How can I shoot something like this?

[Doom1701e]

Saw this on another part of the forum. How was this shot? Do I need special equipment? Thanks. This photo was originally posted by forum member blinking8s. http://blog.blinking8s.com/

http://www.firemaplephotography.com/offsitephotos/img_3057.jpg

[Michaelmjc]

Im not exactly sure how he did it, but It looks like a long shutter speed pan (never tried that, so not even sure if it possible) It could have been a photoshop too.

[Jackal]

There's mounts that go on the side of your car with suction cups that hold your camera. Not sure how much I'd trust them.....

Seen these types of shots so many times within the last month or two.

[lostdoggy]

My best guess. The 350Z is stationary in a very dark area. Camera is set to a long long exposure. Exposure is trial and error. using and array of color lights, like christmas lights, put it across the car probably 4 or 5 feet away. with theright time you canmove the light and turn it on and open the shutter at the same time. My 0.02

[jO3]

This shot is actually REALLY simple to do... You can pretty much make your own rig, with suction cups and pvc pipes... Suction it to the car, and have a shutter remote... Someone stands behind the car and pushes it, only up to about 4 or 5 miles per hour, while the engine is off and the car is in neutral... The reason for the engine being off is because the vibrations from the motor would kill the focus of the picture... I'm guessing that this shot is about a 20 or 30 second exposure...

Try it out and post up the pics! haha

[Vetteography]

My best guess. The 350Z is stationary in a very dark area. Camera is set to a long long exposure. Exposure is trial and error. using and array of color lights, like christmas lights, put it across the car probably 4 or 5 feet away. with theright time you canmove the light and turn it on and open the shutter at the same time. My 0.02

Nope, the front wheels are spinning which is why you can see the entire front brake caliper. The car is definitely moving.

[MattyB]

my guess is, he's got it on long shutter (about 15 seconds) on a turn with no street lamps (but stop lights and building lights in the background) driving around a corner,
god know's how he got it focused so good, but as JO3 said, the car is more than likely off, and he's prolly taken hundreds of shots to get one without blurring.
then with the left side, he's skew'd it with photoshop, and prolly pulled the levels to the right to darken then image.
it seems it would be hard to do, but if you set aside a whole night to do it, i'm sure you could.

looks great.

[Grimnar]

Right click -> Properties -> EXIF info :D

[pcasciola]

jO3 is right. A lot of the times the car is just pushed along to get this type of shot, or rolling at a very slow speed. The picture you posted was done by blinking8s.

Here's one of the rigs that can be used for these type of shots:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/cinemasupplies_1846_76941918

[MattyB]

i want one. lol

[lostdoggy]

Nope, the front wheels are spinning which is why you can see the entire front brake caliper. The car is definitely moving.

Radial Blur...Layer...PS

[blinking8s]

jO3 is right. A lot of the times the car is just pushed along to get this type of shot, or rolling at a very slow speed. The picture you posted was done by blinking8s.

Here's one of the rigs that can be used for these type of shots:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/cinemasupplies_1846_76941918

thats far far more complex

;)

I spoke to a photographer who did a big mercedes shoot for their ad campaign last year, his rig was so ghetto/simple it made me sick.

and i hate that photo, could be so much better...the general concept is easy and i find it funny why people are always asking how its done, even though odds are if they sat bad and really thought about photography it would all be clear, but learning the best exposure times, getting ground motion, keeping the mount stable, focus, dof, reflections vs position of camera, speed of the car, lighting, dealing with different paints/colors...its not easy at all to be good at.