Amateur Light Photography Help?

[xxWesxx]

Okay so i am a fairly amateur photographer, Ive been looking online and i found this amazing light photography technique. BUT, I cant seem to get the lighting trails to be right. For example this picture :
As you can tell 1 the quality is bad. Reason being formatting it for internet use. But if you notice the wheels are not exactly circle...i cant seem to get it right. Is there any special tools or rigs or something? Thanks guys!
-wes

 

[TonysTouch]

SPINNERZ DAWG!!!

 

[xxWesxx]

Lol xD Well not the exact view i was looking at but xD if you want spinnerz its spinners xD

 

[tirediron]

Perfectly circular light trails are very difficult to execute freehand - practice, practice, practice!

 

[JaimeIsBroken]

I am a very very new beginner, but it looks like it would have worked correctly if you used a tripod. It looks like the irregularities are caused by not perfectly steady hands. I'm just guessing though.

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

Try to attach whatever ur using to create the light…to a rope. Just a small one, and just swing it around, it should create a perfect circle. Make sure it is the length of the tyre’s diameter

 

[xxWesxx]

Jaimels, it was on a tripod xD. and i like the rope idea. I know you can also do this kinda stuff with steel wool.

 

[TonysTouch]

I meant put spinners on it and attach the light to it

 

[TonysTouch]

If it is 4WD then you could jack the car up just enough so the tires clear the ground, attach the light to the tire, and put it in drive. Then take your photo. If you need the wheels static, then just take the photo again without the light while it is in park and combine the images in PS.

 

[Buckster]

Attach the light(s) to a bicycle rim and spin it in front of the vehicle rims.

 

[Buckster]

Or put a nail or bolt through a stick, attach light(s), battery(s) and a on/off switch to it, then spin it in front of the vehicle rims.

 

[xxWesxx]

Buckster, you have amazing idea lol. Ill try the bycycle rims and try that out and see if it turns out good

-Wes