Blue Corvette + Model + Alien Bees

[.:Chris:.]

Myself, btuner and DistortioN had a little shoot tonight. More pics tomorrow, teaser for now:
http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/CyrstalCorvette/_DS20146%20copy.jpg

http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/CyrstalCorvette/_DS20151%20copy.jpg

http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/CyrstalCorvette/_DS20157%20copy.jpg

http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/CrystalCorvetteTeaser.jpg




Setup shot:
http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/CyrstalCorvette/setup1.jpg

[SCP_Celica]

red x - wish I could see..

[.:Chris:.]

LOL, that was fast. I fixed it in ~30 seconds and you'd already posted.

[btuner]

ahh cant wait to look at mine and post some up

[SCP_Celica]

Awesome picture, PM'ed.

[Mike K.]

Wish I was at my house, so I could upload and go through my pics. Im going to spend some time tomorrow, and enjoy every minute of it. I would also like to say thank you to Chris for supplying the equipment and Eric for allowing us to shot his car and for inviting Krystle to come out.

[98_GstEclipse]

woah wa we wah!!

[DSM Dave]

looks awsome!

[btuner]

I would also like to say thank you to Chris for supplying the equipment and Eric for allowing us to shot his car and for inviting Crystal to come out.

+1!

thanks for letting me shoot the 10-20! sucks though cause i didnt get any closeups of her like the pic you posted:( and I gotts get me some lighting!!!

[SaturnTypeR]

Beautiful

[btuner]

setting up, trying to get the lighting right
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2421905325_83beb75a03_o.jpg

[DSM Dave]

:( No invite!

[XconZ]

wow, i love that first one. can't wait to see the rest!

thanks again for the shoot guys, it was awesome!

[btuner]

wow, i love that first one. can't wait to see the rest!

thanks again for the shoot guys, it was awesome!

yeah man well have to do it again! ill post some actual pics up tomorrow

[Mama Got Boost??]

Boy...she don't look like btuner or DistortioN :lol:

Can't wait to see the rest.

[.:Chris:.]

After rereading my post, I guess I could've worded that better. :lol:

[Hoosier Daddy]

:poon: :hump:

[CEMAYHALL]

Pic #1 = :thumbup:

[maddreject]

Good Pics. Skin Tone seems weird to me but she was probably just a little tan. Also it sucks those windows were there to catch your lights in the shot. Thats probably the hardest thing to do, setup lights good without having them reflect in a shot.

[.:Chris:.]

Pic #1 = :thumbup:

Thanks Chris. I'm open to constructive criticism if you've got any.


Also, this shoot made me realize that I need more lights. My bank account is hating me lately. :roll:

[chriscarr]

u guys get to see the goods???

[BrewPuBeaver]

u guys get to see the goods???


you havent seen push rods befor?

[BrewPuBeaver]

picture # 2 is my fav.

looks like a natural pose.

[.:Chris:.]

Good Pics.

Skin Tone seems weird to me but she was probably just a little tan.

Yeah, she was quite tanned, I think I might need to desaturate the skin a little and see if I can make it work.

Also it sucks those windows were there to catch your lights in the shot. Thats probably the hardest thing to do, setup lights good without having them reflect in a shot.

Yeah, I spotted that immediately as soon as we pulled up. I should've said something right away, but it seemed like we were going to be able to shoot a number of different locations within the garage. In the end we got busted by a perverted security guard.

[Michael.]

damn shes hot! whats her myspace? :D

why didnt i know of this shoot? :(

[.:Chris:.]

why didnt i know of this shoot? :(

I didn't even know there was a model coming until she got out of the car. You weren't the only one in the dark. :lol:

[btuner]

some of mine
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2422027967_d4ec22255f_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2423513638_cb6ae03aa5_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2422717051_b123a647a7_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2422768746_335bd18013_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2422699835_5a9c7f9d83_o.jpg

she finally started smiling right as we were leaving
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2423513744_105ef82b00_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2246/2423541124_3e88d9ab57_o.jpg

[DSM Dave]

That sucks about the window but they came out nice. I notice that you would need more light Chris just for maybe the rest of the car?

