Picture Taking, advice? Options

[bojangles_8686]

I have a Canon Powershot A520. The quality of the picture is pretty good but I think it can be better. Can I get some advice from all of you camera savvy people on taking better pictures and changing camera settings?

[Valo666]

with me, i use a tripod always. Also, i try and figure out what angles/lighting/backdrop suits the type of picture.

This picture i took with a tripod on a somewhat sunny day.

The sun was aiming more towards the front passanger side of the car, so it gave a nice shadow on the back of the car. Plus, i find when your taking pictures, sometimes you want alot of negative space(area around the main object), and sometimes its better to reduce it. this picture happens to have alot of negative space and an unbalanced focal point, but i feel it catches the eye a bit better than just having the object smack dab in the center.

This picture, once again went with alot of negative space, but kinda slapped the car straight in the center of the picture. Also, if you look at the tail light and side marker, it looks like its lit up, but thats purely from sun light


Once again playin with shadows. At this angle, you can really see the contour of the body lines, but also get an idea of what the car will look like at all lighting conditions.


with me..i say play around with the lighting, dont keep the car smack dab in the center, play around with angles, negative spacing, shadows, and keep shootin untill your happy with the end results.

Side note: that day i took 65 shots of my car alone in that area, i kept 15 of them because i wasnt happy with the rest.