Well I seem to pick the best days to do shoots….
Last time it was freeeeezing cold, and last night….. pouring rain!!
But never fear, the water just added a different element to the shoot and the challenge was set to shoot Ryan’s Black Ralliart Colt!
As most will know… black cars are one of the hardest colors to shoot, especially at night! So is are a few and I’ll try my best to explain how did the shoot.
(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 24mm, iso400)
(5D2, 1/60, F5.0, 35mm, iso400)
(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 70mm, iso400)
(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 42mm, iso400)
(5D2, 1.6sec, F5.0, 58mm, iso400)
The Shoot:
This was a more complex setup compare to my last shoot and a total of 4 flashes was used for most of the shots you see. And to put it simply, the best way to shoot a black car is to use your surrounding to reflect light onto the car, because pointing a bare flash straight at a black car simply don’t work. Try it, directly point a flash at a black object and see what you get……this video using a similar theory will explain it A LOT better than me…LOL
So Taking the 4th shot as an example. I used:
1xVivtar 285 on the back seat of the car point straight at the roof 1/4 power on ebay triggers for interior
1xVivtar 285 camera right pointing to the ceiling just in front of the car 1/2 power on ebay triggers for reflection on the bonnet
1xCanon 580 camera left pointing to the ceiling just in front of the car 1/2 power slaved for reflection on the bonnet
1xCanon 580 back of the car point straight at the wall, red gel, full power.
I won’t go into any post processing work this time, but it’s similar to my last shoot.
Have fun shooting!!…
by kevinyiu
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