[.:Chris:.]

That sucks about the window but they came out nice. I notice that you would need more light Chris just for maybe the rest of the car?

What? Are you asking why I need more lights?

[DSM Dave]

If im pointing out what is wrong! Damnit I just got up!

[DareDevil]

Chris, your shots look great man. As always. :thumbup:
But #3, looks very unnatural. (not your fault) Its the model. She needs to smile more and not be so stiff.

Btuner, number 5 in your set is your best one. Nice job :thumbup:

I would have loved to do this.

[Mike K.]

Here is my contribution....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2423650200_4beee4b145_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2422838449_b7fefb351b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2423655088_14f1ba3c16_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/2423657550_2edc138bc9_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/2422848201_cdd046cbe2_b.jpg

[btuner]

last shot FTW i wish i had taken some closeups of her:(

[SaturnTypeR]

Nice shots everyone..i see dont even tell me..lmao

[Jason.]

I would have loved to do her.

Fixed*

[Mike K.]

Two more...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/2423747986_5aa93064a3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2423729366_061fc8bf84_b.jpg

[.:Chris:.]

That first shot is great, Mike.

How many pictures did you guys take? Between setting up the lights and distracting the security guard I didn't get nearly as many as I'd have liked. :(

[Mike K.]

That first shot is great, Mike.

How many pictures did you guys take? Between setting up the lights and distracting the security guard I didn't get nearly as many as I'd have liked. :(

I got around 120 but the first 20 were without the lighting and look like junk compared to the others lol.

[Failure]

Hmm love how those legs come up and make an ass out of themselfs

[.:Chris:.]

Chris, your shots look great man. As always. :thumbup:
But #3, looks very unnatural. (not your fault) Its the model. She needs to smile more and not be so stiff.

Btuner, number 5 in your set is your best one. Nice job :thumbup:

I would have loved to do this.

Thanks DD. Yeah, there are some flaws on her part, but there were certainly more on my part. This was only the second time using the ABs to light a car, and certainly the first time lighting a person and a car. I'm pretty happy with the way they came out, but there's more than a lot of room for improvement. Can't wait to do it again.

I think next time I'm gonna do it without two other photographers there, their pictures are making mine look bad. :lol:

When you bring the flashes into the equation the number of variables seems to grow exponentially. I was doing too many things at once... I was too busy to notice that my shutter speed was a tad low, so most of my pics aren't as sharp as they could be. Live and learn I guess. :grin:

[btuner]

yeah i only got like 80 pics and only ended up with about 10-15 where she was actually posing semi decent and the lighting was right

[.:Chris:.]

I think next time I'm gonna use a tripod on all of the shots. Also, we need to switch the transmitter around rather than triggering optically. I have a handful of pictures where only one flash functioned.

[btuner]

what power were the bees on when we were shooting?

[.:Chris:.]

I can't remember, but they were pretty high. I think next time I might back them off and allow for more ambient light. I need to write this stuff down so I remember it next time.

Also, I figured out why my images have so much contrast (finally). I have a photoshop action for creating my signature and border, and somehow I managed to slip a contrast adjustment layer in the action without realizing it. I'll fix my pics when I get home, but suffice it to say they look a lot better now.

[btuner]

yea i think mike and i are gonna do a little investing soon:cool:

[.:Chris:.]

Ok, reuploaded my pics.

[btuner]

Ok, reuploaded my pics.

yeah those look more natural!:bigthumb:

anymore group shots?

[Mike K.]

Looks good Chris, heck of a difference.

[XconZ]

can't.........stop.........staring

haha love them all!

[SCP_Celica]

Really nice photos none the less

[btuner]

some randomness
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2179/2424164264_c8263e41ac_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2424164344_2bd982d9ed_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2423351073_1bd1b7c59d_o.jpg
the man, the myth, the legend, XconZ
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2423914208_0ec743c81c_o.jpg

[96whiteknight]

Did you get a 10mm too?

