How TYC does his RIG SHOTS!

[General Kratos]

I've gotten a few PM's lately about how to start doing rig shots. And I'm going to lend a helping hand. Anything after that, you're on your own. You cant be spoon fed all the time you know? Most photographers on this level will not like what I'm doing but ****'em. I try to give back what I take.


So here we go....How do I do my rig shots. First I start out with:


2 Avenger 1000
3 Manfrotto Super Clamp
1 Manfrotto Magic Arm
1 Custom T6 Aluminum Pole(the choice is yours)
Canon XTi (lightweight)
Canon 10-22f3.5 lens(Ultra Wide Angle)
Canon Remote Wireless Remote(wired is fine)


Pictures below are the Avenger 1000 suction cups that will suck harder then Angelina Jolie on a horny day. Along with the Manfrotto Clamps, which will grip better then a virgin jail bait's......LOL.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Misc%20Photography/Rigasses.jpg


This is the infamous Magic Arm who many think they dont want to fork over the money for but it's not called Magic Arm for nothing. This is my exact setup below.

http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/48/47901/manfrotto-143e.jpg


Once you get all that, the fun begins.


First setup your suction cups on the car: See below your one and only sexiness at work.


Make sure the suction cup is on there correctly. Over $1000 is depending on this(your camera and wide angle lens)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Car%20Photography/Rolling%20Rig%20shots/TYC_005.jpg


Now attatch your 2nd piece of pole if you have two. Clamp on the magic arm.


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Car%20Photography/Rolling%20Rig%20shots/TYC_009.jpg



Now connect your camera and adjust and position the camera to how you would like your picture to come out. (slant, verticle, horizontal...etc)


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Car%20Photography/Rolling%20Rig%20shots/TYC_013.jpg


Now this is the moment of truth, make sure everything is connected tightly and properly.


Now you are ready to go! Give it your best shot and it should look something like this. (The vignetting on the corner are caused by me using 2 filter's stacked on top of eachother to deal with shooting in mid day with overcast skies. Without it all you'll see is white.)



UNEDITED BESIDES RESIZE
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Car%20Photography/Rolling%20Rig%20shots/UneditedRigshot.jpg


If it makes you feel any better, that is only the easy part. The hard part comes when you open up that picture in your editing software and you say "HOW THE **** AM I GOING TO GET THAT RIG OUT OF THE PICTURE!" LOL. All I can say is have fun....cause I even hate thinking about it. In the end, it should look something like this. (These are two different picturs obviously, just had to scrap up an example quick)


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg227/TYCPhotography/Car%20Photography/Marco/Marco12.jpg


So there you have it. Knock yourself out and dont forget those who helped out along to way to success!

[saturnin]

good info

there is a bigger thread if u missed in the automotive section

i really dont like shooting with suction cups, they do leave a round mark on the car -yes it can be buffed out but its a pain-granted setup is super fast

[GrillZ]

great thread.

I wish there were more threads like this....

very informative

[jdmturbosol]

Solved my continuous engineering issues