Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

[john owen]

Originally Posted by Adrian20D

Yeah you're right, that was a quick one

Id retouch the pole out the body and light on the car as well

[PhotosGuy]

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[Pac1f1cus]

Guys, need your advice.
What kind of magnets better to use for undercar attachment?
How many lbs power i need for 4-5 meters long aluminium pole (5cm diameter) + camera (nikon d40/d90)?
Now I use pole for painting brush (3m it's soooooooooo flexible) with suction cup, but want to take another angle of view.

[Gheybe]

Before anything, clean your glass/sensor!

[danyi03]

Yesterday I had a photoshoot with this RS Cosworth, it's extremely rare around here, especially in condition like this, it was real fun to shoot it. And these two shots are the first ones making me feel it was worth to build my rig









please, tell me what I should improve!

[anion]

As crazy as it sounds, it took me 1 hour to stage all the shots I wanted, then roughly around 6 hours of processing time to put everything together. Although there is some flaws I noticed, I'm still quite pleased that I only had 1 hour to get the shots for this image creation

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2...rmarkedsma.jpg

[paradiddleluke]

HOLY HELL THAT IS SO BAD ASS!!! nicely done man holy crap!

[jejeje]

Originally Posted by anion

As crazy as it sounds, it took me 1 hour to stage all the shots I wanted, then roughly around 6 hours of processing time to put everything together. Although there is some flaws I noticed, I'm still quite pleased that I only had 1 hour to get the shots for this image creation

That is really nice work! I'm very curious on the different shots you used.

[TWOLITREmedia]

Originally Posted by danyi03

Yesterday I had a photoshoot with this RS Cosworth, it's extremely rare around here, especially in condition like this, it was real fun to shoot it. And these two shots are the first ones making me feel it was worth to build my rig









please, tell me what I should improve!

Just my first kick at the cat is they are quite over exposed backgrounds. I believe this is a lot of personal preference here, but I would rather seen a little less blowout, a little more detail. Also, the distortion your getting with your lens is pretty wicked, and seemingly uneccesary. Give the viewer a better perspective of what the car actually looks like, personally I know what this car looks like but I'm sure people who didn't wouldn't get much more of a clue from your photos.

On a positive note your getting next to no blur or shake from an unsteady rig, so good job on the build!

[steelbluesleepr]

Originally Posted by jejeje

That is really nice work! I'm very curious on the different shots you used.

Agreed, being that this is a diy thread, some bts info would be nice aside from just how long it took you to produce.

[BRNSTP]

First result and quick edit of the new Actros



This image is build with 3 different images, it's only need a nice sky, but i'am working on that......

[Tony_Stark]

Originally Posted by danyi03

Yesterday I had a photoshoot with this RS Cosworth, it's extremely rare around here, especially in condition like this, it was real fun to shoot it. And these two shots are the first ones making me feel it was worth to build my rig









please, tell me what I should improve!

I would get a longer rig! I personally hate the distortion. I cant tell at all what the car looks like! Just my 2 cents.

[danyi03]

Thanks guys! Well, the blown out backgroud is my personal preference, just like you said TWOLITREmedia. But the distortion is not an option sadly, I couldn't make a longer rig steady enough, so I have to use my fisheye for the rig-shots...I read through this topic a lot of time, but I just couldn't get everything right about the boom, I have 6 meters of pole in the basement, but I couldn't go over 3 meters and still shoot steady shots. If any of you have a decent, detailed step-by-step about the boom, with photos about every inch of it, I'd be thankful to see it, because I also want to get some non-distorted shots.

[Adrian20D]

Originally Posted by BRNSTP

First result and quick edit of the new Actros



This image is build with 3 different images, it's only need a nice sky, but i'am working on that......

I really curious how did you mount your rig, cause that must have been a challenge ?

[Ando27]

At least you wouldnt have crawl to get under it......lol

Where did you mount the rig.., underneath ??