Automotive Photo Studio Setup Pics...
11-04-2008, 08:27 PM
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Automotive Photo Studio Setup Pics...
Don't see a thread about this...thought, these were neat pics and were appropriate for in here. 
11-04-2008, 09:06 PM
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"Um, please take your shoes off before you come into my garage..."
That must be really hard to keep clean.
That must be really hard to keep clean.
11-05-2008, 12:21 PM
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11-05-2008, 12:30 PM
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Man that lloks like fun. I love the episodes of American Chopper where they take bikes to get them photographed.
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If that was my parents garage, I would move in and never leave.
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The light wouldnt cost 150k I dont think...but the light along with the motorized grid it riding on probably does.
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at the lighting setup.i want that S15 !!
11-26-2008, 11:20 AM
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If that box im looking at is what I think it is its called a fisher box. Several individual sources..the wattage escapes me...with easy access to add gels to change the color temp.
The light wouldnt cost 150k I dont think...but the light along with the motorized grid it riding on probably does.
The light wouldnt cost 150k I dont think...but the light along with the motorized grid it riding on probably does.
11-26-2008, 11:44 AM
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You could probably build something almost as good as that by yourself. Make the frame, get whatever material they use on silks, and a bunch of Kinoflo's. The kino's would cost the most though but I remember someone at school who bought a decently large sized set for around 3k.
You want something with the ability to throw more light, you want to be able to dim the light.
I believe kinos say they are dimable with no color shift. But work with any major gaffer and you will never see a kino on a dimmer. They do go magenta if you dim them down.
I believe a fisher box uses 1k or 2k lights.
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Less can always be more.
The lighting of a car can be VERY simple...its just the size of the gear you really need to accomplish it. That silk hanging above the car aint tiny.
You get on car commercials that arent on a stage with a fisher box...and you typically have a crane hanging a 20'x20' custom made soft box...
The lighting of a car can be VERY simple...its just the size of the gear you really need to accomplish it. That silk hanging above the car aint tiny.
You get on car commercials that arent on a stage with a fisher box...and you typically have a crane hanging a 20'x20' custom made soft box...
11-26-2008, 02:56 PM
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It's also simple because they're not trying to do anything particularly artistic in these photos. It's more of a "catalog style" photo shoot. They're just trying to make sure the car is evenly lit.
The lighting gear would be much more extreme for advertising or editorial shots.
The lighting gear would be much more extreme for advertising or editorial shots.
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It's also simple because they're not trying to do anything particularly artistic in these photos. It's more of a "catalog style" photo shoot. They're just trying to make sure the car is evenly lit.
The lighting gear would be much more extreme for advertising or editorial shots.
The lighting gear would be much more extreme for advertising or editorial shots.
I was on a show where they started to get artistic and try some things. It was abandoned after a day because it got too complex and was taking too long.
11-26-2008, 03:27 PM
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I guess this should technically go in the "pics you have NOT taken" thread, but while we're on the subject of artistic car photography....
http://www.boydphoto.com/#mi=2&pt=1&...0&p=1&a=0&at=0
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I guess this should technically go in the "pics you have NOT taken" thread, but while we're on the subject of artistic car photography....
http://www.boydphoto.com/#mi=2&pt=1&...0&p=1&a=0&at=0
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black syke...big soft top source on a motorized grid for moving/tilting. Not much else.
11-26-2008, 04:02 PM
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Basically its a walls or back drop that seamlessly curves/transitions to the ground. making it all like one giant piece.
You can see it better in the very first 5 pics with the white syke.
11-26-2008, 04:04 PM
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i remember a few years back Mercedes came to our school to take pictures for the ML.
quite crazy what equipment they had.
quite crazy what equipment they had.
11-26-2008, 07:13 PM
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Not sure if I ever spell is right..but the stage or the wall is called a syke/cyke.
Basically its a walls or back drop that seamlessly curves/transitions to the ground. making it all like one giant piece.
You can see it better in the very first 5 pics with the white syke.
Basically its a walls or back drop that seamlessly curves/transitions to the ground. making it all like one giant piece.
You can see it better in the very first 5 pics with the white syke.
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