wish i knew how to mess with the camera like you guys.. cant get em to look like yours either, but heres a quick pic i took a while ago.. let me know what you guys think

 

Nice picture, but someone's truck got in the way!

Just kidding! Looks nice.

 

i wonder who that was

 

how do you guys mess with the buttons on the camera?

 

Truck looks good, man. As far as taking good pictures it comes with practice and trial and error. Best thing you can do is read the manual. It explains all the settings and when it is best to use each one. You can also google some sites that explain basic photography and that should get you started!

 

yea cause it was worth a pretty penny and it aint keeping me happy.. but ill read the manual and check out some tricks

 

What kind of camera do you have?

 

its a Kodak Z812IS HD
this one
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NPIC...Z812IS_1_S.JPG

 

Sweet deal, man, that's really similar to mine. I have a Sony DSC-H50. I love photography but wasn't quite ready for a digital SLR when I bought it.

Yeah just google photography tips and you will be off to a good start. One big rule to follow is called the rule of thirds. If you split your picture into nine boxes (two vertical, two horizontal lines), try to keep the focus of your picture (ie-your truck) on as many of the lines as possible. In general this makes for a better photograph.

http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

 

so is this camera good??
thanks for the tips and link

 

Yeah man we have a camera between a regular point-and-shoot and digital SLR. They are a higher end point-and-shoot.

 

ohh ok i see. ey, was it you that built that light bar for the front of the truck and never got around putting the lights??

 

Yeah man that was me. Lights were too expensive at the time. Plus I like the clean front end of these trucks.

 

It's not the camera that takes good picture, it's in knowing how to setup and frame a good picture. We have a lot of talent on this site, I know because I've seen the pictures.

There is a lot to taking a good picture, but most of it is following simple rules which can be found in photography books. The rest come with experience and practice. I myself have studies the photography books, forgot most of what I learned, but still understand the basics. I'm not sure what the trick is to taking a good picture of a truck.

I do think it would be interesting if we could get some ideas bouncing around?

 

Looks really sharp man!