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So ive been playing around with shooting cars at night lately, and using undercover carparks with some lighting in them until i get myself a better kit



Shot at F/4.0 and 1/80 using the Canon 18-55 IS on a 400d Canon with a 580 EX II, removed the front plate, after i saved this i noticed how dirty my screen was and touched it up, looks better now, this is still the original so there are still swirl marks etc where the plate should be, removed a bright reflection from the bonnet, other than that and the crop, its as it came from the camera....

I do have a Hi Res Version but i havnt hosted it anywhere yet, if people want it, ill put it up

C&C welcome!

Wow this looks really good.. like a promo shot for a movie or something..

Cheers

Not being an expert on vehicle photography, however I reckon a bit of PP on the colour of the headlight light (does that make sense?) to make it more of a halogen (white/blue) colour would make a difference. This would match better with the silvers and greys of the car. The current yellow colour reminds me of my crappy ford lights....

Just a thought tho, feel free to ignore

Yeah i agree, ill source some better globes and re shoot it at some point, but ill have a play with it and see what i can come up with

ill source some better globes

well I wasn't suggesting going to all that trouble but hey.. maybe just change the white balance for those two spot areas....I would be interested in the result!

Better globes, better lights, i prefer the good white lights in cars anyway, cant be bothered converting it to the HID Halogen stuff, so just some good globes for now, but i will certainly play with the white balance in those areas, see what i can come up with.....

Another from the session in the meantime, i just have to sort out the short depth of field, and try give it some more on these ones.....



Edit: Can anyone tell me the best way to go about changing the white balance, or giving the headlights a more blue/white colour in a .PSD image in CS3, after playing with thiis, i have realised i will need to play with the reflections on the front bar as well to make it look right, any ideas?

Quick way is to create a new layer - adjust it and then use a mask to "paint through" the effect you want on to the original..

Cheers mate!

Went and visited that Photographics place on Hutt Street too, will certainly be seeing them again! Couldnt Remember that other place you suggested, Kia something or other, ill find it soon enough. Nice to Meet ya too on the weekend!