quite good photos, realistic photos. But you sometimes kill it with the bias. And that actually kills all the realism. No real photographer would tilt it's camera like 50 degrees, would they?
A nice bias is between 1 - 15 degrees. Maybe 20 in some cases.
That's how you do it right
I used a very slight bias, maybe of about 3 or 4 degrees. This contributs to the sense of speed, but not overkill it.
That's the wrong case.
Way to much bias. Not only do you blend out almost everything of the track, but you also kill the realism. You always want to create a feeling of depth. You want to let you viewer feel like he would be the camera or like sitting on a seat attached to the car. And as a viewer you want to know where you going to next.
If you pay attention to all the tips I give you in this small guide, you should be able to do some really nice drift photos!
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Who am I?
I'm 20832, german speedhead and Gran Turismo - Freak since Day 1.
I like to share a lot of my tips I have collected over years and try to help those who aren't as skillful (without sounding cocky) and want to learn the basics of the GT5 Camera to get good photos not only to share with you, but also to look at them yourself and have a smile on your face.
Now, I'm not saying that I'm photomode god nor do I think I'm very good at english and explaining in this language. I'm always open for corrections and critism. Please spare me and user who really want to learn, and appreciate my work, comments like "I totally disagree" or "The Tut sucks" withouht giving any suggestions in correct and improve this tutorial to give the best possible instructions!
The Car I used for shooting these photos - My 86GT - D1.
370HP and 1070kg japanese awesomeness straight out of 2012.
If you want the tuning -> PM
For any further questions you can answer in this thread and ask me via PM
Cheers,
20832
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