first automotive shoot C&C!!!!!

[y75stingray]

Well Thanks for contributing, but I think I will stick with what I'm doing over what your doing...

lol, I agree.


My take: I don't mind the angles, they're not horribly overdone. What settings were your strobes set at? I would have liked to see them bumped up a bit more, or moved closer to the vehicle to cut down on the shadowing even more. You know, make it stand out in the shot. As of right now, the sky draws my eyes to it more than the vehicle does and that should be reversed. First shot, wheel should have been turned the other direction.

My strobes were maxed out! I was shooting with two speedlites and thats as hot as they would go. Originaly I wanted more light on the car and less on the background like you. I had to improvise when I wasn't getting the amount of light needed to do this. It was a very very sunny day and I couldnt overpower the sun with the gear I had on hand.

 

[Geaux]

How far away were they? I've never done this, but I've seen it done. Move the strobes close as you can get, even into the frame, then clone them out.

 

[y75stingray]

They were just out of the shot. It would have been a lot to clone out. When I get my alien bees 800s and vagabond portable power I will have a much easier time lighting large areas like this I'm sure.