The automotive strobist setup pic thread

The fake sun is too much, but nice job otherwise!

Also, don't quote your own pics. lol

96whiteknight wrote in post #16713086
The fake sun is too much, but nice job otherwise!

Also, don't quote your own pics. lol

I just had to make it too much cause my car is such the pos. lol thanks. I edited my original post and it made it a separate post no idea why. Lol

JoeyBaccala wrote in post #16712691
This is my 1st time posting in this thread so take it easy on me! lol I needed to start taking some for sale images of my beater. I wanted to capture the realness of my pos (98 Millenia with 68k on the clock, yes a real 68k miles no roll back) lug nuts missing, chipped paint and all! lmao

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BTS of my 98 Millenia by Brett Josephs Photo, on Flickr

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My 98 Mazda Millenia (4 Sale) by Brett Josephs Photo, on Flickr

Nice shots

You were able to turn a pile of leftover frozen winter slop into a nice background. Well done mate.

tekin112000 wrote in post #16721930
Nice shots

You were able to turn a pile of leftover frozen winter slop into a nice background. Well done mate.

Thank you very much

I am trying to really get out now and shoot as much as possible now that I finally have a nice setup. This damn cold weather and limited time before sundown is cramping my practice and learning time. lol Bare with me as I get the hang out of this and develop a style

This is such a key thread for all that want to learn how to light vehicles I want it to keep going so here is my shot from the other day. I know I am on a over processing kick right now. lol

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Thats a great shot and I dont mind the warm splash of light on the side. Thats a touch many will either love or hate. I think the only thing about the car is that the passanger side of the front is not lit as well as the driver side. If it was lit evenly it would look perfect.

Thanks for the feedback much appreciated! Yeah I need to work on a few things the cold and short amount of time to shoot really puts a cramp on things;(

I like the processing on that, but if I'm honest I can't stand the fake sun flare, because it makes no sense to the photo, there is no warmth to the colours, and there is no sign of one there to begin with..

I don't mind sun flares being enhanced in photoshop if there is one there or at least a sunny looking sky, but when they're added so randomly it just does nothing for me.

Otherwise, great setup shot and nice processing on all other areas.

^ Well said.

Registred and subscribed! Great info. Thanx to ya all.

Thanks for the feedback SMR I really appreciate it!

I completely feel you 100% I only like to add a sun flare where it makes sense according to the light in the image. Just this time I had gotten a flare from the b800 and liked it at first cause it was in camera flare but then I didn't like it all of a sudden. When I changed my mind I was too far into the edit so I added that flare on top. Lol

It would have been better had the added flare not been warmed up. there are no warm reflections on the car.

^noted. thank you

Shot this tonight as a test. I got into photography for automotive shots and well...never shot any. I got sidetracked with event and landscape shooting. I decided to change that.

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