Why doesn't this work?

[Kev M]

I've got an enduro race to cover ina couple of weeks time and I thought that I might make a couple of extra quid making poster sized prints of peoples bikes and equipment. I had a quick practice using my bike the other day, nothing serious because it was getting dark and my lenses don't focus very closely at the best of times. For some reason it's just not what I saw in y head. i've got a couple of weeks to work on what shots will work and what won't but I'm not exactly a creative photographer so any pointers some of you lot could give me would be gratefully appreciated. It's formatted for A3 bit I'm wondering if A2 might be a better shape or if people might be put off by the sheer size of the print. Ignore any editing faux pas too as it is more fo a layout exercise than owt else.

Anyways feel free to let rip.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/GRID_01.jpg

Kev

[oldgit]

Its static and doesnt tell a story.
Try a full blown shot of the bike overlaid with bits expanded to show the "damage"?

[Kev M]

Not sure I get what you're on about paul. It's not so much about showing the damage to a bike, mine just happens to be battered to ****. I was thinking along the lines of detail shots of the bikes and equipment rather than action shots.

Perhaps I'm barking up the wrong tree.

[oldgit]

I mean like this...

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/826/mbike-idea.jpg

...????

[Magellan]

:agree: Maybe the background could be an action shot of the bike in question :shrug:

[Kev M]

How's this for a quick attempt? I've only got the same shots from yesterday to work withcoz the bike is tucked up at work. Is it going in the right direction or not? Has anyone else tried this before and have examples to point me in the right direction?

Cheers as alwya folks,
Kev

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/GRID_02-web.jpg

[Matt Charlton]

That sort of thing, but with actual zoomed in parts of where the blocks are over rather than random things.

Although you could just drape some naked ladies over it, that would work

(well you did drag me in from the milf thread :p)

[Kev M]

Chears Matt. 3 out of 5 pics are in the right place (sprocket, top shot and mudgaurd), I just chucked the other 2 in as they were all I have at the minute.

[Hacker]

Fading out the main image to about 50% opacity works quite well like this one I did earlier in the year...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/HackerUK/Zeus-Montage2.jpg

[oldgit]

Yep, thats what I had in mind. Hackers idea of fading the background has legs (scuse the pun). Maybe you wanna try that too.

[ajdesq]

:agree: Hacker's got the right idea I'd say!

I like the idea of applying that to a bike, too, so am watching how this progresses with interest.

[whitewash]

i recon the background image should be faded like hacker says, but maybe the image of the bike should be of one of it being thrashed out on the track, a nice sideways drift with lots of flying dirt with other images layed over the top of it, static and action shots, personally pictures of peoples sprockets and fuel tanks aint interesting, maybe a mugshot of the rider thrown in as well as the helmet

[dod]

I did this for one of the guys before christmas, done a few since on the back of it. Not quite what you're looking for though.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//montage2.jpg