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WIP

Posts: 15973

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Robert Randall wrote:

Its late and I feel like a good argument. I've shot cars, and I've shot tractor rigs such as Peterbilt and Kenworth. I've shot jewelry, and clothing and appliances... matter of fact, I can't think of too much I haven't shot. But until you've shot dental implants for Sulzer Calcitek, while being art directed by a woman from India, and the 3/4 inch implant will be enlarged to 20 feet on a trade booth wall, and they want every facet and crystalline coating nuance to pop, you haven't shot shit!

Maybe; but when your standing in a studio and the sweat is dripping of you by just standing due to so many hot lights. Then you have to get above the car with a 10x8 into the roof of the studio and someone below has to catch the sweat that dripping down onto the car. Not fun.

Or roof cut of a car for an overhead some of the boot and bonnet showing. The clients sent the cars the wrong colour silver instead of black.. Dulling spray and tins of black paint.. your lungs feel like shit.

I really liked car photography allmost all gone to GC.

Jan 28 09 04:34 pm Link

Photographer

ARabbit

Posts: 173

Davis, West Virginia, US

He did that one for Toyota I think.

Jan 28 09 04:35 pm Link

Photographer

ARabbit

Posts: 173

Davis, West Virginia, US

Here's a black on black one from Rochon. You see he really has the specular working for him:
https://patrickrochon.com/works3/images/PATRICK_ROCHON_works3_07.jpg

Jan 28 09 04:49 pm Link

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Huntsville Car Scene

Posts: 112

Huntsville, Alabama, US

ARabbit wrote:
Sorry. Try this:
https://patrickrochon.com/works/images/PATRICK_ROCHON_works_13.jpg

This is simply awesome!  I'm going to try some light painting the next time I'm in a dark location.

What were used as source lights?  I've seen programmable dance club lights that could do that, but that's just a guess.

Jan 28 09 06:43 pm Link

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PF Dark

Posts: 946

Ypsilanti, Michigan, US

I had a simmilar problemshooting any car in my space.  The right way to do it was a large light overhead.  Too expensive for me.  I used a sheet wraped around PVC as a large reflector over the car.  I used a laser pointer to figure out placement by reflecting it off the car.  It proved useful a number of times.  Lights don't have to actually light, just reflect correctly.

Jan 28 09 08:16 pm Link

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Benjamen McGuire

Posts: 3991

Portland, Oregon, US

A vid that may or may not help... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyJuwK269FI

Jan 28 09 11:30 pm Link