Photographing the car

[MerlintheMad]

LOVE this last one

I have been putting off doing a photoshoot... (waiting to do tint) but now you are getting me inspired I may do it before tint

I grabbed that last one. Beauty!

 

[MerlintheMad]

little more, takes energy to wipe out the reg plate

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Wipe it out as HCR. White looks like a bad LED panel. Bleh!

I agree with the comment about closing in when you're featuring a significant detail (but that shouldn't be your own shadow). A turned front wheel looks good if you're actually shooting to show the wheel. (I've kept my fav as my icon for a long time now; not saying it's that good of a picture, but it works to show the wheel.)

 

[OneIota]

Some of my overprocessed contribution captured and processed... On my phone. Unless you're shooting your car for money, just make sure to have fun with the shots your doing and not stress too much. To me sometimes it is about getting to the right spot to take a photo more than the photo itself - then getting a good photo is just icing (unless you want to show off the mods, then yea, it's the photo itself). You might even be lucky enough to catch yourself by accident in your shiny car reflection, like me!

 

[Kamauxx]

There's a lot of good advice here. One thing I'd add is when shooting at dusk wear bug repellent. I became a mosquito snack while taking these pics.

I think I used a manual 35mm for these so setup took even longer than usual, giving them more time to drain my blood.

 

[RedCal]

You and me both. I have probably 7K worth of camera gear sitting idle due to various reasons (motivation, business, post secondary combined with a full work week). The other weekend I was thinking of doing some night shots but never got around to doing it. I have a 5 day weekend coming up this weekend, I should take an evening to get those night shots in, need some practice. Not shooting a Stinger though, so those images won't be allowed here HAHA.

Maybe I'll hook up with one of the local guys here and see if they want some shots of their car.

Tint is booked! - now I have no more excuses... time to get my butt out and shoot (next weekend, weather permitting) lol

 

[1RADKIA]

My take - don’t force a shot.... be patient. Rather than have bunches of shots of the same thing you’ve already seen before - wait for the moment. It‘ll happen. Then (as stated by others) take lots of pics.. and then delete those you feel aren’t worth keeping. Be weary - you’ll have way more pictures of your car than you think very quickly. Damn these Stingers are quite photogenic. Enjoy, db

 

[1RADKIA]

Kamauxx: Nice pics! db

 

[Revvdmedia]

There's a lot of good advice here. One thing I'd add is when shooting at dusk wear bug repellent. I became a mosquito snack while taking these pics.

I think I used a manual 35mm for these so setup took even longer than usual, giving them more time to drain my blood.

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Nice shots, do you have flash(es)? That is the next thing I want to play with, I haven't gone out and done any proper night shots with flash, so that's next on the agenda.

 

[Kamauxx]

Nice shots, do you have flash(es)? That is the next thing I want to play with, I haven't gone out and done any proper night shots with flash, so that's next on the agenda.

Like y'all I have a ton of gear I haven't touched in years. I don't think I've ever used a flash and kept the photo. I find it easier to just manipulate the iso/shutter speed to get where I want. When shooting a still shot in low light I used to just leave the shutter open for a while. Just have to hope a bug or leaf or spec of dust doesn't cross in front of the lense.

 

[Revvdmedia]

Like y'all I have a ton of gear I haven't touched in years. I don't think I've ever used a flash and kept the photo. I find it easier to just manipulate the iso/shutter speed to get where I want. When shooting a still shot in low light I used to just leave the shutter open for a while. Just have to hope a bug or leaf or spec of dust doesn't cross in front of the lense.

If you look up night shots by real professionals, you see what flash can offer to a shot, it can be quite stunning. With that said, it does take a real understanding and some expertise to even come close to that. I hope to learn....

Example

 

[Kamauxx]

If you look up night shots by real professionals, you see what flash can offer to a shot, it can be quite stunning. With that said, it does take a real understanding and some expertise to even come close to that. I hope to learn....

Example

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That's a great shot. You have to wonder though, how much of that is gear and how much is done in post?

 

[RedCal]

There is a lot of post in that shot, but great none the less

I was never great with a flash or flashes... I'm definitely the tripod and long shutter guy

 

[Gargamel]

There is a lot of post in that shot, but great none the less

Whom's post and which?

 

[RedCal]

Whom's post and which?

Post - as in Post processing -ie Photoshop

 

[Revvdmedia]

Definitely a lot of post(processing), but that bright sheen you get on the car just won't happen in a location like that with natural lighting even with a long exposure. It really does add some pop.

It is an art, because it is an art.

 

[mfenske]

I've been doing some reading/youtubing about using constant lights at night for stuff like this since it's easier to predict the outcome vs. flash. Rotolight makes some solid ones and photographer Jason Lanier has a few videos out about that very subject. He's occasionally a bit corny but his skills speak for themselves. I find flash to be helpful in strong daytime light and that's where I use it most. At night I usually use a tripod or rely on the crazy dynamic range of my Sony full-frame cameras.

 

[Revvdmedia]

I've been doing some reading/youtubing about using constant lights at night for stuff like this since it's easier to predict the outcome vs. flash. Rotolight makes some solid ones and photographer Jason Lanier has a few videos out about that very subject. He's occasionally a bit corny but his skills speak for themselves. I find flash to be helpful in strong daytime light and that's where I use it most. At night I usually use a tripod or rely on the crazy dynamic range of my Sony full-frame cameras.

Light is light, so if the source, falloff, color and other factors are the same, you should be able to produce similar end results with either static or flashed lighting. I would agree that static lighting is easier to work with, the only difference is if you're leaving the shutter open longer, and using the flash momentarily within that exposure, it'll produce a different result than lighting always on. I think one big difference is the size and portability of a static lighting system versus the compact nature of flash (although negated somewhat by flash modifiers like umbrellas).

In the grand scheme, work with what you have, buy why you need to improve when identified.

I didn't get around to shooting this weekend because I worked all weekend on the basement renos...plus the rain was on and off all weekend. The long range forecast looks like garbage for weather too....

 

[RedCal]

Tint is done!! - going to try and get some shots this weekend! (got to get it done in time for the F1 race, or after ;-)

 

[RedCal]

Finally got some shots

 

[OneIota]

Finally got some shots
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Feels very day appropriate (for us in the US)