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RyanSweeney
4th of August 2010 (Wed), 13:40
I have been hired by a local startup limo company to photograph a mock bride getting out of a limousine. I think we will be using two to three different limos...one white, one black and possibly an Escalade...I don't know the color of that one yet.

I have photographed a few black cars for a local auto broker. He sells his cars online, so it really isn't a big deal (to him) that the black cars reflect everything in the room. However, with this shoot, I would prefer that my lights not be seen in the shiny mirror-like black limo. I'm not too worried about the white one.

The shoot will be in the evening, going into night.

I'd like to go with a high fashion type look to the shots.

How would you all suggest I light this car? It's going to be in downtown Nashville, TN on a Sunday evening....so traffic shouldn't be bad to deal with.

Tiger_993
5th of August 2010 (Thu), 08:28
I think you've got a better chance of getting helpful responses if you post this in the Transportation Talk (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=119) section. I would suggest shooting the black car in a location and time of evening that allows it to reflect the sky - obviously while the sky still has some luminance.