Night Shots
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Here is something you might want to try. Your WRX will look like a movie star.
Get a hold of a digital SLR, something like the Nikon D70. You want to be able to get a nice clean time exposure. [And trust me, you'll want a big print when you hit it right.] Now get ahold of two strobes (in a pinch you could use one). Get some colored gels for the strobes, at least two colors such as red and blue, or more! Put the camera on a very solid tripod and frame the shot of your WRX in the very best setting you can find at night. [Movie star, remember; get a location that a movie location scout would love.]
The basic principle is this. You will take a long time exposure (1 minute or more) at a very small aperture and low ISO (low sensitivity). You (and your GF or whoever) will be hand-holding the strobes, and firing them at key locations during the time the camera's shutter is open. One of you will be inside the car, perhaps with a blue gel on the strobe, and that person will fire off one from the interior to light up the interior in a vivid color. You'll have to experiment on placement, and perhaps use a diffractor or diffusor for the strobe. From the outside of the car, you'll fire off the strobe from 3-4 (or more!) different angles and at somewhat different distances. You can change gels between flashes for more color effects. Working with a digital camera, you can refine your technique on the spot by reviewing shots.
Take your time with the initial setup. You can experiment with things like swimming pools, ocean backdrops. Some of these things can be lighted for dramatic effect. Once you've got this technique down, people will want to pay you to make their cars look like that. A lot.
Have a look at this guy's architectural photography to get an idea of how this technique works when refined to the ultimate:
http://www.lancegordonphotography.com/
Hope you have fun!
Get a hold of a digital SLR, something like the Nikon D70. You want to be able to get a nice clean time exposure. [And trust me, you'll want a big print when you hit it right.] Now get ahold of two strobes (in a pinch you could use one). Get some colored gels for the strobes, at least two colors such as red and blue, or more! Put the camera on a very solid tripod and frame the shot of your WRX in the very best setting you can find at night. [Movie star, remember; get a location that a movie location scout would love.]
The basic principle is this. You will take a long time exposure (1 minute or more) at a very small aperture and low ISO (low sensitivity). You (and your GF or whoever) will be hand-holding the strobes, and firing them at key locations during the time the camera's shutter is open. One of you will be inside the car, perhaps with a blue gel on the strobe, and that person will fire off one from the interior to light up the interior in a vivid color. You'll have to experiment on placement, and perhaps use a diffractor or diffusor for the strobe. From the outside of the car, you'll fire off the strobe from 3-4 (or more!) different angles and at somewhat different distances. You can change gels between flashes for more color effects. Working with a digital camera, you can refine your technique on the spot by reviewing shots.
Take your time with the initial setup. You can experiment with things like swimming pools, ocean backdrops. Some of these things can be lighted for dramatic effect. Once you've got this technique down, people will want to pay you to make their cars look like that. A lot.
Have a look at this guy's architectural photography to get an idea of how this technique works when refined to the ultimate:
http://www.lancegordonphotography.com/
Hope you have fun!
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