Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

some pics I took last sunday

ep88 wrote in post #6548048

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG

Konstantinos, love that first shot. But I would invest in a magic arm if I was you. So that you can get away from editing out less of that rig. That top left corner looks like a pain in the ass to clone out.

ep88 wrote in post #6548048
some pics I took last sunday

DAMMMNN

General Kratos wrote in post #6549167
Konstantinos, love that first shot. But I would invest in a magic arm if I was you. So that you can get away from editing out less of that rig. That top left corner looks like a pain in the ass to clone out.

Thanks, I have a magic arm already, it was just placed at a weird angle in that particular photo. Thankfully with smooth flowing backgrounds clone stamping is a breeze, it's the 1 or 2 second shutter speed backgrounds that are a pain to edit because they're not too blurry to start with.

Konstantinos wrote in post #6550383
Thanks, I have a magic arm already, it was just placed at a weird angle in that particular photo. Thankfully with smooth flowing backgrounds clone stamping is a breeze, it's the 1 or 2 second shutter speed backgrounds that are a pain to edit because they're not too blurry to start with.

You are in great shape then. You have the range and the stability. You only have one height(besides mounting it on the roof) for that rig then right?

General Kratos wrote in post #6550751
You are in great shape then. You have the range and the stability. You only have one height(besides mounting it on the roof) for that rig then right?

Yes sir, although for another $50 or so I can make the height adjustable as well, but lately I've spent too much money on misc camera parts lol. Need to take some more pics and use that money to buy more gear. It just never ends =X I just ordered a softbox tonight that I plan on using to light paint, hopefully I get some good results. I tried it with a fluorescent light strip on my s2000 (www.flickr.com/itscost​as) but then I couldn't power it with a car's ac adapter, so I need something more portable. If I can pull off the light painting in combination with a rig shot, it should look pretty kewl.

newbie here.heres some of my rig shots. need a better one.

Konstantinos wrote in post #6551361
Yes sir, although for another $50 or so I can make the height adjustable as well, but lately I've spent too much money on misc camera parts lol. Need to take some more pics and use that money to buy more gear. It just never ends =X I just ordered a softbox tonight that I plan on using to light paint, hopefully I get some good results. I tried it with a fluorescent light strip on my s2000 (www.flickr.com/itscost​as) but then I couldn't power it with a car's ac adapter, so I need something more portable. If I can pull off the light painting in combination with a rig shot, it should look pretty kewl.

Beautiful. Love your work.

here's one from 5 hours ago or so

Konstantinos wrote in post #6567618
here's one from 5 hours ago or so

Nice! I like it. How long is the pole of the rig?

Thanks Pole is about 16 feet long, but this shot was rotated and cropped so it doesn't look nearly as far away as the original.

Konstantinos wrote in post #6567806
Thanks Pole is about 16 feet long, but this shot was rotated and cropped so it doesn't look nearly as far away as the original.

Rotated??? i cant imagine how looks the original... xD

16ft long pole? You don't have flexibility problems? I see the tensioner part of the rig, but the 16ft is very long....
I wait for my wide-angle, and the suction cup based rig's some parts...

zacm7 wrote in post #6108025
so i looked through about 30 different pages and didnt see any motorcycle shots. anyone ever rig a 2 wheeler? the only other vehicle i saw was the golf cart.

Here is one: