Silver F30 328i M Sport : Photo Session

phx08 · 09-05-2012, 11:22 AM

All i see are red "X"s

scott@bmwhn · 09-05-2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MMill

looks flawless. Are those the OEM Msport wheels? They look really great with that drop..

no these are the 20" Style 373M (found on the 650i Msport)

m3_love · 09-05-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DerekS

Some nice pics ! I especially like the lighting on the subject car.

May I offer you some suggestions for improving your next shoot ?

Pay closer attention to your backgrounds and foregrounds. Trees emerging out of the front hood of the car do not help your composition. In a similar way, parking lot lines can interfere with the car or they can help if they draw your eye into or toward the car. Think of the car as a piece of sculpture when you are shooting.

Good shooting !

Good advice, thank you for pointing it out, I will definitely keep that in mind

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Originally Posted by MaestroAl

Dont' get me wrong though - I love your shots. The composition is excellent - truly! You just overdid the HDR a bit and they look ... illustrated. Whith a little less HDR so there's more shadow and more contrast/definition, you'd have some amazing top draw pics there my friend

Oh, and the last picture? In the garage? Is amazing. Don't touch it.

Thank you for the constructive criticism, I will take that into my next try

schnell13 · 09-06-2012, 12:19 AM

+1 to everyone's comments so far

I just love the cleanliness of this build. Nothing excessive or gaudy, but at the same time very understated and purposeful. I particularly like the finishing touches, such as the 20's, the gold calipers, painted reflectors and M-Performance black grills. Congrats to your friend. She's quite perfect, indeed!

scott@bmwhn · 09-06-2012, 10:21 AM

It's hard to tell in the pictures but the surround rings on the M performance grills I actually had repainted in Dark shadow gray (the same color as the rear diffusor)...for a little contrast

metrickid · 09-06-2012, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by m3_love

Good advice, thank you for pointing it out, I will definitely keep that in mind

Thank you for the constructive criticism, I will take that into my next try

I can add that moving the car between shots does a lot too, instead of just moving yourself around the car. And all the lines when you park the car across the parking spots distracts the eye too. And try not to get such a tight crop when you compose the picture. A bit more space around the car helps to bring the pictures to life.

Other than that I agree with the ones you quoted above. Tone it down a bit. Don't get me wrong, way better pictures than what most people post. But they can get even better with just a little bit of more thought behind them.

Check out the link below for one of the best car photography forums (for ideas and help).

http://forums.dieselstation.com/index.php?showforum=11

m3_love · 09-06-2012, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rossifumi

I can add that moving the car between shots does a lot too, instead of just moving yourself around the car. And all the lines when you park the car across the parking spots distracts the eye too. And try not to get such a tight crop when you compose the picture. A bit more space around the car helps to bring the pictures to life.

Other than that I agree with the ones you quoted above. Tone it down a bit. Don't get me wrong, way better pictures than what most people post. But they can get even better with just a little bit of more thought behind them.

Check out the link below for one of the best car photography forums (for ideas and help).

http://forums.dieselstation.com/index.php?showforum=11

very useful forum, thanks for sharing it man!

ALPINA B5 · 09-09-2012, 11:04 AM

rather bad photos. but the car is great. i think these rims suit the f30 the best.

d3l0n · 09-09-2012, 11:07 AM

good quality photos

JeffDaKid3 · 09-09-2012, 11:13 AM

deff the nicest F30 i seen so far ... deff would be the exact same way i would do it ... love those 650s rims how were u able to get those

tmurphy2 · 09-09-2012, 11:17 AM

Wait BMW finally decided to stop leaving 150,000 inches between the front wheels and the wheel well? Congrats guys.

Touring · 09-09-2012, 11:39 AM

Awesome

Its_lobelt · 09-09-2012, 11:58 AM

Love it looks great.

Vervain · 09-09-2012, 12:04 PM

Seriously the best F30 out there! I really think BMW could use those photos in the ad campaign for msport!!!! Amazing pictures!

Vintage · 09-09-2012, 12:04 PM

drop dead gorgeous and aggressive

Frosty · 09-09-2012, 12:10 PM

...the M-sport front facia does a great job of incorporating the look of hte i8 ... alll the m-sport fronts are beautiful ~Frost

HotIce · 09-09-2012, 12:15 PM

Oh my....gorgeous indeed. Love the wheels.

E92LNGCGY · 09-09-2012, 12:33 PM

Those 20's fills the wheel gap very well. It actually looks like it should've been 20's all along.

Diver · 09-09-2012, 12:35 PM

Definitely looks like Texas with warm weather foliage. The 3 is so much a baby 5'er now.

remmib · 09-09-2012, 12:39 PM

Cool pics of an awesome looking F30.

Are the brakes the M Performance brakes??

UhhItsANT · 09-09-2012, 01:00 PM

Is your friend using the stock suspensions, or did he go aftermarket. I like the height of it.

BillLee · 09-09-2012, 01:29 PM

Cool pictures Scott. Just saw Scott's car last night, but didnt see him.

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