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Automotive Photography lighting help please!!!

 
jmack84
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Jun 29, 2011 13:13 |  #1

I shoot for a Dealership in NC and we have a semi decent set up for our photobooth aside from the lighting. I could really use some advice on cost effective lighting that i could possibly get my boss to swing for. Right now my set up consists of 2 Husky Work lights and a Pro Built Wobble LIght. I couldn't be kidding if i wanted to. As you can probably deduce the issue i'm having is that with these lights (aside from the wobble) i'm getting a yellow hue to my pictures that isn't showing true color. I need some ideas for something that has a color temp of 4000k or higher as well as a stupid high lumens count that i can propose to my boss. I've tried doing research but as i'm a photographer who used to be a diesel mechanic i'm way outside of my comfort zone here...lol. I've found 2 kits that i thought would be suitable one being THIS (external link) which my boss is convinced will not be bright enough. The other being THIS (external link) which i'm actually super stoked about cause it looks like it'd not only do exactly what i need it to but would be bright enough to convince my boss to possibly purchase instead of an additional wobble light...lol.

Any help that could be offered would be phenominal!




  
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Jun 30, 2011 08:21 |  #2

Your second link is broken. The lights in the first link are more for people & I don't recommend them for cars where you put the light on something else so it will reflect in the car (external link), & we used focusing spots from 750wt to 2K watts for that.
"Mole Richardson lights" (external link)
Mole Richardson Bigger lights (external link)
But they're expensive & draw a lot of power.

my boss is convinced will not be bright enough

Tripod + a longer shutter speed. It's not as if the car is going to be moving?

i'm getting a yellow hue to my pictures that isn't showing true color.

Custom white balance will fix that IF all your lights are the same color temperature, but having a few that are warmer can be nice. See your manual.


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