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How to Photograph a CAR in night with one speedlight

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Uploaded by on Nov 28, 2008

How to Photograph a CAR in night with one speedlight

Some technics for a flash night shot.

I used:
- Canon EOS-400D (Digital Rebel XTi) with kit lens
- Canon Speedlight 430EX
- Giotto's tripod

Photos: Zoltán Kontra (me)
Video: Attila Csoboth (Csobi)
Car: Subaru Impreza WRX 2002 (Csobi)
Video edited by me.

If you want more , or if you yant to see this pic in normal quality please visit my flick site: http://flickr.com/photos/zeke99/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeke99/3065657781/

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  • Whats the first song called? everything in this vid is awesome btw

  • @DGizzle4life the unit theme song

  • Have you tried this with a black or very dark car? Silver is one of the best colors to photograph because it doesn't show speculars nor reflections as bad as other, darker colors.

  • @dwdallam Yes , i tried! The darker colour will be good a softbox or an umbrella. 

  • When you say 1/32, do you mean the speed of the speedlight? Or the shutter speed?

  • @CSibbSubaru speedlight power , the canon 430ex can be fire 43 by asa standard

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  • Thought I was watching Transformers for a second.

  • great tip... keep up the good work..

  • try painting with light, will look much better. also if you're shooting 2.8 go  up a little 1-2 stops

  • Love the Marine Corps Cadence for the background music

  • ahh muy buen tutorial!! me gusta!

  • This is actually 100X easier if you use a flash light for the majority of the ligthing, and a speedlight for effects. This way you reduce the chance of getting those hot spots where the stobe reflects off of the car. However, using only a speed light, if done correctly, looks a better.

  • Interesting.. I will try with my black car. Tks.

  • @Zeke99751 But you will see the reflection of the umbrella in the paint?

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