Kelly The Trophy Girl

: Kelly The Trophy Girl; This was taken at a park in Kingman, Arizona at one of our photo shoots for the Route 66 Wings And Wheels gang. This is Kelly one of the Trophy Girls that also loves cool and fast cars. She is posing next to a 2006 Ford GT40. I think this years photos are going to be better, we will at least know each other this time. Most of the girls and I were all a tad on the nervous side with this being our first time taking these type photos, well except for Kelly. She has posed for photos before. Hey any suggestions on how to improve on these type photos is always welcome. I thought surrounding her with the sunflowers would be nice, but now I'm not sure.; Equipment:
Canon - EOS Digital Rebel XTi (a.k.a. 400D) 10.1 Megapixel, SLR, Digital Camera Body (Black)
Canon - 18-55mm EF-S F 3.5-5.6 USM SLR Lens; Created by: Bubbalinn.; Tools Used: Adobe Elements 2.0; Created on: August 2008; Image Views: 1,277; Average Views per Day: 5.1; Image Number: 55237; A large image is available of Kelly The Trophy Girl.

Comments:

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Mar 21, 2009 at 1:09 PM said:

Hi Alex, Thanks very much for checking out my photo. Kelly for sure is competition for the other girls :) but the car is not. Frank the owner does not race it.

Hi Steve, Thanks very much for your thoughts on taking these photos. I see your point, I was so involved with just taking the photos that my creative thinking was shut off. This year I will for sure get some different and lower views.

Sgbrown from UK on Mar 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM said:

I think I'd have taken the shot from a point of view further to the left and lower down so that the car is appearing to come towards the viewer more. I'd also think about using a wider angle lens and getting in much closer which would also have given the shot a bit more dynamism.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the shot as you've taken it, but I just think it's a bit "standard" if you see what I mean. Maybe it needs something to make it stand out from the crowd a bit more.

Whittler113 from USA on Mar 18, 2009 at 5:21 PM said:

WOW!! thats a sharp little car,I'll bet she makes the competition a bit nervous too.

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Mar 18, 2009 at 12:30 PM said:

Hi Carol, Thanks for your nice thoughts about this photo :) I'm really glad that they at least came out viewable, I was so nervous with all of them expecting nice photos.

Hi Brian, Thanks very much for your help... I was so afraid of having blurry shots that I used the wide depth of field, maybe this year I'll live on the wild side and use F/4 LOL.. What the girls wear is out of my hands, they did think about what color would work with the cars but being at a park and things a little confusing that did not always work out LOL..

Azkul from USA on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:52 PM said:

Ok, so now I've read the other comments too. Sorry for the 3rd comment, but I just thought of something. If you're stuck with a busy background next time, try and see what you can do to limit your depth of field. If the trees in the background were all out of focus, it might create a much better image. Just a thought.

Azkul from USA on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:48 PM said:

I just read your description. I don't think surrounding her with sunflowers was necessarily bad. Honestly, I didn't even notice them until you mentioned it. I think her pose is good. She balances out the visual weight of the car. She's the focal point of the picture though since she's wearing red against a bunch of green trees. So, if you were going for that, great. If you wanted the car to be the focus, you missed it a little. However, overall I think it's a good picture.

Azkul from USA on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM said:

That's a sweet car. I'd love to have one just like it. Of course, with something like that, I'd probably lose my license real quick. The girl is nice too.

Shutterbug from USA on Mar 17, 2009 at 6:10 AM said:

Great photo of the Girl and Car.

Carol

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Mar 16, 2009 at 7:29 PM said:

Hi Art57, Thanks very much for your suggestions... The guys paid for there cars to be in the calendar so really the car was the subject, but the girls are distracting LOL.. Hmmm the background is busy.. We need to find a better location for sure. I will try and remember to Get Even Closer, that is a great rule that I missed a little. With 12 girls and other people watching, you get a little nervous and don't think of everything. Hey what do your want, money or to look cool riding around ROFL.. That car cost more than my house ='.'=

Art57 from United States on Mar 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM said:

PS> I do love the car. That'll set you back about 145,000 or so?

Art57 from United States on Mar 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM said:

Get in closer to crop out some of the distracting background. If you want to really focus in on the model, have her leaning on the left fender and get really close in and show just enough of the car so it can be identified. A lesson I learned years ago, move in till you think you have it then move in some more.

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