a few pics from a photoshoot I had with my car club

 

Contrast on the first two is way high.

 

Holy blow out. The first pic is not bad. The second is blown out. The third is too dark. Practice a little more with your WB and your exposures.

 

It looks like what happens when you shoot with a Point & Shoot and heavily do something in Photoshop. I can't explain it, but I have noticed a huge difference in how far a picture can be manipulated in Photoshop depending on whether it was shot with a D-SLR or P&S.....even with same MP cameras. I know a SLR can handle the composition better, but I figured a Mega Pixel is a Mega Pixel

 

Hmm...I dont know about that Alex. I have seen shots taken with PAS cameras that are BETTER than some SLRs (I know its the shooter, not the camera). I have also seen 5mpixel SLRs shoot better shots than an 8 megapixel PAS. I just think that there is WAY too much beginner photoshop use in those photos.

 

I'm talking about my own personal experience. I've shot pictures with a P&S camera and my SLR to find that the SLR images can be manipulated more than the P&S images before looking like something the OP posted.

 

I appreciate al your comments guys. here is a little more info onthe pictures. I took these pictures with a rebel xti and I didn't use photoshop with these pictures, I used a program called HP image zone, but hey editing is editing no matter what program. All i did to these photos was decrease the brightness and increase the contrast and a color filter. The last one isnt even edited just cropped. I agree i do go crazy with the contrast sometimes, but i really like the effect of how it brings out the colors.

 

Hey, if you like the results, that's all that matters

While I agree the first two don't really like like good photographs (realistic), they make for good digital art. I really dig the 1st one. It kind of has a digital painting look about it.