had a photoshoot with a AMG E60 last week. Finally finished with image editing.
With a 6-liter V8 engine, this is a pretty brutal car !
Yet another time I am challenged by a black car. This is especially challenging due to the black car reflects everything around it (like a mirror) This car had 9 layers of clear coat too, which made it really shiny.
The images from the first location are all multiple Polarization put together in photoshop, to eliminate reflections. I am satisfied with this location, and will definitely be used again when they fill water in the pond I took pictures from.
These images are lightpainted with a fluorescent tube:
Tested another location also. But because the snow has just melted, it is not directly beautifully outdoors now :-) So these pictures were not as good as I hoped :-(
The light was not so good, and changing all the time ...
One of my pictures got published in the Classic Porsche magazine. (Double Centerfold:-)
This is the club magazine to Porsche Club Norway.
(Officially approved Porsche Club of Porsche AG)
A little teaser from a photoshoot with an AMG E60 last night.
More pictures and information will come when the photos have been edited (which can take days or weeks :-)
Had a chance to take the new Audi A6 3.0 TDI quattro for a spin, and had to continue to test some light painting techniques. This is the second time I test this technique, and the first time on a black car. This is a composite image from multiple exposures. Mainly 3 exposures, but also small details from other exposures. This car is completely awesome, and with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), lane assist and side assist, it`s just to sit back and let the car do most of the driving :-) Driving comfort is outstanding for a "sporty car" like this one (also with 18" wheels).
I have made two different versions of this picture. A commercially "cheesy" image, and a workshop gritty look :-)
Some interior snapshots:
My first attempt at light painting. This is quite a difficult technique, but i am relatively happy with my first attempt. But still need a lot of practice. Just need a car with a little more graceful lines, so it's more fun to experiment :-)
This image has an exposure time of 10 seconds, ISO 200, Aperture F14. The light painting was done with a 1.5-foot, 14W fluorescent lamp (with a stray light protection made from a cereal box and black duct tape) which i moved at a steady movement from the back to the front of the car. What needs improvement here is the reflections in the upper part of window that is not even, and I would have liked a bit of light on the wheels (but only slightly). might just as well be like this, since I have winter wheels and ugly hubcaps on :-)
Found out that i need a wireless remote trigger for the camera, as this was quite cumbersome to first trigger the camera, and then run and "arrange" with the lighting :-)
There are only a small amount of photoshop work done on the image here.
A gradient tool in Lightroom (At the top and bottom of the picture). Removed the light spill in photoshop. A cooling filter to get a more blue tint. Thats it.......
And here is the original picture straight from the camera:
Here is a re-edit made from 2 exposures:
