The automotive strobist setup pic thread

^Gonna post my shots in a bit. It was a bit difficult to get it right in camera than it seemed lol.

Had to post my first strobe shoot with an Audi RS5. Was really excited to see how it turns out, and love how it turns out, although not that perfect.

Was having trouble lighting up the side of the car. Always got it wrong, and ending up lighting up only the fender.

Used 2 YongNuo 460II for this.

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my first Post here

My Setup: Eos 450d Tamron 17-50 2,8
Strobist Info:
3x Regula Variant 740-2 MFD
1x Front
2x Side
Triggered via Phottix PT-04 II
1. Setup (Mitsubishi Carisma)

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middle looks great!

sigma pi wrote in post #13219161
middle looks great!

+1. Last shot looks a bit underexposed though.

Another attempt by me the noob lol

Am I on the right track? Really want to get this automotive strobist stuff down pat since automotive photogrpahy is my life!

Setup:

3 Cars same Lokation

Strobist Info:

3x Regula Variant 740-2 MFD (Full Power)
1x Front
1x Side
1x Inside the Car

1. Citroen C2 VTS

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not bad rylan though you have to always consider your backdrop. in this case it is very distracting and unappealing.

I thought the background looked pretty good in the second two shots, not so much in the first.

No setup because the whole shop was full of...Well...Smoke...By the time I thought of it.

This was my first try with strobes. 2 AB1600's behind the car in the smoke. I'd have been happier with a third strobe to light the front of the car, and the reflections in the paint bother me a bit.

But I'm fairly happy with the result, as it was my first time using my big lights.

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Used a single bare bulb from a Profoto 7B kit, handheld behind the camera to the left, and the sun doing the rest of the work. Filled in the sun's shadow in PS.

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stayhumble wrote in post #13230060
not bad rylan though you have to always consider your backdrop. in this case it is very distracting and unappealing.

Yeah not many nice spots for backdrops around here.

First time using the AB1600 and AB800 or strobes in general. As you guys know shooting black cars are difficult. I was losing ambient light quick. The area was full of trees so there wasn't much light to start with. Any critiques are welcomed.

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In my opinion. Too dark.

And NEVER park a shiny car under trees or on a ground that busy (all the leaves) for a photo. Unless you're taking a picture of the tree's reflection in the paint *looks at the Zaino guys*