Second Time/Shoot Using Camera Thought/Opinions?

[BOOSTED]

Second time using my camera in auto mode. I'm 17 and new at this still so any constructive criticism would be great. I know a major thing I need to work on is reducing the amount of reflections in my pics. I own a Hoya HD filter but it seems to help a bit, but when it comes to photoshop editing of reflections I am clueless. I tried youtube and didnt find much.

 

[marmots]

#1 is the best angle, though the highlights are blown out i would try a polarizing filter

but if you want to get into this the first thing you need to learn is how to properly expose an image in full manual mode

the background is distracting in all of them, the highlights are blown out, and many lack contrast

manual mode, could fix most of these issues, however contrast can be fixed with photoshop

 

[mrstravis]

Agreed, the background distracts the eye from the focal point. I looked more at the sky than I did at the vehicles, but I love the angles that you took each photo. They look like they would be in a car magazine.

 

[fokker]

You should number your pictures for easy critiquing reference. Most of the ones of the merc wagon, the parts of the car facing the camera are in the shadow cast by the sun. Ideally in this situation you would add some off-camera flashes to lighten up these areas.