[btuner]

Did you get a 10mm too?

i wish, just was borrowing chris's! he's a good man!

[DSM Dave]

Dude has some crazy hair!

[.:Chris:.]

I'm tallying up the rental fees. You want a hard copy of the bill or is PM ok? :grin:

[btuner]

Dude has some crazy hair!

you shoulda seen it like 2 years ago, it looked like vegeta's hair, every where we would go everyone would be like "how do you get your hair like that?"

I'm tallying up the rental fees. You want a hard copy of the bill or is PM ok? :grin:

hard copy please! :lol: any more shots of us?

[.:Chris:.]

Dunno, but I gotta run. Going to the Rays game.

I'll look tomorrow and post if I have some.

[btuner]

alright, later!

[CEMAYHALL]

Try to bounce the lighting off of something if possible... It will definitely help with reflections...

I'm definitely not perfect but I NEVER aim my flash directly at something that could cause a reflection (car, window, glasses, shiny object...) Thats part of the reason I bought the flash I did... <~ It has a built in bounce-card...

I will say... These pics are 100x better then the ones you took of the K-Sight. :thumbup:.

[btuner]

yeah there wasn't really anything to bounce off plus the ceiling was really low in the first position thats why we moved to the second spot where there were no reflections, we didnt really care, it was most of our first time shooting with off camera flashes and we had a time limit set by the security guard so we deff didnt get to set up perfect and shoot everything we wanted

[.:Chris:.]

Try to bounce the lighting off of something if possible... It will definitely help with reflections...

I'm definitely not perfect but I NEVER aim my flash directly at something that could cause a reflection (car, window, glasses, shiny object...) Thats part of the reason I bought the flash I did... <~ It has a built in bounce-card...

I will say... These pics are 100x better then the ones you took of the K-Sight. :thumbup:.

Bouncing off the ceiling would have caused more reflections on the car, and wouldn't have elimanated reflections in the glass. The glass is too reflective, anything that's lit is going to reflect regardless of the direction it's pointed.

Neither of the two big flashes were directly aimed at the car per se. One was bounced off of an umbrella, the other was going through a softbox with two diffusion panels.

I appreciate your help though.

[btuner]

last one from me, almost a 100% crop

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2423999175_9feebd7f64_o.jpg

[SaturnTypeR]

Nice shots guys!

[Mama Got Boost??]

That last one is nice B...her left fingers look finny though LOL I'm hoping ones in her pocket?

[.:Chris:.]

Yeah, great shot... but weird fingers. :lol:

[CEMAYHALL]

yeah there wasn't really anything to bounce off plus the ceiling was really low in the first position thats why we moved to the second spot where there were no reflections, we didnt really care, it was most of our first time shooting with off camera flashes and we had a time limit set by the security guard so we deff didnt get to set up perfect and shoot everything we wanted
MOST Security Guards = :thumbdwn:

Bouncing off the ceiling would have caused more reflections on the car, and wouldn't have elimanated reflections in the glass. The glass is too reflective, anything that's lit is going to reflect regardless of the direction it's pointed.

Neither of the two big flashes were directly aimed at the car per se. One was bounced off of an umbrella, the other was going through a softbox with two diffusion panels.

I appreciate your help though.

Softbox = :thumbup: (for this atmosphere.)
Umbrella = Studio w/ "normal" lighting. I'm assuming the umbrella is reflective which is basically the same as aiming a light bulb directly at the car. <~ Granted, I know it softens and broadens the light so it spreads to a wider area...

I'm not a lighting expert by any-means! ~> Next time you do a photoshoot, PM me and I'll come out...

[.:Chris:.]

Umbrella is two-sided, one's silver and the other is white. I believe we were using the white side this time. It is reflective but as you said, it broadens the light. Any time you increase the effective size of a light it becomse more diffuse. If you take a look at the setup shot and then take a look at the shadows, you'll see that the umbrella actually made for softer shadows than the softbox.

