Any hints or tips for shooting my car at night?

[Scott™]

Going to do a photo shoot of the clio tonight for the first time, any tips from the pros?

All shots are going to be static and i have a tripod already. Anything i need to consider?

Scott

 

[dunganick]

If your using a tripod, your better off using longer shutter speeds rather than bumping the ISO up.

Have a look at some other peoples photos that you like and copy them.

 

[Nick_P]

I'd go for a long exposure, low iso, then paint the car with a LED torch.

 

[Scott™]

What you mean paint the car with an led tourch mate?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Long exposure (remote/bulb mode) then point the torch at the car, or at the camera to do this:

:star:

 

[Whisker biscuit]

 

[Scott™]

Ahhh good efforts lol. Thanks for the tips.

 

[Revels]

Get the aperture up to f16. Something like that. Tripod and a remote/timer are essential.

 

[Scott™]

Fair play they are awsome!

 

[Mr Burns]

You can get results like this using the methods explained above...

 

[Snakey]

^ looks awesome

 

[Scott™]

One of the results.

Extremly happy with how it came out tbh. The rest can be found here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?531183-Clio-Night-Shots

 

[Mr Burns]

Looks spot-on chap!

 

[Addz]

Revels pics are really good, i need to get my book out and figure out how to fiddle with aperture and tings and have a play, i usually just stick it on a tripod and let it do its thing.

 

[Scott™]

Looks spot-on chap!

Cheers mate Not bad i thought for a first attempt.

 

[Revels]

Long exposure (remote/bulb mode) then point the torch at the car, or at the camera to do this:

:star:

You see the lights in the top pic, how they've 'starred' thats because of the lower (but higher aperture) as you've shot it at f4, you got more of a splodge. f14 or something like that would have given you starry.

Just something to remember for next time, but they look good.

One of the results.

Extremly happy with how it came out tbh. The rest can be found here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?531183-Clio-Night-Shots

 

[Scott™]

Thanks for the tips mate, deffinatly something I will do for next time. I may even go back tonight or tomorrow and implement some of the tips.

 

[Reyes]

Make sure you either use a remote or put the timer on to prevent camera shake when triggering the shot.

 

[Scott™]

That's something I need to do for next time as I forgot this time and thy are ever so blurred!

 

[Curtis!]

I've always wondered in the banner if that's Weymouth bay?

 

[Revels]

I've always wondered in the banner if that's Weymouth bay?

No mate, Sandown. Isle of Wight.

 

[Curtis!]

No mate, Sandown. Isle of Wight.

Isle of far far away! Cheers

 

[Justin]

Night shots arent too hard. Just take a bit of practice. Play about with shutter speeds etc. Depends what effect you are going for.

Some from me

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

@ Revlols:

That was a real early attempt in my photography portfolio haha ! Been a loooot more since then but it was only half decent clio photo I have.

One of my better ones:

Also, F22.6 (apparently!) and it still only gives this 6-lined effect, although they are sharper:

Camera Canon EOS 450D
Exposure 30
Aperture f/22.6
Focal Length 10 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -2/3 EV