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Motor bike background inspiration
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white or black depending on the colour of your Motorcycle- post an image it might help 
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TBH, I reckon that sort of background suits most bikes better than a plain one. Anyone who's interested in the bikes will either come to see it/them in person or ask for more detailed shots of the pertinent areas. Strategically placed piles of leaves might reduce the signs of incontinence that most bikes of that age show too!
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IF the bikes are showroom like restorations then maybe a sterile studio would be a good choice but if they're all as honest as that Fanny B., that background is pretty ideal. Have a look at the small ads in Classic Bike to see what other people use. Of course, the pictures could be for an auction house, in which case I'd ask them what they want.
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I'd say keep the bike away from any backgrounds and use a fairly wide aperture to blur the background a bit - it doesn't need to compete with the bike.
An old house, a country lane ideally on a overcast day would be what I'd try to use.
An old house, a country lane ideally on a overcast day would be what I'd try to use.
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Personally, I'd lose the signs and possibly even the bench so the bike stands out better. Many (?most!) elderly bikes are dark coloured so details will get lost against the dark bench. For "portraits" of the bikes, the bench would be a useful prop (once the modern stuff was cleared off it!) but as a background to "for sale" pics, less so. IMO, of course!
If you have a quick look at https://www.speedthrills.co.uk/ , you can see that they use a fairly plain background for their shots and they do quite well from them!
If you have a quick look at https://www.speedthrills.co.uk/ , you can see that they use a fairly plain background for their shots and they do quite well from them!
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It's easy enough to find a decent setting...
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2nd shot works well.
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Thanks. They're actually from my iPhone - just wanted to demonstrate that there are lots of surroundings that work for bike shots.2nd shot works well.
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In the first shot, I would have cropped down to just below the top of the wall.
The bike seems a wee bit cramped in the frame so maybe a landscape orientation would have helped - but then you would have included all the bits and pieces to the right of the bike.
The bike seems a wee bit cramped in the frame so maybe a landscape orientation would have helped - but then you would have included all the bits and pieces to the right of the bike.
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