My Automotive Strobist setup kit and review

Johnnyk_1 wrote in post #11960325
^what do have your shutter speed on? The max sync speed which for me is 1/200.

1/200th shooting handheld so I didn't need to keep adjusting the tripod position..

aemravan wrote in post #11960455
Dranom, you're in Califreakinfornia, your weather argument for that reason is invalid, stop being a wuss and go out and shoot

rofl! i didnt grew up here so 50 is cold for me already
its nicer shooting at 70 at night though

Nice write up. I like those manfrotto stands a lot. I am def going to have to get them in the next few weeks! I just got 2 more 602s and 2 285HVs on friday and am dying to tryout them out. Shooting my boys Si tomorrow night.

Well it's been over 6 months and i still have the same kit and like it. They only thing i plan on upgrading is the actual flash holder. I'm thinking about ordering some umbrella holders so that i can angle the flashes. The current holder only allows me to point the flash strait at the car. Having the ability the point the flashes down will help out a ton. If not u can just get ur friends to hold up the flash and point it down for you.

Here are some of my recent pics with the lights and stands.

Your work is improving nicely, keep it up!

And more of that blue mustang plz

Great right up and pictures.

Nice pics bro! would this set up work with a studio?like portraits?

man love your set up. do u think it would be worth it to maybe get some soft boxes for your flashes. for interior work or non- hot spots?

i agree work is improving, best shot would be the DA. keep up the work

try getting the floor under and around the car normaly exposed without flashes...then flash the car...then mask the hot spots from the floor in photoshop and leave the floor(ground) normaly exposed...that is what you are missing in your shots...

the point is to get the car lit perfectly but hide that you used flashes...and also to make it pop from everything else in the photo...