Tips on strobing a Harley

Ok a friend of mine wants some good pics of his Harley tonight before he sales it. I have not tried anything like this yet so I need some advice.

I plan to do the shoot at the end of the day today. I am meeting him at 6:30 and the sun goes down around 8ish. So the lighting shouldnt be too harsh and its a clear day today. Now the down side is the place I am going to do the shoot at doesnt have the coolest atmosphere. The only remotely cool thing is a large fountain. So I'll be using that with the setting sky behind it.

I have two 383 strobes I can use and one silver umbrella. I actually have 3 but the Sigma wont work wireless. I also have gels if needed. I'm guess I should meter the sky and then power the stobes to even out the bike. Should I do 45 left and 45 right? Any other advice anyone would like to throw out there. Example pics?

wow no help at all huh

not much help here. but i would be interested in what you ended up doing and how it turned out.

-sd

As far as light placement is concerned, use the same as you would a model. Try some with rimlighting (gelled & not). Try backlit from the sun & front filled w/ flash & the umbrella. Try a single light. Try soft light from the front & hard from the rear. Just experiment.

As far as exposure, 1/2 stop above ambient is a good place to start for front lights. The rear will depend on reflections, etc. Try a coloured gel on the fountain.

Don't forget to bring along a hardbelly to drape across the ride.

Post pics.