I'm no expert on the subject either, but I'm getting better at it. Next time I hope to get something going with a bit more advance notice. It should be in a couple of weeks.

[.:Chris:.]

XconZ, are you going to post these on the Corvette Forum? I keep looking, haven't seen them yet.

[XconZ]

i'm just waiting on the seal of approval from a mod because of how strict they are over there. i'll post the link here when it happens.

XconZ, are you going to post these on the Corvette Forum? I keep looking, haven't seen them yet.

[DareDevil]

i'm just waiting on the seal of approval from a mod because of how strict they are over there. i'll post the link here when it happens.

There is no reason why you can't post it there.

[Mars_302]

you should have lined the truck up with the vette since they are close colors

[.:Chris:.]

LOL. They look close in the pics, but my truck is actually quite green comparativley speaking.

http://www.chrismetcalfe.co.uk/temp_files/mytruck2.jpg

[XconZ]

Alright I just made a thread over there. Should be pretty hectic with all the 50+ y.o.'s lol

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=2001841

[Michael.]

hey they approve!

now you gotta step up the modding game so you can compete against (i forget his name) with the other blue one on here, with everything blacked out and stuff...

at the very least lower it!!!!! :D

[XconZ]

hey they approve!

now you gotta step up the modding game so you can compete against (i forget his name) with the other blue one on here, with everything blacked out and stuff...

at the very least lower it!!!!! :D


haha yea christian's car looks pretty sweet.

we're gonna drop it soon, but tell me those aren't the cleanest wheel wells you have ever seen! lol

[CEMAYHALL]

I'm no expert on the subject either, but I'm getting better at it. Next time I hope to get something going with a bit more advance notice. It should be in a couple of weeks.
:thumbup:

[DSM Dave]

haha yea christian's car looks pretty sweet.

we're gonna drop it soon, but tell me those aren't the cleanest wheel wells you have ever seen! lol

:lol:

[Chevelle Rob]

#3 for teh win.

[AcidiCyn_]

some randomness
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2179/2424164264_c8263e41ac_o.jpg


Best shot of the night, only if I could crop out Mr. technical boy with the tripod. :lol:
couldn't find a better girl?

[SayWhaa?]

ya right god damn shes hott... where the hell did you all find that one??? she has beautiful white teeth and that would of been really good if she used them to her advantage... nice shots none the less!

[.:Chris:.]

crop out Mr. technical boy with the tripod. :lol:

Can't believe I got in the way while setting up the shoot. :dunce:

[99YellowStang]

haha yea christian's car looks pretty sweet.

we're gonna drop it soon, but tell me those aren't the cleanest wheel wells you have ever seen! lol

thank you sir, and those wheel wells are beautiful, but lets hide them one weekend

we should get a professional shoot like this of our two cars together...not sure if thats a good idea or bad idea but it sounds good in my head...lol

[btuner]

im sure something could be set up

[XconZ]

thank you sir, and those wheel wells are beautiful, but lets hide them one weekend

we should get a professional shoot like this of our two cars together...not sure if thats a good idea or bad idea but it sounds good in my head...lol

sounds good to me...maybe get a couple girls next time

...after we lower my car of course lol

[99YellowStang]

im sure something could be set up

Id def be down, not sure if two cars of the same color is something good for a photoshoot so thats up to you guys as im no pro at knowing what pics look good

sounds good to me...maybe get a couple girls next time

...after we lower my car of course lol

with the quality of your friend, ill leave you in charge of bringing the girls, if you need an extra spot for the other ill make sure my passanger seat will be empty:lol:

and lowering is a must, unless we want a 4x4 versus sports car theme going..lol

[.:Chris:.]

and lowering is a must, unless we want a 4x4 versus sports car theme going..lol

:owned::lol:

[XconZ]

:owned::lol:

that's it, it's going to be on its nuts next time you see it! lol