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Title: Light Painting a MK1 Caddy :)
Post by: the_stink on 06 July 2009, 22:42: Went out with my mate Scott tonight and we did some rig shots and I finally had a go at light painting, we didn't have a tripod between us i bloody left mine at home so Scott held the flash and went round the car while i sat on teh floor trying to hold the same position! was good fun and there needs to be more light on the roof and bonnet but not bad for a first go i thought!! also got some rig shots of it as well so watch this space :)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3695827814_75e9250c7f_b.jpg)
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Post by: exiledjack on 07 July 2009, 08:58: wicked shots mate

that caddy looks sweet !
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Post by: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 09:00: cheers dude, yeah pretty nippy for a 1.6D but then it weighs nothing hahah and its got such a wide stance on it!! when we were driving it was turning heads sweet car
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Post by: Guy on 07 July 2009, 09:19: tell me more about this light painting of which you speak?
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Post by: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 09:34: well it does exactly what its says on the tin ;)

its a way in which you can make the car really pop out against the background more so than if you were to take a normal shot with the flash bouncing of the celling.

still need to paly around with the right settings but. . .

what you do is take 5/6 pictures, and in each one fire the flash gun at the car so that it lights up that area, so front, bonnet , front wing, rear quarter etc etc depending on what is facing the camera

the in ps just layer them all and it gives the impression of the car being lit like you see in these fancy mags! ;)
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Post by: Horney on 07 July 2009, 09:36: Nice work Stinko! I've ahd a play at this but not with cars. It's harder than it looks due to needing to get all the shots without being able to visualise the whole shot first. I'm hoping to pick up a couple more flash guns and triggers over the summer so I can do this with 3 lights in one set up which makes it a bit easier.

Nick
Title: Re: Light Painting a MK1 Caddy :)
Post by: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 09:51: yeah always easier with more lights but yeah was weird in photoshop trying to get the layers right hahah really weird but lookign forward to doing some more
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Post by: omex_uk on 07 July 2009, 11:19: whats light painting ?

pretty much looks like how i always take pics of cars
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Post by: AlanD on 07 July 2009, 11:38: ^ lol :rolleyes:

Great shots as always matey.
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Post by: Wayne on 07 July 2009, 11:52: Great shot
Title: Re: Light Painting a MK1 Caddy :)
Post by: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 11:55: Quote from: omex_uk on 07 July 2009, 11:19
whats light painting ?

pretty much looks like how i always take pics of cars

I refer you to my earlier post :)
Quote from: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 09:34
well it does exactly what its says on the tin ;)

its a way in which you can make the car really pop out against the background more so than if you were to take a normal shot with the flash bouncing of the celling.

still need to paly around with the right settings but. . .

what you do is take 5/6 pictures, and in each one fire the flash gun at the car so that it lights up that area, so front, bonnet , front wing, rear quarter etc etc depending on what is facing the camera

the in ps just layer them all and it gives the impression of the car being lit like you see in these fancy mags! ;)
Title: Re: Light Painting a MK1 Caddy :)
Post by: omex_uk on 07 July 2009, 19:01: Quote from: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 11:55
Quote from: omex_uk on 07 July 2009, 11:19
whats light painting ?

pretty much looks like how i always take pics of cars

I refer you to my earlier post :)
Quote from: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 09:34
well it does exactly what its says on the tin ;)

its a way in which you can make the car really pop out against the background more so than if you were to take a normal shot with the flash bouncing of the celling.

still need to paly around with the right settings but. . .

what you do is take 5/6 pictures, and in each one fire the flash gun at the car so that it lights up that area, so front, bonnet , front wing, rear quarter etc etc depending on what is facing the camera

the in ps just layer them all and it gives the impression of the car being lit like you see in these fancy mags! ;)

lol sorry mate didnt see that bit. i always assumed it was just taking a pic of a car with flashes.

theres an easier way of doing it (which i use all the time)

set your shot up on a tripod with a shutter speed of 30secs and an iso of 100 (ap is reliant to how much inital light there is).

then simply take the pic and walk round the car shooting the flash from different angles using the "test" flash button.

its just easier to do it in one shot then 4 :grin:

heres some of mine ive taken in this fashion

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/3089465576_34aece4957.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3578897868_44377e75c2.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3027626502_36c0e63555.jpg)
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Post by: the_stink on 07 July 2009, 23:34: yeah ive tried that method before and it just never worked for me :P
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Post by: jamie_pyrite on 08 July 2009, 00:03: Yeah, that's how I do it too :) Long exposure and just walk around the car with the test button. I need more practice with it though.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3640147210_c6b2a6c82e_b.jpg)

Great caddy shot Joe - I spotted it over on Flickr yesterday :)
Title: Re: Light Painting a MK1 Caddy :)
Post by: the_stink on 08 July 2009, 08:47: cheers mate really happy with it for a first attempt will be doing some more shots like this soon with my mates GTR :wink: