Light Painting Thread

[2006UG]

That looks awesome. How far are you away from the car typically? And does it throw enough light to move quickly?

 

[VrstewartW]

I'm usually about 4-5ft away with it on a light stand. It's super bright so I had to turn the power down shooting the TSX wagon.

 

[2006UG]

Thanks for the tips.
I'll try to get a video led light for Christmas!
Expect some better shots in the future.

 

[lyonsroar]

Nice. How much was the softbox? How many exposures and for how long?
Did you set the white balance before shooting or adjust everything in post with raw?

like less than $30. I got it for christmas.

WB is all done in post RAW shots. It's usually pretty close, just a tad yellow.

 

[Koastl]

If you want a bunch of different LED's as microlights or gloves so you can draw around your car on the picture instead of just using the LED from your phone.

http://plurlights.com/
http://www.orbitlightshow.com/
http://www.emazinglights.com/

 

[VrstewartW]

Vossen CVT // Acura TSX Wagon by Ronaldo.S, on Flickr

 

[2006UG]

That wagon is so sweet. Does vossen pay you to shoot? Are you a full time professional photographer?

 

[dbgti]

If Vossen could stop putting the CVT's on EVERY car they have...Yeah, that'd be great.

Dont get me wrong, its a pretty set of wheels. Overpriced and Over Hyped, but a nice wheel. Vossen played them the fuck out almost instantly. Half the cars I saw at SEMA were rocking a set. :thumbdown:

 

[VrstewartW]

That wagon is so sweet. Does vossen pay you to shoot? Are you a full time professional photographer?

Yea I get by Vossen per shoot. It's just a side job, I work in IT for a living.

If Vossen could stop putting the CVT's on EVERY car they have...Yeah, that'd be great.

Dont get me wrong, its a pretty set of wheels. Overpriced and Over Hyped, but a nice wheel. Vossen played them the fuck out almost instantly. Half the cars I saw at SEMA were rocking a set. :thumbdown:

haha I noticed

 

[2006UG]

Yea I get by Vossen per shoot. It's just a side job, I work in IT for a living.

Cool!

What body and glass do you shoot with?

I agree, vossen wheels mostly look great, but they do seen somewhat played. When did vossen start making wheels?

 

[VrstewartW]

My go to combo is the Nikon D700 w/ Sigma 50mm f1.4 but I also use a Nikon 20-35mm f2.8.

 

[2006UG]

My go to combo is the Nikon D700 w/ Sigma 50mm f1.4 but I also use a Nikon 20-35mm f2.8.

Majority of your automotive shots are done with semi-wides?

I've taken a liking to cars shot with long lenses.

 

[VrstewartW]

Yea I usually stay with the 50mm or the wide zoom in the 35mm range just because I get to include a lot of environment/location with the car. The 85-200mm range is nice but it's too "portrait-y" to me.

 

[lyonsroar]

All my stuff so far is done with my Sigma 10-20mm UWA

 

[g60_corrado_91]

I went back and re-edited these so they weren't so dull and underexposed.


IMG_5947-edited by g60_corrado_91, on Flickr


IMG_5958-edited by g60_corrado_91, on Flickr