So i figured Id test it out and post up some pics I took with it and a short video.








Our little 6 Cylinder Group at the local cruise in




And of course The real pictures and videos are a little better. I lowered the picture Resolution so it wouldnt take a day and a half to load the thread.


Camera is a Fujifilm finepixs2950

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how did you get a two tone interior?

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2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
CAI, HV3, ER Rockers, PLOG, Overkill Tune
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2990036

seat covers from pfyc.com. they are leatherette, about 500 dollars for a front and back set

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nice!

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TOP SWAPPED-LS6springsXPcam3.4MPS-SD'sCustomDHPtuneMsdCustom painted/polished genV SSCsGXPforged alcoasSPOgrilles/spoiler/SElip/GMPPhandling
14.02@100 2.294-60'
L32Swap 13.7@102 O.o

That video was cool, exhaust sounds great. If you dont mind me asking, where and for how much did you pick up that camera for?

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

Me and my dad picked it out for my birthday on amazon.com. It MSRP's at around 250 but it was on sale for about 180 and it does require a micro sd card in order to save its pictures.

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I really need to get something new and really nice, thanks, Ill keep an eye out, a buddy of mine takes pics for weddings and was selling his camera, but he wanted 550, and I didnt have it at the time

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

What kind of camera? Depending on what it was, $550 might have been a steal. Nomally, most wedding photographers have really nice cameras. The cameras I have cost $2000, but the wedding guys in the area usually have the big brother of my cameras that cost around $3500.

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3.5" MPS, 1.84 Rockers, 3" DP, Frt PEM, 39lb Injs., PowrTuner, Wizair
14.07@ 98.85mph 2.180 60'

Im not sure what exact one it was, but he had just bought one that cost 3200 and had no use for the other one, so he put it up for sale, he had it listed at 750 and had a few extra lenses with it, but was gonna help me out, but since I didnt have that money either I had to pass, but I really want one now again, that was about a year ago

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

Sounds like his new camera may be a Canon 5DmkII or one of the expensive Nikons. I use Canons, so I'm not familar with the Nikon models.

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3.5" MPS, 1.84 Rockers, 3" DP, Frt PEM, 39lb Injs., PowrTuner, Wizair
14.07@ 98.85mph 2.180 60'

cars lookin good i like the dual exhaust and it sounds nice and deep..what kind of mufflers are they?

Practically the cheapest you can buy haha. Every one hears what they are and is like oh their crap go flow masters. Personally i prefer the tone of these and you done hear em on many GPs. Their Thrush turbo mufflers. about 25 dollars on summit racing.com

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very nice, your tips come with the thrush's too? btw i like the front lip, did u paint it black or has mine just faded that much lol

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Its been painted just satin black Krylon spray paint. Of course i took it off to paint it but I always have had good luck with Krylon. And no the tips where sold to me at the shop by the guy who did my exhaust. no way to know what brand they are but they get the job done.

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they look sweet, i usually go for the 4 tip look but that looks awsome, nice, i wanna paint mine but its hangin on by 2 bolts, lol so thats probably a no go

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well the lower lip usually does have 2 pins you have to pull out which takes a fair amount of force then you have to pop out a dozen or so tabs along the top of the lip as you pull down on it to remove it. Takes about a minute to pull off.

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Looks good! Definitely like the black accents more

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

Im deciding where to go with the car after lowering springs if any where. Definatly planning on installing GT fogs to compensate for the light output lost by running with the covers on at night. Its livable with my HIDs but akin to weak halogen output. In any case I know your a picture guru Kendra can you give me any tips or hints to getting even better photos? I been slowly getting better with angles and vehicle placement and back grounds. I also am going to start playing with photo editing soft ware soon. But if there is anything Im not doing that could make these pictures better please let me know.

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Wow what a compliment

You've actually got some good material from the get-go.

You mainly want to avoid clutter/distraction in your pictures. You want the viewer to isntantly look at your picture, not some green/red "loud" object, such as the picture I took of my Sedan. I got "This one sucks..." from my Dad because his eye instantly went to the bright green canopy.


Shot #3 is a great angle to be at. You've got your wheels turned right (that's a big deal) When you're shooting from the front of your car, always, always, always have the rim face facing you (as you have in your round of shots)

Stay almost eye-level with your car or above. Such as these:




Most of all take TOO many pictures. In truth you can never take too many. To give you a general idea I'll take 80-100 pictures of the Sedan, but only show GPONA about 12 if even that. Read up on your camera and read up online to better hone your skills with your camera. Work on your camera more-so on AUTO until you are comfortable with your camera or that it isn't giving you the results you want, then you can start reading up on how to tweak your aperature/shutter speed/etc. I'm still learning these with mine.

Play with angles, you'll know when you've overdone an angle when you are tilting your head and giving yourself a crick in your neck

This one I took has a little too much angle:


This one is better, but I could've gotten away with a little more:


Try and avoid trees as much as you can. Trees make for a lot of noise on your paint and distracts the actual "beauty" of the car. Trees in the background are perfectly fine, but try not to put your car under them like I did here:


(This is like a 3+ year old picture)

Most of all AVOID direct sunlight if you can. Take your pictures early in the morning or as the sun in starting to set. Not only do you acquire gorgeous colors on a "vibrant" sunset/sunrise, but it is also gentler on your car and the actually "glare" factors.

Direct sunlight (again 3+ year old shot)


While this is still a little too early in the "sunset" part of the day, I got away with more given the cloud coverage.


I think that covers the basics, if not, I'll be back

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

Thank you for the advice Ill try and put it to use.

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