VW bug

[CsPhotos]

The picture that got me published

 

[wyogirl]

Tell me about your process and how you shot this. My dad restores classic cars and he wants me to come home (just a 1500 mile trip...lol) to photograph his cars. Since I have to travel so far, I want to come prepared.

 

[Watchful]

Buggy Buggy White!! I win.

 

[CsPhotos]

Tell me about your process and how you shot this. My dad restores classic cars and he wants me to come home (just a 1500 mile trip...lol) to photograph his cars. Since I have to travel so far, I want to come prepared.

Funny my dad restored this car. Ill include links to this process. Its a very labor intensive job but you can make any car look like its been lit with 10+ lights, when in reality its only one. The easy answer is light painting, but the way you go about it makes the difference at the end. I use a cheap Soft box from amazon and that I run off a Vagabond Mini (which is probably the most expensive equipment for this shoot) but you can do it just by running an extension cord. Then I set my camera on a tripod with an exposure of about 5-10 seconds. I then take a shot and while the shutter is open I walk around the car. Here is where the process becomes a little tricky, I visualize what i want the end picture to look like and I break it down. So I light each panel of the car in a separate shot. This way when you take it to photoshop you have the whole car lit but if something looks too bright or has a weird reflection then you can go to that layer and edit that part out.

if you still have questions feel free to ask. i love sharing my process and i know im not the best at explaining but there is a lot going on to get this type of picture

Links:

Video:
Digital camera mag: 9 creative photo ideas to try in October | Digital Camera World
other examples:Behance

 

[JBes97]

Neat picture! Interesting to read about your processing. I like the way it turns out, but I wouldn't have thought about doing it that way.