E92 M3 Shoot (oh....and a 172 too!)

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I won't write too much as I've written it on my blog

Basically I am getting more experienced at this light painting malarky, pretty pleased with the results for a second attempt!

All photos on my blog page: http://www.danfreemanphotography.com/2010/09/e92-m3-shoot-light-painting-practice-i/

A few here:

Hopefully I'll be back out soon to try some more.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

And big thanks to Dave (bomber) for helping out!

 

[Hazza]

Amazing those pics are!

 

[bomber]

you are my hero dan. i'm just uploading the behind the sceens shots

 

[Quade]

Awesome photos as usual Dan. U still up to doing mine again? Should be interesting with us glos lot heading upto
TDF next month.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I certainly am Dan! I'm in the UK for a while now so anytime now is ok for me.

We just need to think of some better locations, that's what Dave and I were struggling to think of yesterday.

 

[bomber]

i've not touched any of these, just out the camera

 

[JayR]

Top pics!

<3 M3.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

lol Dave. Did you get any of me in the process of lighting the car? Would be interested to see what that looks like

 

[bomber]

 

[Andy.]

Lovely shots. How easy is it to get even lighting? Much post work involved?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Much easier than you'd think. And yes...a lot of post work as you have to combine all the shots together.

After the F1, I'll post some original shots etc

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

For anyone wondering, I've posted up a detailed post on how I made some images

Hope it's helpful

http://www.danfreemanphotography.com/2010/09/e92-shoot-out-takes/

 

[Andy.]

Thanks for the extra info. I'll be borrowing your idea for something in the future!

 

[Feirny]

I wish I had half the talent you do Dan. Amazing work.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Thanks all. Now all I need is some interesting locations to try out, oh....and some interesting cars too!

 

[Quade]

Thanks all. Now all I need is some interesting locations to try out, oh....and some interesting cars too!

If your interested mate, when u do mine again my bro is keen on his P1 getting in on the action this time! To be fair to him he's spent some money on it lately making it mint, dont think you've done a scooby yet? Hard to think of some new locations , but theres Staverton Airport, Tewkesbury Abbey, plenty of scenery down the forrest if we dont get bum raped!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I've got some ideas for places to do rig shots, some quiet country lanes.

If your bro doesnt mind travelling, when I meet up with Steve again around Salisbury area you can both come down. We can get some wicked locations down there, airfields etc.

 

[Quade]

I've got some ideas for places to do rig shots, some quiet country lanes.

If your bro doesnt mind travelling, when I meet up with Steve again around Salisbury area you can both come down. We can get some wicked locations down there, airfields etc.

Sounds cool. Will let him know.

 

[chris_p]

Car - Lovely

Photos - even better!

Top work mate, if you're ever in the Norwich area I'd love some shots of my e46 M3

 

[Wests Renault]

wicked pics and top cars too

 

[Hixle]

Fantastic shots as per Dan

What kind of torch were you using to light up the cars mate?

 

[Gally]

Fantastic as always Dan.

I'm guessing there is a lot of work to do after the initial picture is taken? Tweaking ect...

What software do you use?

 

[Ali]

Your pics are up there with the best Dan. Well done!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Fantastic as always Dan.

I'm guessing there is a lot of work to do after the initial picture is taken? Tweaking ect...

What software do you use?

Photoshop You can see the work involved here: http://www.danfreemanphotography.com/2010/09/e92-shoot-out-takes/
As I post the original shots from the camera.

Fantastic shots as per Dan

What kind of torch were you using to light up the cars mate?

It's a high power LED torch. Approx power is 80W. I'm not going to post exactly what torch it is, because it isn't designed for this use at all, and for complicated reasons, might get me into a bit of bother

Your pics are up there with the best Dan. Well done!

Thanks mate. Much appreciated

I just hope to keep practising with some more cars and better locations.

 

[Sarah]

awesome pics dan

thanks for the guide too

 

[Revels]

Awesome work, Dan!!

 

[Hixle]

It's a high power LED torch. Approx power is 80W. I'm not going to post exactly what torch it is, because it isn't designed for this use at all, and for complicated reasons, might get me into a bit of bother

LOL, I won't ask! Cheers mate, I'll go hunting for one. Seems like a decent alternative to using flash, will give it a go

 

[leeds_182]

Awesome shots!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Thanks again.

LOL, I won't ask! Cheers mate, I'll go hunting for one. Seems like a decent alternative to using flash, will give it a go

As far as Im aware, it doesnt have to be LED. But the advantage with LED is that it's white light. ie daylight corrected, which is much better. You could use a normal torch, but you would have to adjust the white balance after.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

One more I forgot:

Firstly, yes I know the front wheel isnt straight. Thats how the car was parked and I didnt want to hassle the owner to move it lol

I spent a bit more time blending the layers together, so Im much happier with the smooth lighting on this shot, and I also desaturated the background a bit more as the colours annoyed me a bit. Better?

I might re-edit it a bit to lighten the floor at the rear of the car, as you're loosing detail where the tyre touches the ground.

 

[ForceIndia]

Awesome work, puts a lot of magazine shots to shame.

 

[dunganick]

Really like these alot. Superb shots and show what can be done with near no kit and some imagination

The last shot has some grey parts on the car (where im guessing you havent painted it?) around the bumper on the l/h side edge and just under the bumper here. Also under the rear window - bottom right.

 

[Ali]

As above, thats magazine worthy!

 

[Ribena]

I saw these on your blog, awesome work as usual! Getting your mate to paint the car with another torch might save you a bit of hassle with the PP work next time though.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Thanks.

Theres a lot more to it than just shining the torch on the car, im sure Dave will back me up on that! Trying to avoid hotspots and harsh lighting in areas was tricky, so you had to try at different heights and angles.

So I think it would be much more precise to do it one side at a time. I will probably to seperate exposures for the alloys too next time.

 

[ForceIndia]

How long does each shot take, roughly?

 

[bomber]

that one above took about 20 minutes to do. the first shot from a distance took about an hour to get right. trying to prevent glare in the body panels required 2 people