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Originally Posted by AFC-911
Nostatic,
Beautiful captures.
I wasn't trying to make an artistic point, just capturing photos at a car meet. And no, I wasn't trying to go abstract, so the owners (and other members of the club) can identify their cars.
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Thanks, and understood. In that case I would try to shoot wide open and isolate the subject. Go with Aperture priority and go as low as you can go (this is why gawd invented the 50/1.4). Move around to get some different angles and if you can get a narrow DOF the background clutter might turn into nice bokeh.
I'm not a fan of heavy post processing, especially using gaussian blue to fake bokeh, "art filters" and other tricks, but ymmv. And in general, your best light is going to be early AM or late PM (golden hour). Don't be afraid to experiment, especially with angles and lenses. After a couple thousand shots you'll likely start to find things that work for you.
If you're shooting to sell, then you have to please the customer. In that case, I'd still try the above, but you'll also have to get some "classic" shots, and do your best to control the background. Framing and composition are always king in my book - pp can't save that. The good thing is that with a decent camera you likely have enough pixels to crop so there are some things you can fix in post. But your feet and hands are the best "pre processors" around.