Took some images...

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

thanks for taking the time to explain some of that. Any idea if a Canon T3i can do those kinds of settings? I assume photoshop or similar is a must to touch up the shots afterwards right? Those aren't they way they came out of the camera are they? Finally, I'm having trouble picturing the set up. Are you walking with the light in front of the camera? Sorry for noob questions but I love your photography and wouldn't mind learning a bit how it all works since my wife recently got a T3i which I understand is a pretty good camera (lenses are a whole nother ballgame though).

The only work I did was to the floor. I lowered the exposure on the floor as it took away from the car. The rest is straight out of camera.

I'm not familiar with the T3i so I looked it up. Yes, absolutely you can do this same setup with that camera. I'm guessing you have at least the kit lens? 18mm will do the job if you can get enough working distance. Stop it down to at least f/14 and start at ISO100 with a 20 second shutter speed. If you don't have a remote shutter release or convince your wife to do this in pitch black, just use the self timer.

Remember, all you're basically doing is painting the car with light, so just think about how to direct your light source to produce the shadow effect that you want.

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

Sorry for noob questions but I love your photography and wouldn't mind learning a bit how it all works since my wife recently got a T3i which I understand is a pretty good camera (lenses are a whole nother ballgame though).

Oh, and one other thing - since you have an dSLR and are interested in learning how to do more/get creative with the camera - go buy/order the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens. It's only a little more than $100 for that plastic fantastic prime lens. Pop that lens on, go to aperture priority and set it wide open at f/1.8 and go track down your kids and/or pets. Just remember that you zoom in by stepping forward and zoom out by stepping back.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...0mm_f_1_8.html

[MaxHarvard]

All you need now Scott is a slew of SB900's

[Vince@Meanstreets]

ok scott i'll need a few of those in high high res please!!!

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by ratman67

what makeand model wheels are those, thx, rm

They are Boze Lateral-g's.

Originally Posted by MaxHarvard

All you need now Scott is a slew of SB900's

I know EXACTLY what direction your thinking, and I totally agree! But that's such an investment for so little use. It would be fun though.

[jski67]

Awesome shots! Your photography has always been great.

I picked up a d5100 last year and am slowly getting better, but definitely need to practice more.

Since we're talking cameras, check this out...
http://www.red.com/products/epic

I co-own a video production company and our Epic just came in a couple months ago. It's so awesome. We can shoot 5k raw images at 96fps (!) with a camera thats a little bit bigger than a dslr. Groundbreaking stuff!

My focus is really on the post production side of the biz, but being around all these cool cameras has definitely inspired me to shoot more

Anyway, again, great shots!

Jason

[MaxHarvard]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

They are Boze Lateral-g's.





I know EXACTLY what direction your thinking, and I totally agree! But that's such an investment for so little use. It would be fun though.

I use about 4 or 5 of them on every shoot .

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by MaxHarvard

I use about 4 or 5 of them on every shoot .

My subjects are always in motion (well, other than my parked car, lol), so I can't justify that expense/investment. Useable ISO 12,800 is a must for me though.

But on the topic of the speedlights, what are you using to control them?

[MaxHarvard]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

My subjects are always in motion (well, other than my parked car, lol), so I can't justify that expense/investment. Useable ISO 12,800 is a must for me though.

But on the topic of the speedlights, what are you using to control them?

Speedlights can freeze motion with 1/1000 or even higher shutter speeds

Just saying.

I use alien bees radios, used radio poppers a while back, but those are pricey to trounce around in the dirt with.

[XcYZ]

I've done some HSS stuff and it works well, but for what I normally like to shoot, flash just doesn't work.