Subaru Impreza STI Photo shoot

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well I've finally wiped the dust off my camera and got out there! Just a very quick shoot with a mate, of his pride and joy.

We happened to stumble on this location, bit generic, but it was the best we could do just scouting about. Only had just over an hour too, so a bit rushed.

This was the first time I've used my lights in over a year, so it was good to know they worked still (just!)

Snapped a few out take shots too, which some may be interested in

Hopefully I'll be back out there again soon!

Thanks

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Properly evil looking bus.

Good work that man.

:evil:

 

[AK]

That car looks amazing.

 

[BIGASH]

Really like the photos, they look great!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Thanks, it was a bugger to light evenly! If I had more time I would have done multiple exposures, and moved the flash around the car too.

Next time.......

And yes, it does look (and sound) evil!

 

[James105]

Awesome car and equally awesome photo's! Top work!

 

[JackJack]

Great pics of a great car. Liked the out take pics too.

 

[Jordi17]

Beast, so much beter than the saloon's, which look gash.

 

[It's.Lee]

Awesome car.

Awesome shots.

Just f**king awesome.

 

[Jay_A]

Great pics. What lights do you use mate?

 

[bully]

Great shots Dan, god knows why you are not confident enough to charge peeps. (I don't mean this shoot as its a mate)

 

[Dunx90]

Awesome pics as usual. Liking the shots of your setup as well good to see what helps with the shot. As for the car looks mean and a very nice colour choice

 

[Kane.]

Great photos

 

[Iain C]

love that

 

[Nickson]

Awesome looking car and pictures!

 

[Revels]

Horrible car. Superb pictures.

 

[James28]

Awesome car.

Those photos are so amazing. Brilliant.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Now now ... Play nice Revels.

 

[Feirny]

Brilliant, been waiting to see these since I saw the outtakes on Facebook.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I was amazed I managed to get all my gear (including my rig) in the VX!

Performance and practicality lol

 

[Laura]

Awesome!! I really must invest in some lights!!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

You can't do a proper shoot without them. Although you can some nice shots with natural light too.

Not cheap for a decent set of portable lights though.

 

[Brazo]

Very nice photos Dan. Thanks for posting the flash setup shot too as it helps set the scene for me!

 

[Turkish]

Cracking shots. It's pictures like these and some of the stuff that Mike Burroughs on stance works, the guys on Mayday Garage etc that makes me want stuff like a few flash units to light the bloody things properly.

 

[Gaz.]

Horrible car. Superb pictures.

Spoken like a pro.

 

[Andy.]

Ace shots. Do you flatten the light in the reflections in PP or just position them well?

 

[Leeshez]

Stunning pictures .

 

[Scrooge]

Amazing pictures!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Ace shots. Do you flatten the light in the reflections in PP or just position them well?

I din't do anything with the lighting in post. The flat look is due to the circ pol filter.

I didn't do a great job of positioning the lights, as I was a bit rushed.

For example, the rear shot - the rear isn't lit evenly, and there's that hotspot buy the rear wheel arch.

 

[yeecup]

Nice. Mate has a White 330s with tweaks properly rare car and a beast.

 

[SamP]

Nice work. I need another £1700 to afford the Elinchrom setup I'm after. Proper lighting ftw, using speedlites to light a car is just a false economy.

 

[ipodsandguns]

Great pics! I would love a proper lighting set up.

I just get by on cheap chinese battery units...

20110805davesstarletglanza22 by ipodsandguns, on Flickr

 

[Feirny]

Great pics! I would love a proper lighting set up.

I just get by on cheap chinese battery units...

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20110805davesstarletglanza22 by ipodsandguns, on Flickr

Can we go play soon?

 

[ChrisR]

Idiot question but in the shots of peoples setups it's reasonably light with daylight, but then in the pictures themselves it seems darker with the lighted areas being 'normal'.

Is this due to the camera under exposing the shot but the lights bringing back those areas?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Pretty much yes. You wouldn't normally expose the frame 'correctly', you would underexpose it, so the flashes light the car more effectively.

If you took the same photo without the flashes going off it would look well underexposed. How low you go is up to you really.

My photos look a bit darker too as I applied a vignette in post to try to make it a bit more dramatic too.

 

[dunganick]

These are rubbish Dan...







I hate you for being so good at lighting.
Cracking shots and a stunning car!

 

[Cup_Phil]

Awesome photos

I NEED a pair of those lights in my life. Tried doing it with speedlights but just got so annoyed I binned all the shots

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Lol thanks Nick.
Phil - speed lights are good, but they can lack that power you need when competing against the sun. I occasionally use speed lights too to fill in areas that I can't light well, or interiors.

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

What lights have you got? Lovely shots!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

They're made by Walimex. Not a big name at all, but they do the job well. Although the battery packs are starting to suffer a bit now.