Simple automotive portrait

[bwhinnen]

Taken in a darkened workshop. The only lights were the headlights and taillights of the car, the rest was painted with the flash on Manual 1/16th and me running around like a looney.


Nikon D200, 18-70, SB-800 (looney mode), 25mm, f4.5, 10sec, ISO100.

Thanks for looking.

[CoryH]

I just want one!

[Geoff]

Brett - great outcome for a simple setup (even if you did look like a looney!) Well done.

[surenj]

Nice shot! Could be improved by a little rim lighting if you could manage it.

[bwhinnen]

Thanks guys, the rim lighting would have been good, but 10 seconds doesn't give you much time to get around the other side. Might have to have another go The area is just screaming for some studio lights and setup

[jdear_89]

Well they do say that red is faster...

[dodge]

Thanks guys, the rim lighting would have been good, but 10 seconds doesn't give you much time to get around the other side. Might have to have another go The area is just screaming for some studio lights and setup

I could stand on the other side with my flash

[bwhinnen]

Thanks guys, the rim lighting would have been good, but 10 seconds doesn't give you much time to get around the other side. Might have to have another go The area is just screaming for some studio lights and setup

I could stand on the other side with my flash

I was actually thinking that too

[digifrog]

NIKON's CLS flash system is wonderful for back lighting

[bwhinnen]

NIKON's CLS flash system is wonderful for back lighting

Flash was all manual, i.e. Camera set to 10sec f4.5 and then I run around painting the car with light with multiple flash outputs at 1/32 power.

If I had more than one flash then this would have been easier to achieve

[mark]

I like this shot.
Agree with the comments about the rim lighting, but hey we work with what we have.
Perhaps to improve this shot more, you could crop just to the right of the brick pillar on the left of frame. It would be tight on the back of the car, but the shadow fade on to black on the wall behind would pop the car more.

[bwhinnen]

Thanks for the suggestion Mark. I was looking at doing some dodging of the light spill from the number plate light at the rear, I could always darken the wall further to leave the crop a little looser and still keep the darker background. Might try that out tonight.

[ozimax]

Good shot, nice car. BTW, is the glint in the headlight real or photoshopped in? Nice effect.

Ozi.

[bwhinnen]

Good shot, nice car. BTW, is the glint in the headlight real or photoshopped in? Nice effect.

Ozi.

Thanks Ozi, it is real, and I even remembered to take the UV filter off this time...

[ozimax]

Cool Brett, I like glints, especially when you place one on someone's teeth or eyes, makes them look like a used car salesman...

Now, if only I could make my Magna look this cool...

[bwhinnen]

Some dodging has been done.

[Catcha]

Nice shot Brett !!! It just reminded me this arvo when I was taking a walk around Nightcliff Jetty and a guy was taking some shots of his mates Holden VE ute with the sunset in the back drop , with a tripod and flash