Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

[Jonmorgan]

Originally Posted by Nico76

They're quite sharp, so well done there. Like me though I think you need a wider lens. What focal length were these taken at?

20mm lens at about 2m from the car

[GFWilliams]

Originally Posted by Nico76

Again, your first shot on a $100k Corvette?!

No offence, but you're both either very confident or very stupid (or both!)

My first rig shot was on an F430. Then about 10 mins after that I did one of a Zonda...

[ahmad0420]

Originally Posted by GFWilliams

My first rig shot was on an F430. Then about 10 mins after that I did one of a Zonda...

Is that a Cinque?! We have 1 here is Singapore. #2/5.

I'm going to have your dilemma Nico76. I'm going to shoot a MP4-12C soon, have to persuade him for a rigshot, then it will be !!

Anyone know if it's safe enough to do it on the MP4-12C? I don't quite know the material of the hood/roof and the paint.

[Spikeydevilbandit]

Originally Posted by Nico76

Someone let you hang a metal boom over their brand new 911 on your first go? Either the car was your's or you're very persuasive!



Again, your first shot on a $100k Corvette?!

No offence, but you're both either very confident or very stupid (or both!)



They're quite sharp, so well done there. Like me though I think you need a wider lens. What focal length were these taken at?

Well my rig isn't metal it's carbon ...

I've also been in the automotive photography arena on and off for 25 years. All my equipment is top notch and packaged accordingly ... clients can see that and it makes a difference. If your kit looks like crap no matter how efficient it is private owners are less likely to let you put it on their pride and joy.

I also have great faith in what my kit was designed for ... I know it isn't going to damage paintwork or panels when applied correctly.

At the end the day you just have to be careful ...

[TrevorThompson]

Old rig shot finally edited

Andrew's Maserati QP by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr

[Gheybe]

Originally Posted by Nico76

Again, your first shot on a $100k Corvette?!

No offence, but you're both either very confident or very stupid (or both!)

That's not my first rig shot. It's my first time shooting a Corvette. My first rig shot was on a 911 Turbo S, with with a rare color, and about 70k worth of mods.
What's different from shooting my car and a Corvette? Nothing, really.

Originally Posted by Spikeydevilbandit

Well my rig isn't metal it's carbon ...

I've also been in the automotive photography arena on and off for 25 years. All my equipment is top notch and packaged accordingly ... clients can see that and it makes a difference. If your kit looks like crap no matter how efficient it is private owners are less likely to let you put it on their pride and joy.

I also have great faith in what my kit was designed for ... I know it isn't going to damage paintwork or panels when applied correctly.

At the end the day you just have to be careful ...

This ^.

[VisualEchos]

Originally Posted by photophilth

Yo echos, just curious, is the sky really not added in post? I only ask cause in the first frame of the "setup" shots there is no sky similar to the others...

BTS for Frederic by VisualEchos, on Flickr

The sky changed dramatically over the course of the 1.5 hours I was there. The sky section is literally the sky section, you can see the boom in it!!

[Nico76]

Originally Posted by ahmad0420

I'm going to have your dilemma Nico76. I'm going to shoot a MP4-12C soon, have to persuade him for a rigshot, then it will be !!

MP4-12C? That's nuts! Can't wait to see those shots!!

[GFWilliams]

Originally Posted by ahmad0420

Anyone know if it's safe enough to do it on the MP4-12C? I don't quite know the material of the hood/roof and the paint.

I've done a 12C. Be really careful of the bonnet as it's very thin, I didn't check the roof as there was no need. I did it on the windscreen and rear window and it was fine.
I've be very wary of putting it on paintwork as I've heard lots of bad things about the 12C paintwork quality

[GFWilliams]

Originally Posted by ahmad0420

Is that a Cinque?! We have 1 here is Singapore. #2/5.

No, just a Zonda S. Zonda F was only just out when I did the shoot IIRC

[GFWilliams]

Slight update on my rig. I invested in one of the Rig-Pros. It's absolutely fantastic.
My new suction pads are still on order so they're letting me down at the moment, but here are a few test shots.

about 6m on my Mini:


And about 4.5m on the porsche on gravel (on my front drive)


BTS:


Big thumbs up for VisualEchos & Rig Pro!

[Spikeydevilbandit]

Originally Posted by john owen

Door shut is better as its believable

No one else have an opinion?

[VisualEchos]

Originally Posted by GFWilliams

Slight update on my rig. I invested in one of the Rig-Pros. It's absolutely fantastic.
My new suction pads are still on order so they're letting me down at the moment, but here are a few test shots.

Big thumbs up for VisualEchos & Rig Pro!

Thanks for the kind words man, fantastic shots already, can't wait for future shots!

[GFWilliams]

Originally Posted by Spikeydevilbandit

No one else have an opinion?

Door shut is better

[GFWilliams]

Originally Posted by VisualEchos

Thanks for the kind words man, fantastic shots already, can't wait for future shots!

These are just test shots, you wait until next week when I have a GT86 to play with and Marcel over from Germany to help!