Light painting cars again, I think I'm getting better!

[tangcla]

I was asked to fly up to Sydney for a Liberty club photoshoot, so I did it. tangcla style. :p

So now, I'm back, and all the photos are processed :)

http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614


http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0901.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0912.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0928.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0929.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0936.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0948.jpg

[Mark-Of-Cain]

Those are great! especially the last one(looks almost studio lighting)

I think you have just about perfected the art of light painting cars:lol:

May i ask what kind of light are you using and are you difusing it with anything??

[Vovka]

Wow, great pix. What a great idea... Long exposure and running with a light around the cars?

[tangcla]

Those are great! especially the last one(looks almost studio lighting)

I think you have just about perfected the art of light painting cars:lol:

May i ask what kind of light are you using and are you difusing it with anything??

haha, thanks Mark, far from perfecting it!

I used a LED workshop lamp and used it in a softbox. Single-diffused only, or else I lose too much power.
Wow, great pix. What a great idea... Long exposure and running with a light around the cars?
Yup :) check the EXIF, there's all the details there.

[Vovka]

Thanks, I saw the Exif data. Great shots!

[PhotosGuy]

They look pretty good. Keep at it.

[JustinL]

getting better? HA understatement!!! Excellent work

[Sports_Dude]

haha, thanks Mark, far from perfecting it!

I used a LED workshop lamp and used it in a softbox. Single-diffused only, or else I lose too much power.

Yup :) check the EXIF, there's all the details there.

Great shots! Can you post a picture of the light and softbox? TIA.

[CorzyPhoto]

Lookin good.. I like the second to last one the best.

[tangcla]

Great shots! Can you post a picture of the light and softbox? TIA.
It's in the wash at the moment :p

The light is this one (http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=ST3126&CATID=21&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=649), and the softbox is just a regular 60x60 one.

I need longer arms...

[M_ark]

It's in the wash at the moment :p

The light is this one, and the softbox is just a regular 60x60 one.

I need longer arms...
i tried lightpainting once - i found it very hard to remember where i'd been so as to not over-expose the area (by lighting it twice)...

[da_teacher]

awesome shoot!

i tried lightpainting once - i found it very hard to remember where i'd been so as to not over-expose the area (by lighting it twice)...

so what you're saying is that you have this LED worklamp in a softbox and you're running around your car like a ninja to get this effect?

[tangcla]

so what you're saying is that you have this LED worklamp in a softbox and you're running around your car like a ninja to get this effect?
Pretty much! I'm not normally emo, I don't usually wear all black. :p

[da_teacher]

Pretty much! I'm not normally emo, I don't usually wear all black. :p

that's funny shiet!

I'm really interested in doing this--any tips as far as a basic, cheap set-up ideas? I linked your LED lights...$50, a cheap ebay softbox is $20 shipped, what else do I need besides long arms?

[tangcla]

... what else do I need besides long arms?
Dark clothing, seriously.

Don't wear white, you'll show up in the photos :lol: also a lot of patience.

A good tripod and a remote shutter release, too, so that you can shoot in bulb mode.

[da_teacher]

Dark clothing, seriously.

Don't wear white, you'll show up in the photos :lol: also a lot of patience.

A good tripod and a remote shutter release, too, so that you can shoot in bulb mode.

I got the pod and shutter release...how long are leaving the shutter open for?

[tangcla]

I got the pod and shutter release...how long are leaving the shutter open for?
Check the EXIF - each pic is different.

Some are longer than others, on the 5D I was shooting at ISO640 (just cos I can :D but more because the car owners' patience was running low :roll: ) and it was about 50 seconds or thereabouts.

in the past I'd use ISO100 and have the shutter open for a much longer period, group shots would take me 3-5mins per photo.

[da_teacher]

Check the EXIF - each pic is different.

Some are longer than others, on the 5D I was shooting at ISO640 (just cos I can :D but more because the car owners' patience was running low :roll: ) and it was about 50 seconds or thereabouts.

in the past I'd use ISO100 and have the shutter open for a much longer period, group shots would take me 3-5mins per photo.


cool..thanks man. What kind of soft box do you have--just a cheapie?

How did you mount the LED into the softbox?

Are you handholding the softbox or do you have it on a boom?

[tangcla]

cool..thanks man. What kind of soft box do you have--just a cheapie?

How did you mount the LED into the softbox?

Are you handholding the softbox or do you have it on a boom?
Yup, eBay special softbox :p I clamped it with the speedring and covered the back of the softbox with a black cloth.

I handheld it, that's why I said I need longer arms :P but I could do with an extension rod of sorts...