The automotive strobist setup pic thread

stumbows wrote in post #14626451
Can anyone tell me if 2x 120W strobes would be useful in shooting cars? I have one speedlight which I can use off camera but want to purchase 2 strobes to go with it for shooting cars.

Useful? Yes. But there are a lot of things to think of, like the car color, type of paint, & how you use them. Look at post #40 here.
But generally, I don't use mine, and just wait for the good light.

RaymondXTi wrote in post #14646577
Set-up. Three B800s @ half power, one is behind my mustang.

Those are all great man. Love your work.

On that last one though...Are you strobing a rolling shot? Doesn't that freeze the wheels? Not an insurmountable problem in PS, but I'm just curious.

Well done!

^Thanks. For those two rolling shots I took one still exposure with the lights on the paint, then the rolling shot without any lights, and layered them together.

About what I figured...Thanks...And your results are fantastic.

...how do you get those colors??? great photos!

Master of Defenestration wrote in post #14647632
About what I figured...Thanks...And your results are fantastic.

Thank you!

wochi wrote in post #14647937
...how do you get those colors??? great photos!

Photoshop! haha

really? didn´t have a clue....

stayhumble wrote in post #14646128
yes you easily can. seriously, don't listen to any one that says you can't. its a pretentious arrogant thing some photographers resort to when they think their work is superior and feel the only way to get the job done is how they did it themselves.


400 will be easier, but very possible with 150. with 400, you can shoot from as far back as you need. with 150, you'll have to get close and then crop your stands out. very easy task.

yes, 400 will make your job much easier, obviously. But if you know lighting and photography, you'll know how to make the job work with 150. why would you need 400ws? when you work with paying clients.

I'm curious to know what experience those comments are based on. I had a quick look in your profile to see your car photography but there are no links. Maybe you can post some of your car work with small strobes?

first real shoot with my YN-560's

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lovetalent135 wrote in post #14288197

One speed light, walking around the car flashing it over and over again, there are no other lights except those coming from behind the camera a few miles in the distance of a city! Love the way it came out!

Nice shot! Love the way the Sandia mountains came out. Your shot is making me miss Albuquerque.

BMW M3 E36 with Bodykit E46 style
3x Kompakt Flash Regula Variant 740-2 MFD
1x Front
2x left Side

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Wutzman wrote in post #14657209
1x front (person with DIY Bouncer)

What are you tring to bounce it off of??

There is enough space in the yogurt cup (This is not a problem)

RaymondXTi wrote in post #14646577
Set-up. Three B800s @ half power, one is behind my mustang.

Some shots:

Great shots man. How do you achieve this effect?

Hi guys, looooooong time stalker of this thread and last night decided to give this a go for myself but only have one speedlight so had to do it in multiple shots and then merge. Tell me what you guys think for a first time and possible pointers for next time?

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