I wanted to test out the college external flash equipment so that I was happy with the operation prior to the main shoot. so we all trundled out down the the delivery point of the college, this location was specifically used as there were not deliveries and no vehicle traffic so from a safety point of view apart from the training cables there were no significant safety issues.
One at the location and the favored car was in position, Eric's was a lighter car with hopefully less reflections, we set up the Bowens Gemini flash and battery units first the stands were set up on stable ground with the single leg pointing forwards to stop them falling over, the flash units put onto the stands. Then we positioned them in an approximate position to where they will be used in relation to the car. The battery packs were then placed under the stands and cable attached thus minimizing any trailing cables, I also had wireless triggers for both flashes, again removing trailing cables altogether.
I then took a light reading of the ambient light with my Sekonic L-308s light meter, having my shutter speed on my camera to max shutter speed of 1/200 sec and adjusting the aperture to f/4.6 which gave me the correct-ish exposure (dependent on taste)
Once this was obtained we turned on the key light which started off at 45 degs to the right hand front of the car
This resulted in a harsh shadow on the opposite side to the light on our latest model Eric. So I moved this light to the front.
The second flash was positioned at the rear left hand side again 45 degs to the car, this was ok but a third light was really needed on the front left hand side to the car so to show this we moved the rear flash to the front
This did result in some strong shadows which will hopefully blend better with the third light
I then recomposed to create a better shot/ view of the car which I thought was a better more dynamic shot
I then reduced the ambient lighting by increasing the shutter speed and closing down the aperture and increasing the flash power.
sometimes it's hard to view the setting properlty so I use the info button and looked at the settings on the rear screen
Well done that man. lovethe model.Are we all fixed withthe lighting, will we have enough?
ReplyDeletewell worked out Jim.
Hi
ReplyDeleteA good informative session which will help you to achieve a higher level of final work when you do the main shoot. This idea has been achieved from the outcomes of the main car shoot I have seen
Again well labelled.
Steve