I was trying to practice getting better at photographing today with my crappy camera(maybe its the operator) so I decided to break out some model cars that I had built a couple years back. This used to be my hobby but you know how life is. Now its cooking and eating.

So here are my pics

68 Roadster





My favorite

1969 Shelby GT500





I think my camera is far sighted these are some pretty small objects so its hard to get the details. If anyone has some tips for taking better shots let me know. Maybe I'll purchase a better camera some day.

 

Cool models - thanks for sharing.

Built a lot of models as a kid (mostly planes), so I can appreciate the effort.

Not sure what camera and settings you were using. Most point and shoot digital cameras will have a close up setting. Might be identified as a 'flower' on the menu.

Playing with the lighting will help, too.

Going manual with the camera settings could pay off, too.

Try putting the models on a simple, one color background, like a sheet of construction paper, or a nice smooth drop cloth. Set the model on it, and curve the background up behind the model, so the same backdrop is the 'floor' and the 'back wall'. This will let you work on getting the details of the model to pop without distractions in the background and foreground.

Getting great looking closeups of small items is a real challenge, but with a little experimentation you'll find some big improvements.

 

Yeah the camera is a Vivitar Vivicam 8025. I played with the settings a bunch and the above pictures are the best I could do. I had it set on the macro mode I think its called. I was looking at some Canon cameras they all look pretty good. I wont be spending a bunch though but photography can be a lot of fun.

 

Rest the camera on something. When you shoot in Macro it doesn't take much movement to blur the picture.

Also what DBDave said about the back drop. There is alot going on with the back drop you have and the camera has a hard time knowinf what to focus on.

And yes I've built a bunch of model cars, but that was back when they had names like "Tweety Pie" and such. You know by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.

 

I built this about twenty years ago I suppose. An electric Rc of a Ford truck. I don't think my eyesight now would allow me to paint the little black areas in the grill...

 

pretty cool

 

I built the same yellow corvette a few years ago! Mine's orange though...haha.